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pwa-development

Progressive Web App development for installable, offline-capable web applications. Use when building PWAs, implementing service workers, or creating offline-first experiences.

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SKILL.md

Progressive Web App (PWA) Development

Build installable, offline-capable web applications that work across all platforms.

PWA Capabilities

Feature Support
Offline access All modern browsers
Install prompt Chrome, Edge, Samsung
Push notifications All except iOS Safari
Background sync Chrome, Edge
File handling Chrome, Edge
Share target Chrome, Edge, Safari

Core Requirements

1. Web App Manifest

json
// public/manifest.json
{
  "name": "My Progressive Web App",
  "short_name": "MyPWA",
  "description": "A progressive web application",
  "start_url": "/",
  "display": "standalone",
  "background_color": "#ffffff",
  "theme_color": "#3b82f6",
  "orientation": "portrait-primary",
  "scope": "/",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "/icons/icon-72x72.png",
      "sizes": "72x72",
      "type": "image/png",
      "purpose": "maskable any"
    },
    {
      "src": "/icons/icon-96x96.png",
      "sizes": "96x96",
      "type": "image/png"
    },
    {
      "src": "/icons/icon-128x128.png",
      "sizes": "128x128",
      "type": "image/png"
    },
    {
      "src": "/icons/icon-192x192.png",
      "sizes": "192x192",
      "type": "image/png"
    },
    {
      "src": "/icons/icon-512x512.png",
      "sizes": "512x512",
      "type": "image/png"
    }
  ],
  "screenshots": [
    {
      "src": "/screenshots/desktop.png",
      "sizes": "1280x720",
      "type": "image/png",
      "form_factor": "wide"
    },
    {
      "src": "/screenshots/mobile.png",
      "sizes": "750x1334",
      "type": "image/png",
      "form_factor": "narrow"
    }
  ],
  "shortcuts": [
    {
      "name": "New Document",
      "short_name": "New",
      "url": "/new",
      "icons": [{ "src": "/icons/new.png", "sizes": "96x96" }]
    }
  ],
  "share_target": {
    "action": "/share",
    "method": "POST",
    "enctype": "multipart/form-data",
    "params": {
      "title": "title",
      "text": "text",
      "url": "url",
      "files": [
        {
          "name": "files",
          "accept": ["image/*", "text/*"]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. HTML Meta Tags

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />

    <!-- PWA Meta Tags -->
    <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json" />
    <meta name="theme-color" content="#3b82f6" />
    <meta name="description" content="My Progressive Web App" />

    <!-- iOS Specific -->
    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default" />
    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="MyPWA" />
    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/icons/icon-192x192.png" />

    <!-- Windows Specific -->
    <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#3b82f6" />
    <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/icons/icon-144x144.png" />

    <title>My PWA</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="root"></div>
    <script type="module" src="/src/main.tsx"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Service Worker

Basic Service Worker

typescript
// public/sw.js
const CACHE_NAME = "my-pwa-v1";
const STATIC_ASSETS = [
  "/",
  "/index.html",
  "/manifest.json",
  "/icons/icon-192x192.png",
];

// Install - cache static assets
self.addEventListener("install", (event) => {
  event.waitUntil(
    caches.open(CACHE_NAME).then((cache) => {
      return cache.addAll(STATIC_ASSETS);
    }),
  );
  self.skipWaiting();
});

// Activate - clean old caches
self.addEventListener("activate", (event) => {
  event.waitUntil(
    caches.keys().then((cacheNames) => {
      return Promise.all(
        cacheNames
          .filter((name) => name !== CACHE_NAME)
          .map((name) => caches.delete(name)),
      );
    }),
  );
  self.clients.claim();
});

// Fetch - serve from cache, fallback to network
self.addEventListener("fetch", (event) => {
  event.respondWith(
    caches.match(event.request).then((cached) => {
      // Cache-first strategy
      if (cached) {
        return cached;
      }

      // Network fallback
      return fetch(event.request).then((response) => {
        // Don't cache non-GET or failed requests
        if (event.request.method !== "GET" || !response.ok) {
          return response;
        }

        // Cache successful responses
        const responseClone = response.clone();
        caches.open(CACHE_NAME).then((cache) => {
          cache.put(event.request, responseClone);
        });

        return response;
      });
    }),
  );
});

Workbox (Recommended)

typescript
// src/sw.ts
import { precacheAndRoute } from "workbox-precaching";
import { registerRoute } from "workbox-routing";
import {
  CacheFirst,
  NetworkFirst,
  StaleWhileRevalidate,
} from "workbox-strategies";
import { ExpirationPlugin } from "workbox-expiration";

// Precache static assets
precacheAndRoute(self.__WB_MANIFEST);

// Cache images
registerRoute(
  ({ request }) => request.destination === "image",
  new CacheFirst({
    cacheName: "images",
    plugins: [
      new ExpirationPlugin({
        maxEntries: 100,
        maxAgeSeconds: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 30 days
      }),
    ],
  }),
);

// Network-first for API calls
registerRoute(
  ({ url }) => url.pathname.startsWith("/api/"),
  new NetworkFirst({
    cacheName: "api-cache",
    plugins: [
      new ExpirationPlugin({
        maxEntries: 50,
        maxAgeSeconds: 5 * 60, // 5 minutes
      }),
    ],
  }),
);

// Stale-while-revalidate for pages
registerRoute(
  ({ request }) => request.mode === "navigate",
  new StaleWhileRevalidate({
    cacheName: "pages",
  }),
);

