The source read-only property of the ExtendableMessageEvent interface returns a reference to the Client object from which the message was sent.
ExtendableMessageEvent.source
Value
A Client, ServiceWorker or MessagePort object.
Examples
When the following code is used inside a service worker to respond to a push messages by sending the data received via PushMessageData to the main context via a channel message, the event object of onmessage will be a ExtendableMessageEvent.
var port; self.addEventListener('push', function(e) { var obj = e.data.json(); if(obj.action === 'subscribe' || obj.action === 'unsubscribe') { port.postMessage(obj); } else if(obj.action === 'init' || obj.action === 'chatMsg') { port.postMessage(obj); } }); self.onmessage = function(e) { console.log(e.source); port = e.ports[0]; }
Specifications
| Specification |
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| Service Workers 1 # extendablemessage-event-source |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
source |
51
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17
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44
Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.
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No
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38
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11.1
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51
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51
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44
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41
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11.3
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5.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ExtendableMessageEvent/source
