Add entire folder of JavaScript files to HTML5 App Cache

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I have a huge set of JavaScript files that need to be added to the App cache. Is it possible to add an entire folder(JS folder) in the Manifest. Else, I'll have to manually add those JS files to the manifest.

Maurice · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-13 11:02:06Z

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Your manifest file doesn't need to be a static file. Just write some server side code to generate a manifest based on the files in the folder.

answered Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02

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AdiBoy Over a year ago

Could you please elaborate? Appreciate your help.. Newbie here :)

Maurice Over a year ago

The browser does an HTTP request for the manifest, just like a web page. So just like a web page you can have an ASPX, PHP or whatever you server language is handler that generates the response.

Julian Knight · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-13 11:32:12Z

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As Maurice has pointed out, you can generate the file dynamically.

Or better still, have a background task do the work when the contents of the folder changes.

Node.js is good for this if you are already familiar with JS and have control over the server so that it can be installed. Node comes with capabilities for watching files and folders & there are a number of libraries available to make the job simple.

One key issue to watch out for though is the combined size of the files. Many browsers that support HTML5 offline use, put strict limits on the amount of data you can store offline. Typically the default limit is 5MB.

answered Jul 13, 2012 at 11:32

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