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Chromebooks etc have offline versions of users' Drive files, so is there a way to use the Realtime API, which though apparently inaccessible offline, does work just fine offline? (my app starts in an 'inMemoryModel' mode).

Problems include that Google disallows cacheing of their API's, and that when a manifest-enhanced single-page web-app is run on a disconnected Chromebook, the user is shown a "This application cannot run offline" screen, or similar.

What if anything, is Google's plan for this, and other similar Drive API situations?

HeyHeyJC
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  • Are you asking if Realtime API can be used offline? An [SO issue](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25259074/google-drive-realtime-api-offline-and-sync-support) was raised and suggests that it doesn't have offline support (though it can handle flaky connection) – adjuremods Dec 28 '15 at 02:53
  • Well, partly. The Realtime API appears perfectly happy offline, especially if using an in-memory model. But the API itself cannot be cached, and on a Chromebook, drive documents are available, but not any Drive API's, as far as I know..? – HeyHeyJC Dec 28 '15 at 07:59

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