Tag: routing

In this post, I discuss a new routing framework I've added to my service worker. It's based on my older LeviRoutes project and allows me to handle different URL patterns separately. This is much cleaner than a complex onfetch handler, and lets me easily manage things like requests to analytics services and my caching strategy. While sw-toolbox is a great alternative, I enjoyed the flexibility and learning experience of building my own. I encourage you to check out the code and consider routing in your own service workers.

A simple Express like

I've created LeviRoutes, a client-side JavaScript routing framework inspired by Rails. It's simple, fast, and focuses solely on handling URL changes. LeviRoutes works with HTML5 History APIs, hashchange events, and even gracefully degrades for older browsers. It supports named parameters like "/:category" for dynamic routing, allowing you to treat the URL as a controller input. Check it out on GitHub!