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Cache.put()

The put() method of the Cache interface allows key/value pairs to be added to the current Cache object.

Often, you will just want to fetch() one or more requests, then add the result straight to your cache. In such cases you are better off using Cache.add()/Cache.addAll(), as they are shorthand functions for one or more of these operations.

fetch(url).then(function(response) {
  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new TypeError('Bad response status');
  }
  return cache.put(url, response);
})

Note: put() will overwrite any key/value pair previously stored in the cache that matches the request.

Note: Cache.add/Cache.addAll do not cache responses with Response.status values that are not in the 200 range, whereas Cache.put lets you store any request/response pair. As a result, Cache.add/Cache.addAll can't be used to store opaque responses, whereas Cache.put can.

Syntax

put(request, response)

Parameters

request

The Request object or URL that you want to add to the cache.

response

The Response you want to match up to the request.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with undefined.

Note: The promise will reject with a TypeError if the URL scheme is not http or https.

Examples

This example is from the MDN sw-test example (see sw-test running live). Here we wait for a FetchEvent to fire. We construct a custom response like so:

  1. Check whether a match for the request is found in the CacheStorage using CacheStorage.match(). If so, serve that.
  2. If not, open the v1 cache using open(), put the default network request in the cache using Cache.put() and return a clone of the default network request using return response.clone(). Clone is needed because put() consumes the response body.
  3. If this fails (e.g., because the network is down), return a fallback response.
var response;
var cachedResponse = caches.match(event.request).catch(function() {
  return fetch(event.request);
}).then(function(r) {
  response = r;
  caches.open('v1').then(function(cache) {
    cache.put(event.request, response);
  });
  return response.clone();
}).catch(function() {
  return caches.match('/sw-test/gallery/myLittleVader.jpg');
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
put
43
Requires HTTPS from version 46.
16
39
Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.
No
30
Requires HTTPS from version 33.
11
43
Requires HTTPS from version 46.
43
Requires HTTPS from version 46.
39
30
Requires HTTPS from version 33.
11
4.0
Requires HTTPS from Samsung Internet 5.0.

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Cache/put