JavaScript will support modules in service workers. Setting 'module' type by the constructor's type attribute, worker scripts are loaded as ES modules and the import statement is available on worker contexts.
Motivation
With this feature, web developers can more easily write programs in a composable way and share them among a page and workers.
Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 91
- Chrome for Android release 91
- Android WebView release 91
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
Owner
Last updated on 2021-07-17