(Improvement) move "Service Worker" to "Cache" folder and preference "Clear Cache on exit"

[cra3yk]

Hi

Big thank You for chrome plus (I'm using mostly to mitigate preference encryption by chrome/chromium).

The separate Cache folder is great idea, but there is another "big boy" folder, that is often full of garbage - Service Worker (which is in profile -> Default -> Service Worker). It is keep growing over time and if You delete it, then the next visit to web site (that using service workers) will recreate it with its content - no big loss.

But the current version of "chrome plus" has a lack of "clear cache on exit" switch/preference (1 - clear, 0 - leave).
It will be great to have one 😄

Please 😃

[Bush2021]

The Cache folder is created by Chrome as part of the browser’s native functionality. Chrome++ only adds command line switches to Chrome without altering its content. Hence, I disagree with moving Service Worker into the Cache folder.

Given the complexity of the user data folder structure and the differing needs of each user, I do not believe it is appropriate for me to specify which "junk" files should be cleared. However, I am open to adding a feature that runs a specific program or script upon Chrome's startup or termination. What do you think?

[cra3yk]

I am open to adding a feature that runs a specific program or script upon Chrome's startup or termination. What do you think?

Great idea - with this I could run .bat script (or autokey's exe) to clean Cache and Service Worker folder (on exit)

[Bush2021]

try https://github.com/Bush2021/chrome_plus/actions/runs/11639738170

[cra3yk]

I've tried - it doesn't handle spaces in the path (the path, where chrome.exe is, contains space)
The 4 scenarios were tested.

launch_on_exit="%app%\_clean.cmd"
launch_on_exit=%app%\_clean.cmd
launch_on_exit=O:\_Repository_\Net\Web Browser\Chrome-like\Vivaldi\Vivaldi\_clean.cmd
launch_on_exit="O:\_Repository_\Net\Web Browser\Chrome-like\Vivaldi\Vivaldi\_clean.cmd"

[Bush2021]

Try adding a semicolon at the end, for example: launch_on_exit="%app%\\_clean.cmd";

[cra3yk]

With semicolon working well.
I want to pass cache and profile path to my script using this:

launch_on_exit="%app%\_clean.cmd" "%cache_dir%" "%data_dir%;

But it seems to that both variables are empty (i can only pass path by name itself)

[Bush2021]

With semicolon working well. I want to pass cache and profile path to my script using this:

In fact, there are still some issues with path handling, and I will make some changes later.

I want to pass cache and profile path to my script using this:
launch_on_exit="%app%\_clean.cmd" "%cache_dir%" "%data_dir%;
But it seems to that both variables are empty (i can only pass path by name itself)

This is expected behavior, currently only the Windows standard environment variables and %app% are supported.

[cra3yk]

Ok. I just made _clean.cmd in this way and my live became simpler ;-)

@echo off
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\BrowserMetrics"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Crashpad"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\GraphiteDawnCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\GrShaderCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\ShaderCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\Cache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\DawnGraphiteCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\DawnWebGPUCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\GPUCache"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\optimization_guide_hint_cache_store"
rd /s /q "%~dp0..\data\Default\Service Worker"

del /f "%TEMP%\mat-debug-*"
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir "%TEMP%\chrome_url_fetcher_*" /b') do rd "%TEMP%\%%i" /s /q
rd /s /q "%TEMP%\chrome_url_fetcher_*"

rd /s /q "%~dp0..\Cache"
mkdir "%~dp0..\Cache"
exit