chore: add no-cache to index.html

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG: Freeboard
 
+### v1.15.3
+
+- **Fix**: Add `no-cache` directive to index.html to enforce loading from the server to address loading screen not disappearing after version update.
+
 ### v1.15.2
 
 - **Fix**: GPXLoad not correctly handling 202 PENDING response.

README.md

@@ -163,22 +163,22 @@ _Note: These settings apply in **Development Mode** only!_
 _They will __NOT__ apply when using **Production Mode**, the generated application will attempt to connect to a Signal K api / stream on the hosting server._
 
     - `ng serve --prod`
-    - Files generated by `ng build --prod`
+    - Files generated by `ng build --prod` or `npm run build:prod`
 
 ---
 
 ### Building a Release:
 
 #### Angular Build
 
-To build the Freeboard application use the `ng build --prod` command.
+To build the Freeboard application use the `npm run build:prod` command.
 
 Built application files for deployment are placed in the `/public` folder.
 
 #### NPM package
 
 To build the NPM package use `npm pack` command which will:
-1. Build the application using `ng build --prod`. 
+1. Build the application using `npm run build:prod`. 
 2. Create the NPM package `*.tgz` file.
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 {
   "name": "@signalk/freeboard-sk",
-  "version": "1.15.2",
+  "version": "1.15.3",
   "description": "Openlayers chartplotter implementation for Signal K",
   "keywords": [
     "signalk-webapp",
     "signalk-category-chart-plotters"
   ],
   "repository": "https://github.com/SignalK/freeboard-sk",
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "ng build --prod",
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "build": "ng build",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
-    "e2e": "ng e2e"
+    "e2e": "ng e2e",
+    "build:prod": "ng build --prod --output-hashing all",
+    "prepare": "npm run build:prod"
   },
   "author": "AdrianP",
   "contributors": [

src/app/app.info.ts

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class AppInfo extends Info {
         this.name= "Freeboard";
         this.shortName= "freeboard";
         this.description= `Signal K Chart Plotter.`;
-        this.version= '1.15.2';
+        this.version= '1.15.3';
         this.url= 'https://github.com/signalk/freeboard-sk';
         this.logo= "./assets/img/app_logo.png";   
 

src/index.html

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 	<meta name="description" content="Freeboard for Signal K"/>
     <meta name="keywords" content="signal k, signalk, freeboard, signalk webapp"/> 
+
+	<!-- ******************* Cache control ********************** -->
+	<meta http-equiv="Cache-control" content="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate">
+	<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">
 
 	<!-- ******************* PWA ********************** -->
 	<meta name="theme-color" content="#333333"/>