[Cocoa] storage_path not working

[forceflow1049]

When running on macOS, cookies, etc. don't seem to be saved as described in the API docs. With a default install, I don't see anything in ~/.pywebview (in fact, that directory doesn't seem to be created). Setting a custom storage path with storage_path='<some_path>' creates <some_path> but does not put anything in it. Running under Windows, that custom directory is filled with files.

[r0x0r]

Changing a directory for webview data is not supported for WKWebView. I will update documentation.

[forceflow1049]

Would it be possible to get some sort of clear_cache() function? I don't want to use private mode, because I want cookies shared across multiple windows in my app, but sometimes content gets stuck in the cache that needs to be updated. It'd be great to call clear_cache() on startup or shutdown. The reason I was trying to change the cache directory was to implement something like this manually.

[r0x0r]

Do you need to clear cache or cookies. If latter, then there is Window.clear_cookies(). Cache clearing should be possible with WKWebView me thinks

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[forceflow1049]

Do you need to clear cache or cookies. If latter, then there is Window.clear_cookies(). Cache clearing should be possible with WKWebView me thinks

I'm trying to clear the cache while persisting cookies. Basically, I want to empty the cache when the app closes, but keep cookies so the user is automatically logged in the next time the app opens.

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[forceflow1049]

Bumping this so it doesn't get closed.

[r0x0r]

This is technically possible. Currently in private mode it deletes all data

pywebview/webview/platforms/cocoa.py

Line 645 in ec064d8

self.datastore.removeDataOfTypes_modifiedSince_completionHandler_(

It is possible to exclude cookies and local cache from this. I am not sure how and if this should be incorporated in pywebview's api.

[forceflow1049]

Do you want me to file this as a separate feature request? The desired clear_cache() function is not specific to Cocoa but would be useful for all platforms.

[r0x0r]

Yeah, webview.clear_cache() could be useful.