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I have a lobby written in HTML5 / javascript. A .json file provides a few config parameters for the lobby and for the various other HTML5 games that can be launched from it. These parameters can either be passed to the games in the window.open string ( in the form of:
window.open(http://www.myLovelyDomain.com/index.html?username=bob&token=aaaXXX")
or could be held in localStorage and accessed by the game following it's launch.
My question is, what is the best (most secure/likely to cause least errors/etc) method? I know users can turn off localStorage, but I don't know how many do. Any thoughts?
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For most cases, we use the local Storage object if we want some data to be on the browser. If we want it on the server, then we use it, and the session storage is used when we want to destroy the data whenever that specific tab gets closed or the season is closed by the user.
- Persistence: One of the most common reasons for using localStorage is to keep the data persistent. While sessionStorage can also store data in key-value pairs, it's cleared when the session ends. With localStorage, however, the data is continuous until it is explicitly removed.
The difference between sessionStorage and localStorage is that localStorage data does not expire, whereas sessionStorage data is cleared when the page session ends. A unique page session gets created once a document is loaded in a browser tab. Page sessions are valid for only one tab at a time.
The difference between localStorage and sessionStorage is that sessionStorage is lost the moment the browser is closed, while localStorage remain till the browser cache is cleared.
Advantages of localStorage over URL query strings
Disadvantages
sessionStorage)For supported list and max sizes see here.
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