Caching the java script by browser

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I'm wandering how does browser caches the javascript files. I have utility.js and I use it on multiple pages. I know that when I go to www.some_host/page1.html the utility.js is cached for that request. What happens if I go to different page www.some_host/page2.html, utility.js is requested again from server or take it from browser cache?

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 11:37:47Z

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Everything is cached based on its own URI. It doesn't matter what caused the browser to load it (unless you have something like Vary: referer in the headers, which I've never seen)

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ziu · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 11:38:17Z

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The browser normally follows the caching rules employed for the other resources (pages, images etc...)

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