Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript & CSS3 Training Guide
Notes from Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript & CSS3 Training Guide by Glenn Johnson.
This is part of my study material for passing Microsoft’s Exam 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript & CSS3 certification exam.
| Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web SQL | IndexedDB | Filesystem API | App Cache |
In the previous lesson we learned about web storage, but it’s not always the best tool for the job. At times, you might need more advanced features such a asynchronous support, indexing for faster searching, or transactions.
This chapter begins by looking at one option that provides all the power of a relational database, Web SQL (deprecated). Supported by Chrome & Safari only.
An alternative that’s more of an object database is IndexedDB. It is supported by all major browser and gives you the power of indexing and transactions without the need to set up a formal relational structure.
Although both those solutions are good for typical data concerns, neither is designed for storage of files (such as images, docs, XML, & movies). For that need, this chapter discusses the Filesystem API (deprecated). Supported by Chrome only.
Last, you see how you can make an entire website offline friendly with very little effort by using the offline Application HTTP Cache (App Cache) (deprecated). Supported by all major browsers but is flawed/limited in design. It has been abandoned in favor of Service Worker.