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capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended

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A Capacitor plugin that clears the Android WebView cache by invoking the native WebView.clearCache(true) method. Useful when images on the server are replaced but keep the same filename, causing the WebView to show stale cached images. Version 3.0.0 requires @capacitor/core ^6.0.0. The plugin is minimal, focused on a single method, and ships TypeScript types. It currently only supports Android.

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npm install capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · CAPACITOR-PLUGIN-W

capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended

mobilejavascriptv3.0.0

harness data pending

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

No compatibility data collected yet for this library.

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

WebViewCache

✓ import { WebViewCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended'

✗ import { Plugins } from '@capacitor/core'; const { WebViewCache } = Plugins;

Direct import from plugin package is preferred; accessing via Plugins is deprecated.

WebViewCache

✓ import { WebViewCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended'

✗ const WebViewCache = require('capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended').WebViewCache;

CommonJS require works but without destructuring the default export can cause issues if the package is ESM-only. TypeScript types are included.

clearCache

✓ import { clearCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended'

Named export for the method; also available as WebViewCache.clearCache().

Shows how to import and use the plugin to clear the Android WebView cache.

import { WebViewCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended'; async function clearAppCache() { await WebViewCache.clearCache(); console.log('WebView cache cleared'); } clearAppCache();

Debug

Known issues

gotchaPlugin only works on Android. Calls on iOS or other platforms will silently fail or throw an error if not properly guarded.

fix

Check platform before calling: if (Capacitor.isPluginAvailable('WebViewCache')) { ... }

affects: >=3.0.0

breakingIn version 3.0.0, the plugin no longer exports as part of @capacitor/core Plugins. Direct import from the package is required.

fix

Change imports from 'import { Plugins } from '@capacitor/core' to 'import { WebViewCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended'

affects: >=3.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: WebViewCache is not a constructor

Using require() without destructuring the exported object.

fix

Use import { WebViewCache } from 'capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended' or const { WebViewCache } = require('capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended')

TypeError: Cannot read property 'clearCache' of undefined

Plugin not registered or not available on the current platform.

fix

Ensure the plugin is installed and run npx cap sync, then check Capacitor.isPluginAvailable('WebViewCache') before calling.

Upgrade

Version history

3.0.0latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

@capacitor/coreoptionalpeer dependency for Capacitor plugin API

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/mchl18/capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended ↗

packagecapacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/mchl18/capacitor-plugin-webview-cache-extended#readme ↗