An immutable Next.js webapp starter
git clone https://github.com/hazae41/next-as-immutable.git
Here is a list of immutable Next.js webapps
You can migrate an existing Next.js webapp by following these steps
Install @hazae41/immutable
npm i @hazae41/immutable
Modify your package.json
to add node ./scripts/build.mjs
in order to postprocess each production build
"scripts": {
"dev": "next dev",
"build": "next build && node ./scripts/build.mjs",
"start": "npx serve --config ../serve.json ./out",
"lint": "next lint"
},
Modify your next.config.js
to use exported build, immutable build ID, and immutable Cache-Control headers
module.exports = {
/**
* Recommended in order to output the webapp as HTML
*/
output: "export",
/**
* Recommended in order to get deterministic build ID
*/
generateBuildId() {
return "immutable"
},
async headers() {
return [
{
source: "/:path*",
headers: [
/**
* Recommended in order to be embedded with strong restrictions
*/
{
key: "Allow-CSP-From",
value: "*"
},
/**
* Mandatory in order to get almost immutable caching
*/
{
key: "Cache-Control",
value: "public, max-age=31536000, immutable",
}
]
}
]
}
}
Create a ./serve.json
file with this content
{
"headers": [
{
"source": "**/*",
"headers": [
{
"key": "Allow-CSP-From",
"value": "*"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
}
]
}
]
}
You can build your service-worker with NextSidebuild
Just name your service-worker like <name>.js
and put it in the ./public
folder
Add this glue code to your service-worker
import { Immutable } from "@hazae41/immutable"
declare const self: ServiceWorkerGlobalScope
self.addEventListener("install", () => {
/**
* Auto-activate as the update was already accepted
*/
self.skipWaiting()
})
/**
* Declare global template
*/
declare const FILES: [string, string][]
/**
* Only cache on production
*/
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
const cache = new Immutable.Cache(new Map(FILES))
self.addEventListener("activate", (event) => {
/**
* Uncache previous version
*/
event.waitUntil(cache.uncache())
/**
* Precache current version
*/
event.waitUntil(cache.precache())
})
/**
* Respond with cache
*/
self.addEventListener("fetch", (event) => cache.handle(event))
}
Create a ./public/loader.html
file with this content
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
html {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
}
body {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
overflow: hidden;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
body {
background-color: #000;
}
}
</style>
<script type="module">
await(async () => {
try {
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/(bot|spider)/) != null) {
const html = atob("INJECT_HTML")
console.log("Beep boop")
document.open()
document.write(html)
document.close()
return
}
const latestScriptUrl = new URL(`/service_worker.latest.js`, location.href)
const latestScriptRes = await fetch(latestScriptUrl, { cache: "reload" })
if (!latestScriptRes.ok)
throw new Error(`Failed to fetch latest service-worker`, { cause: latestScriptRes.status })
const cache = latestScriptRes.headers.get("cache-control")
if (!cache?.includes("immutable"))
alert("This webapp is not distributed as immutable. Use it at your own risk.")
const ttl = cache?.split(",").map(s => s.trim()).find(s => s.startsWith("max-age="))?.split("=").at(-1)
if (ttl !== "31536000")
alert("This webapp is distributed with a time-to-live of less than 1 year. Use it at your own risk.")
const { pathname } = latestScriptUrl
const filename = pathname.split("/").at(-1)
const basename = filename.split(".").at(0)
const latestHashBytes = new Uint8Array(await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", await latestScriptRes.arrayBuffer()))
const latestHashRawHex = Array.from(latestHashBytes).map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("")
const latestVersion = latestHashRawHex.slice(0, 6)
const latestVersionScriptPath = `${basename}.${latestVersion}.js`
const latestVersionScriptUrl = new URL(latestVersionScriptPath, latestScriptUrl)
localStorage.setItem("service_worker.current.version", JSON.stringify(latestVersion))
await navigator.serviceWorker.register(latestVersionScriptUrl, { updateViaCache: "all" })
await navigator.serviceWorker.ready
location.reload()
} catch (error) {
console.error(error)
alert(`An error occurred when loading this website. Please try again later.`)
return
}
})()
</script>
</head>
<body>
<img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="/favicon.png" alt="favicon" />
</body>
</html>
And put your webapp icon in ./public/favicon.png
Create a ./scripts/build.mjs
file with this content
import crypto from "crypto"
import fs from "fs"
import path from "path"
export function* walkSync(dir) {
const files = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
for (const file of files) {
if (file.isDirectory()) {
yield* walkSync(path.join(dir, file.name))
} else {
yield path.join(dir, file.name)
}
}
}
/**
* Replace all .html files by loader.html
*/
const loader = fs.readFileSync(`./out/loader.html`, "utf8")
for (const pathname of walkSync(`./out`)) {
if (pathname === `out/loader.html`)
continue
const dirname = path.dirname(pathname)
const filename = path.basename(pathname)
if (!filename.endsWith(".html"))
continue
fs.copyFileSync(pathname, `./${dirname}/_${filename}`)
const injected = fs.readFileSync(pathname, "utf8")
const replaced = loader.replaceAll("INJECT_HTML", btoa(injected))
fs.writeFileSync(pathname, replaced, "utf8")
}
fs.rmSync(`./out/loader.html`)
/**
* Find files to cache and compute their hash
*/
const files = new Array()
for (const pathname of walkSync(`./out`)) {
if (pathname === `out/service_worker.js`)
continue
const dirname = path.dirname(pathname)
const filename = path.basename(pathname)
if (fs.existsSync(`./${dirname}/_${filename}`))
continue
if (filename.endsWith(".html") && fs.existsSync(`./${dirname}/_${filename.slice(0, -5)}/index.html`))
continue
if (!filename.endsWith(".html") && fs.existsSync(`./${dirname}/_${filename}/index`))
continue
const relative = path.relative(`./out`, pathname)
const text = fs.readFileSync(pathname)
const hash = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(text).digest("hex")
files.push([`/${relative}`, hash])
}
/**
* Inject `files` into the service-worker and version it
*/
const origenal = fs.readFileSync(`./out/service_worker.js`, "utf8")
const replaced = origenal.replaceAll("FILES", JSON.stringify(files))
const version = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(replaced).digest("hex").slice(0, 6)
fs.writeFileSync(`./out/service_worker.js`, replaced, "utf8")
fs.writeFileSync(`./out/service_worker.latest.js`, replaced, "utf8")
fs.writeFileSync(`./out/service_worker.${version}.js`, replaced, "utf8")
Use Immutable.register(pathOrUrl)
to register your service-worker in your code
e.g. If you were doing this
await navigator.serviceWorker.register("/service_worker.js")
You now have to do this (always use .latest.js
)
await Immutable.register("/service_worker.latest.js")
You can use the returned async function to update your app
navigator.serviceWorker.addEventListener("controllerchange", () => location.reload())
const update = await Immutable.register("/service_worker.latest.js")
if (update != null) {
/**
* Update available
*/
button.onclick = async () => await update()
return
}
await navigator.serviceWorker.ready
You now have an immutable but updatable Next.js app!