❗ PROJECT SHUT DOWN ❗
I haven't used the library at work or for personal projects since Angular 13 or 14 and it's time to let it rest.
I'd recommend switching to using IndexedDB directly (we've made Observable
wrappers around its API at work) - browser
support is great these days & the API is much more performance and feature-rich.
Peace out and a huge thanks to everyone who's used ngforage
over the years!
localforage bindings for Angular
Installation
You can also npm install manually:
npm install localforage@^1.10.0 ngforage@^11.0.0 # Angular 17
npm install localforage@^1.10.0 ngforage@^10.0.0 # Angular 16
npm install localforage@^1.10.0 ngforage@^9.0.0 # Angular 15
npm install localforage@^1.10.0 ngforage@^8.0.0 # Angular 14
npm install localforage@^1.9.0 ngforage@^7.0.0 # Angular 13
npm install localforage@^1.5.0 ngforage@^6.0.0 # Angular 9
npm install localforage@^1.5.0 ngforage@^5.0.0 # Angular 8
npm install localforage@^1.5.0 ngforage@^4.0.0 # Angular 7
npm install localforage@^1.5.0 ngforage@^3.0.0 # Angular 6
npm install localforage@^1.5.0 ngforage@^2.0.0 # Angular 5
Basic Usage
import {DEFAULT_CONFIG, NgForageOptions, NgForageConfig, Driver} from 'ngforage';
@NgModule({
providers: [
// One way of configuring ngForage
{
provide: DEFAULT_CONFIG,
useValue: {
name: 'MyApp',
driver: [ // defaults to indexedDB -> webSQL -> localStorage
Driver.INDEXED_DB,
Driver.LOCAL_STORAGE
]
} as NgForageOptions
}
]
})
export class AppModule{
// An alternative way of configuring ngforage
public constructor(ngfConfig: NgForageConfig) {
ngfConfig.configure({
name: 'MyApp',
driver: [ // defaults to indexedDB -> webSQL -> localStorage
Driver.INDEXED_DB,
Driver.LOCAL_STORAGE
]
});
}
}
import {NgForage, Driver, NgForageCache, CachedItem} from 'ngforage';
@Component({
/* If you plan on making per-component config adjustments, add the services to the component's providers
* to receive fresh instances; otherwise, skip the providers section.
*/
providers: [NgForage, NgForageCache]
})
class SomeComponent implements OnInit {
constructor(private readonly ngf: NgForage, private readonly cache: NgForageCache) {}
public getItem<T = any>(key: string): Promise<T> {
return this.ngf.getItem<T>(key);
}
public getCachedItem<T = any>(key: string): Promise<T | null> {
return this.cache.getCached<T>(key)
.then((r: CachedItem<T>) => {
if (!r.hasData || r.expired) {
return null;
}
return r.data;
})
}
public ngOnInit() {
this.ngf.name = 'SomeStore';
this.cache.driver = Driver.LOCAL_STORAGE;
}
}
Store instances
It is recommended to declare NgForage
and/or NgForageCache
in providers
if you're not using the default configuration. The running configuration
hash is used to create and reuse drivers (e.g. different IndexedDB
databases), therefore setting it on a shared instance might have
unintended side-effects.
Defining a Driver
- Define a driver as described in the localForage docs
- Plug it in, either directly through localForage or through
NgForageConfig
:
import {NgModule} from "@angular/core";
import {NgForageConfig} from 'ngforage';
import localForage from 'localforage';
// Your driver definition
const myDriver: LocalForageDriver = {/*...*/};
// Define it through localForage
localForage.defineDriver(myDriver)
.then(() => console.log('Defined!'))
.catch(console.error);
@NgModule({})
export class AppModule {
constructor(conf: NgForageConfig) {
// Or through NgForageConfig
conf.defineDriver(myDriver)
.then(() => console.log('Defined!'))
.catch(console.error);
}
}