Service Worker Registration

typescript
// src/registerSW.ts
export async function registerServiceWorker() {
  if ("serviceWorker" in navigator) {
    try {
      const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.register("/sw.js", {
        scope: "/",
      });

      registration.addEventListener("updatefound", () => {
        const newWorker = registration.installing;
        if (newWorker) {
          newWorker.addEventListener("statechange", () => {
            if (newWorker.state === "installed") {
              if (navigator.serviceWorker.controller) {
                // New update available
                dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("sw:update"));
              }
            }
          });
        }
      });

      console.log("Service Worker registered:", registration.scope);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Service Worker registration failed:", error);
    }
  }
}

Install Prompt

Custom Install Button

tsx
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

interface BeforeInstallPromptEvent extends Event {
  prompt: () => Promise<void>;
  userChoice: Promise<{ outcome: "accepted" | "dismissed" }>;
}

function InstallButton() {
  const [deferredPrompt, setDeferredPrompt] =
    useState<BeforeInstallPromptEvent | null>(null);
  const [isInstalled, setIsInstalled] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    // Check if already installed
    if (window.matchMedia("(display-mode: standalone)").matches) {
      setIsInstalled(true);
      return;
    }

    const handler = (e: Event) => {
      e.preventDefault();
      setDeferredPrompt(e as BeforeInstallPromptEvent);
    };

    window.addEventListener("beforeinstallprompt", handler);
    return () => window.removeEventListener("beforeinstallprompt", handler);
  }, []);

  const handleInstall = async () => {
    if (!deferredPrompt) return;

    await deferredPrompt.prompt();
    const { outcome } = await deferredPrompt.userChoice;

    if (outcome === "accepted") {
      setIsInstalled(true);
    }
    setDeferredPrompt(null);
  };

  if (isInstalled || !deferredPrompt) return null;

  return (
    <button onClick={handleInstall} className="install-button">
      Install App
    </button>
  );
}

Offline Support

Offline Detection

tsx
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

function useOnlineStatus() {
  const [isOnline, setIsOnline] = useState(navigator.onLine);

  useEffect(() => {
    const handleOnline = () => setIsOnline(true);
    const handleOffline = () => setIsOnline(false);

    window.addEventListener("online", handleOnline);
    window.addEventListener("offline", handleOffline);

    return () => {
      window.removeEventListener("online", handleOnline);
      window.removeEventListener("offline", handleOffline);
    };
  }, []);

  return isOnline;
}

// Usage
function App() {
  const isOnline = useOnlineStatus();

  return (
    <div>
      {!isOnline && (
        <div className="offline-banner">
          You're offline. Some features may be unavailable.
        </div>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

Background Sync

typescript
// In Service Worker
self.addEventListener("sync", (event) => {
  if (event.tag === "sync-data") {
    event.waitUntil(syncData());
  }
});

async function syncData() {
  const db = await openDB("pending-requests", 1);
  const requests = await db.getAll("requests");

  for (const request of requests) {
    try {
      await fetch(request.url, request.options);
      await db.delete("requests", request.id);
    } catch {
      // Will retry on next sync
    }
  }
}

// Register sync from app
async function queueRequest(url: string, options: RequestInit) {
  await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;

  if ("sync" in window.ServiceWorkerRegistration.prototype) {
    // Store request and trigger sync
    const db = await openDB("pending-requests", 1);
    await db.add("requests", { url, options, id: Date.now() });
    await navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then((reg) =>
      reg.sync.register("sync-data"),
    );
  } else {
    // Fallback to immediate fetch
    await fetch(url, options);
  }
}

Push Notifications

Request Permission

typescript
async function requestNotificationPermission() {
  const permission = await Notification.requestPermission();
  if (permission === "granted") {
    const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
    const subscription = await registration.pushManager.subscribe({
      userVisibleOnly: true,
      applicationServerKey: urlBase64ToUint8Array(VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY),
    });

    // Send subscription to server
    await fetch("/api/push/subscribe", {
      method: "POST",
      body: JSON.stringify(subscription),
    });
  }
}

Handle Push in Service Worker

typescript
self.addEventListener("push", (event) => {
  const data = event.data?.json() ?? {};

  event.waitUntil(
    self.registration.showNotification(data.title, {
      body: data.body,
      icon: "/icons/icon-192x192.png",
      badge: "/icons/badge.png",
      data: data.url,
    }),
  );
});

self.addEventListener("notificationclick", (event) => {
  event.notification.close();

  if (event.notification.data) {
    event.waitUntil(clients.openWindow(event.notification.data));
  }
});

Vite PWA Plugin

typescript
// vite.config.ts
import { VitePWA } from "vite-plugin-pwa";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    react(),
    VitePWA({
      registerType: "autoUpdate",
      includeAssets: ["favicon.ico", "robots.txt", "icons/*.png"],
      manifest: {
        name: "My PWA",
        short_name: "MyPWA",
        theme_color: "#3b82f6",
        icons: [
          // ... icon definitions
        ],
      },
      workbox: {
        globPatterns: ["**/*.{js,css,html,ico,png,svg,woff2}"],
        runtimeCaching: [
          {
            urlPattern: /^https:\/\/api\.example\.com\/.*/i,
            handler: "NetworkFirst",
            options: {
              cacheName: "api-cache",
              expiration: {
                maxEntries: 100,
                maxAgeSeconds: 60 * 60 * 24, // 24 hours
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    }),
  ],
});

Testing PWA

Lighthouse Audit

  1. Open Chrome DevTools
  2. Go to Lighthouse tab
  3. Select "Progressive Web App"
  4. Run audit

Required Scores

  • Performance: 90+
  • PWA: 100
  • Accessibility: 90+
  • Best Practices: 90+

Best Practices

DO:

  • Use HTTPS (required)
  • Provide offline fallback
  • Cache static assets
  • Show update notification
  • Handle all screen sizes

DON'T:

  • Cache everything forever
  • Block app on SW update
  • Ignore iOS limitations
  • Skip manifest icons
  • Forget offline states

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