ServiceWorkerRegistration: periodicSync property
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The periodicSync read-only property of
the ServiceWorkerRegistration interface returns a reference to the
PeriodicSyncManager interface, which allows for registering of tasks to
run at specific intervals.
Value
A PeriodicSyncManager object.
Examples
You can access the property from either your main script or the registered service worker.
Here is an example from the main script:
// reference registration
const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
// feature detection
if ("periodicSync" in registration) {
// Background Periodic Sync functionality
const periodicSync = registration.periodicSync;
}
From the service worker:
// service worker script
const periodicSync = self.registration.periodicSync;
Specifications
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- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.