w3c / w3c/ServiceWorker

If an expection is thrown in the activate phase, the service worker should be terminated

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Right now, nothing happens, but since on activate u can do stuff like move from a temp cache to a proper one and then delete the temp cache, if an exception is thrown the service worker will be in a "not completed" state, but will control the page anyway, which could lead to unexpected bugs

My solution right is to try catch the activate and do:

    let clients = await self.clients.matchAll();
      await self.registration.unregister();
      clients.forEach(client => client.navigate(client.url));

which seems to work, but there is another bug I added which might make it fail: https://github.com/w3c/ServiceWorker/issues/1687

To me, it seems like an expectation should abort the service worker, and if u don't want that, u can always try catch it and do nothing to prevent the "abort".
Or an option to abort the service worker should be added so we can call it on activate.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the service worker activate phase and the lifecycle behavior described in the issue. Compare the proposed clients.matchAll(), unregister(), and client navigation sequence with the related issue 1687. Done means the desired behavior for exceptions during activation is specified and supported without leaving a worker controlling pages in an incomplete state.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
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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