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Background Sync API

Category

Service Worker

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 49)

Intent stage

None

Summary

An API that extends Service Workers with an onsync event.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://wicg.github.io/BackgroundSync/spec/
• Firefox: In development
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Positive
• Tracking bug: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=449443

Docs: https://github.com/WICG/BackgroundSync/blob/master/explainer.md https://github.com/WICG/BackgroundSync

Samples: https://wicg.github.io/BackgroundSync/demo/

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