Sencha Touch Cookbook

Application caching

So far, we have seen how to detect the online/offline mode and store the data and images locally. The last thing left is to cache the application code, so that they are downloaded locally and are available for offline use. In this recipe, we will go through the steps to achieve it.

Getting ready

Make sure that you have set up your development environment by following the recipes outlined in Chapter 1.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps:

1. Create and open a new file named touch.manifest and paste the following code into it:

   CACHE MANIFEST
   
   #version 0.14
    
   index.html
   
   touch-charts/sencha-touch.js
   touch-charts/resources/css/sencha-touch.css
   
   ch08/ch08.css
   ch08/ch08_01.js

2. Modify the index.html file to include the manifest file as ...