Safari IndexedDB/WebSQL bug wishlist

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Safari IndexedDB/WebSQL bug wishlist

Big overview of what's missing in Safari 7.1+ and iOS 8+ in terms of browser storage.

Updated May 25th 2016

Safari (general)

• IndexedDB onupgradeneeded not firing correctly in Safari/iOS 8 Fixed in iOS 9
• IndexedDB transaction throw error for multiple object store Fixed in WebKit nightly!
• IndexedDB is deleting data when a PK is shared amongst two objectStores fixed in iOS 9
• IndexedDB array index keys are concated across cursor lifetime fixed in iOS 9
• Add ObjectStore Blob Support for IndexedDB Fixed in WebKit Nightly!
• indexeddb versionchange event not fired Fixed in WebKit Nightly!
• IndexedDB does not throw ConstraintErrors for unique keys Fixed in WebKit Nightly!
• IndexedDB openKeyCursor() returns primaryKeys in wrong order Fixed in WebKit Nightly!
• IndexedDB is not available in a web worker Fixed in WebKit Nightly!
• IDBIndex.openCursor() iterates a mix of several ObjectStores

UIWebView

• window.indexedDB, IDBCursor and IDBKeyRange should be undefined when IndexedDB isn't available fixed in iOS 9

WKWebView

• WKWebView: openDatabase results in DOM Exception 18 fixed in WebKit nightly!
• WKWebView: IndexedDB data doesn't survive an app relaunch bug in Cordova configuration, not WKWebView; see database-filler for working demo

Homescreen apps/Chrome for iOS

• In home screen WebApps websql do not response after standyby under IOS 8 fixed in iOS 8.2
• openDatabase intermittently triggers SecurityError: DOM Exception 18 in Chrome on iOS fixed in latest Chrome regressed because of Chrome switching to WKWebView

More details

• IndexedDB on iOS 8 – Broken Bad (see comments especially)
• PouchDB – Safari Madness