rust-lang / rust-lang/docs.rs

Make it possible to use docs.rs offline for pages that have been visited at least once

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Description

It'd be great to turn docs.rs into an offline-first PWA (Progressive Web App). So the user would still be able to browse the docs they have already visited before even when offline, without having to use a separate website or app.

The same could be done for doc.rust-lang.org.

Originally posted by @teohhanhui in https://github.com/rust-lang/docs.rs/issues/174#issuecomment-647121395

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating docs.rs’s page-delivery frontend and checking whether any offline or PWA support exists; clarify whether doc.rust-lang.org is in scope, then define success as previously visited documentation remaining browsable offline.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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