after some reseach, I found a solution :
The idea is to log the cached images, binding a log function on the images ‘load’ event.
I first thought to store sources in a cookie, but it’s not reliable if the cache is cleared without the cookie. Moreover, it adds one more cookie to HTTP requests…
Then i met the magic : window.localStorage (details)
The localStorage attribute provides
persistent storage areas for domains
Exactly what i wanted :). This attribute is standardized in HTML5, and it’s already works on nearly all recent browsers (FF, Opera, Safari, IE8, Chrome).
Here is the code (without handling window.localStorage non-compatible browsers):
var storage = window.localStorage;
if (!storage.cachedElements) {
storage.cachedElements = "";
}
function logCache(source) {
if (storage.cachedElements.indexOf(source, 0) < 0) {
if (storage.cachedElements != "")
storage.cachedElements += ";";
storage.cachedElements += source;
}
}
function cached(source) {
return (storage.cachedElements.indexOf(source, 0) >= 0);
}
var plImages;
//On DOM Ready
$(document).ready(function() {
plImages = $(".postLoad");
//log cached images
plImages.bind('load', function() {
logCache($(this).attr("src"));
});
//display cached images
plImages.each(function() {
var source = $(this).attr("alt")
if (cached(source))
$(this).attr("src", source);
});
});
//After page loading
$(window).bind('load', function() {
//display uncached images
plImages.each(function() {
if ($(this).attr("src") == "")
$(this).attr("src", $(this).attr("alt"));
});
});