I have code on a production server which is using an old cached version of the index.html file. The only file it tries to dynamically load is the service-worker.js which no longer exists and thus gets back a 404. Can a service-worker be re-written to force a hard reload when it is loaded?
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You might want to take a look at [generic cache busting](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49547/how-to-control-web-page-caching-across-all-browsers) – enjoylife Jul 16 '17 at 01:20
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I have cache busting headers set now but unfortunately the old files were cached without these. The idea is to somehow rewrite the service-worker to force to browser to refresh all files. Not sure if that is even possible though. – Anshuul Kai Jul 16 '17 at 14:46
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Possible duplicate of [How can I remove a buggy service worker, or implement a "kill switch"?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33986976/how-can-i-remove-a-buggy-service-worker-or-implement-a-kill-switch) – Jeff Posnick Jul 17 '17 at 16:10