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Client: type property

The type read-only property of the Client interface indicates the type of client the service worker is controlling.

Value

A string, representing the client type. The value can be one of

  • "window"
  • "worker"
  • "sharedworker"

Examples

js

// service worker client (e.g. a document)
function sendMessage(message) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // note that this is the ServiceWorker.postMessage version
    navigator.serviceWorker.controller.postMessage(message);
    window.serviceWorker.onMessage = (e) => {
      resolve(e.data);
    };
  });
}

// controlling service worker
self.addEventListener("message", (e) => {
  // e.source is a client object
  e.source.postMessage(`Hello! Your message was: ${e.data}`);
  // Let's also post the type value back to the client
  e.source.postMessage(e.source.type);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
type 60 17 54 No 47 11.1 60 60 54 44 11.3 8.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Client/type