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Questions tagged [indexeddb]

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Why is Web SQL database deprecated?

I am making a hybrid Android app. At first I decided to use localStorage, after spending 2 days, I realized that it is very strange and so dropped it. Then, I picked up indexedDB, after spending today's whole day and actually getting the output in…
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In what case would indexedDB be useful

I have been over-viewing indexedDB recently, and I cannot seem to find a suitable use case that would not be better done using a server side database. Since the little hackathon competition I'm doing with my friends is creating an agenda web-app,…
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Reasoning behind indexedDB versioning

So, the last 2 weeks I have been fighting with indexedDB and one of two recurring questions that keep popping up is why indexedDB has to use/present it's entire versioning system? I do understand that in certain very specific cases it's a nice thing…
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Cross browser client side storage

I am developing an angularjs app. The app has to run in current FF, IE, Chrome and on iOS/Android via Phonegap. I am looking for a solution to store data in the client. Phonegap offers a web sql api, that is also supported by Chrome. FF however does…
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Which IndexedDB data structure for Chrome app?

I'm on the way to build a Chrome app, dedicated to fulfill shop/marketplace orders. The orders come from marketplace APIs like Amazon MWS. The data is stored only in the app (with backup). The system need also to work in a quick way if 50.000 or…
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Can IndexedDB be used in offline hybrid android apps?

Can IndexedDB be used in offline hybrid android apps? I have tried the [example presented in this post,1 while it is working in my laptopn on Google Chrome, it is not working inside the WebView in my android app. The HTML part of the app is loading…
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Hybrid Apps and Storage - how does it work with Native apps and which to use?

I'm using Ionic at the moment. I believe, like many others, that hybrid apps will become more more common/important than they are now simply because the frameworks are getting better and better. Anyway, I'm building two cross-platform (iOS/Android)…
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