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What cache is available on the frontend (web and mobile)?
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On the frontend (web and mobile applications), different cache levels are used to speed up loading and reduce load:
- Browser HTTP Cache — stores responses to HTTP requests (HTML, CSS, JS, images) according to Cache-Control headers, ETag, etc.
- Service Worker Cache (Cache API) — allows the application to manage the cache independently, for example, for offline mode.
- LocalStorage / SessionStorage — stores small amounts of data on the client side, not a cache in the traditional sense, but can be used for data caching.
- IndexedDB — a more complex storage for large volumes of structured data, used for caching application data.
- Mobile application cache — at the platform level (iOS, Android), applications can use their own caching mechanisms, such as SQLite, file system, or built-in HTTP client caches.
These mechanisms help reduce load times, decrease traffic, and ensure application operation in offline mode.