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BOOMR.plugins. CT

The CT plugin tests how long an item stays in the browser's cache.

Given a URL, this plugin loads the specified URL and measures how long it took to load.

You can use the results of this plugin to determine how cacheable a URL is across browsers and over time.

For information on how to include this plugin, see the Building tutorial.

Usage

This plugin requires a server-generated JavaScript file that calls BOOMR.plugins.CT.loaded with the server's timestamp.

This file is specified as CT.cached_url and should return an application/javascript file with contents similar to:

BOOMR.plugins.CT.loaded(12345); // server-generated timestamp

Beacon Parameters

This plugin adds the following parameters to the beacon:

  • cch.ce: Time when the cached item started to load
  • cch.lt: Load time of cached item (ms)
  • cch.se: Server timestamp

Methods

init(config)

Initializes the plugin.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
config object

Configuration

Properties
Name Type Description
CT.cached_url string

URL to load

Returns:

BOOMR.plugins.CT The CT plugin for chaining