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Service Worker Cache Expiration

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#190 opened on Jun 9, 2017

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Description

I noted after sucesive improvements at https://mythbusters.js.org the website cached a old version of the web and it's necessary a hard refresh for fetch the new version.

Could be interesting implement a way to auto-expire the cache after a period of time (for example, 5 day).

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Research direction
Explore service worker cache expiration strategies, such as using the Cache Control header or implementing a custom expiration check when installing a new service worker version. Refer to the service worker specification and existing patterns in the codebase.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Service Worker concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65