[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 41635] Web Inspector: Give Application Cache Resources a Different Type & Filter in the Resources Panel

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41635





--- Comment #3 from Joseph Pecoraro <joepeck at webkit.org>  2010-07-09 14:04:52 PST ---
To me there are 3 categories of Resources. For those who aren't familiar, the Application
Cache spec makes changes to the usual networking model. It (1) checks and potentially loads
a resource from the application cache before attempting to fetch something over the network.
(2) Otherwise it fetches the resource normally. Then there is (3) the Application Cache update
process, which fetches the resources in the background, but would be nice to visualize.
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/offline.html#changesToNetworkingModel

I believe these are the same 3 categories Michael Nordman described in comment 1.

I think we should handle all 3. General idea being:

  - (1) indicate in the Resources panel resources loaded from the application cache
  - (2) regular resource loads, are handled just fine already, needs no change
  - (3) somehow show resources fetched to put into the application cache

Where to show (3) is up for debate. Right now I put them in the resources panel. Its an
okay solution, at least for now. I remember in the original bug Patrick Muellr even
suggested something like a new Resources Panel. That would make sense, but I think
it is a bit heavy weight. This sounds like another vote for a "Global Inspector" for
levels higher than just per-page information.


> Seems confusing to put resource loads from the last category in the resource panel.
> Those resources are not being loaded into the document. There might be a better UI
> than co-mingling those background fetches resource loads into the active page.

I think there should be a better UI. But putting them in the Resources Panel for now
gives you a lot for free. We just have to come up with an improved UI now. That is
what this bug is for.

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