Cache Management
Parallel streaming of progressive images

Parallel streaming of progressive images

5/14/2019 · Andrew Galloni, Kornel Lesiński

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Introduced a new feature for parallel streaming of progressive images by leveraging HTTP/2 prioritization. This technique dynamically re-prioritizes image data fragments: image headers are high priority for layout stability, minimum preview data is medium priority, and the remainder is low priority. This improves perceived image load time by up to 50% and allows pages to render sooner without additional data or JavaScript. The implementation is format-independent but most beneficial for JPEG and JPEG 2000. A custom `cf-priority-change` header is supported for experimentation with other resource types.

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