Build Progressive Web Apps in VS Code on the go and like a pro. We have Workbox Support fully stacked too.
Advanced Progressive Web Apps Features
Workbox is a set of libraries to help you write and manage service workers and caching with the CacheStorage API.
Get started : How to use Workbox here
Requirements
"vscode": "^1.8.0"
Installation
Install vscode-pwa. It's available in Visual Studio Marketplace! OR
Launch VS Code Quick Open ( Ctrl + P ), paste the following command and press enter.
ext install mayeedwin.vscode-pwa
Setting up the App Manifest and registering the Service Worker
Write the Service Worker and App Manifest really quick and like a pro!
Command |
Purpose and where to type |
register.service.worker |
register service worker in your landing page say index.html |
add.web.manifest |
link app.webmanifest to your pages in the head tag |
theme.color |
add theme color in your pages head tag |
app.manifest |
add manifest meta data in your empty app.webmanifest file |
Simple basic Service Worker
Command |
Purpose and where to type |
basic.service.worker |
create simple service worker for simple static sites |
Commands to type in your editor for Workbox CDN
NOTE : Use and refer to workbox developer docs while using the following commands for e.g the most used and critical one, workbox routing
Command |
Purpose and where to type |
workbox.cdn |
import workbox cdn version |
workbox.registerRoute |
set caching routes |
workbox.assets |
cache assets i.e styles, js, workers, in your service worker |
workbox.images |
cache images, in your service worker |
workbox.external |
cache external resources from external orgins e.g fonts, in your service worker |
workbox.debug |
workbox config for debug or production builds, in your service worker |
workbox.window |
add faster new service worker installs and refresh, in your landing page |
Setting up Workbox pre-cache
Command |
Purpose and where to type |
workbox.precache |
workbox precache config code snippet in your say sw-config.js file |
Commands to type in your editor for Workbox packages, using a bundler
Excerpt : When using a bundler to create your service worker, you install the Workbox packages you want to use from npm, and
then you use import statements to directly reference the Workbox modules you want to use.
Read more here
Command |
Purpose and where to type |
workbox.packages |
import all workbox npm modules |
workbox.analytics |
add offline google analytics |
Adding Project Fugu APIs
API / Feature |
Command |
Where to type |
Web Share Target API |
web.share.basic |
in your app manifest |
Web Share Target API - Accepting application changes |
web.share.app |
in your app manifest |
Web Share Target API - Accepting files |
web.share.files |
in your app manifest |
Web Share Target API - Accepting text |
web.share.text |
in your app manifest |
App Screeshots Preview before PWA Installation |
pwa.screenshots |
in your app manifest |
Demo with PWA VS Code in play (With the old version)
Load preview in your browser here
Known Issues
All good to go with ^ v0.5-beta!
Release Notes
This beta version allows you to import Workbox and use cache strategies like a pro already!
Latest release of vscode-pwa beta!
Enjoy 😊 🐥 and thanks for checking it out. Let's connect on twitter @mayeedwin1 : )