Disable caching for ExtJs app

Question

We have a ExtJS 5.01 app built with Sencha cmd 5.0.1.231.

The issue we are facing is that browsers seem to cache the old version of our application. On looking at t

Answer 1

I don't get it why "sometimes" the browser is caching your files, even when caching is disabled by default. I even force the framework to use cache whenever possible, by putting this peace of code in my app.js:

Ext.Loader.setConfig({
    enabled: true,
    disableCaching: false
});

While developing I open up my DevTools and set Disable cache (while DevTools is open). This will not allow Chrome to cache files.

But it could be that in your app.json you are forcing "caching" into your local storage by setting "update" or "appcache". Check your localstorage and your app.json to verify.