Joe, the API is behind the flag "PendingBeaconAPI". Mike, we came to discuss the new ideas of API design after we sent this I2E. We will update the I2E thread when we have clarity on the design discussion and the timeline when an experiment can start.
Caleb, thank you for filing an issue. On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 3:09 AM Caleb Raitto <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I filed https://github.com/darrenw/docs/issues/3 about a time limit > on the duration from bfcache page freeze to beacons being sent -- could you > PTAL? > > Thanks, > -Caleb > > On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 9:36:15 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks - sounds good. >> >> Could you clarify the desired experiment timeline? Is it just for M104, >> or something else? >> >> On 6/20/22 12:31 AM, Fergal Daly wrote: >> >> Sorry, there were some details left out of this I2E. We actually have a >> lot of signals from web devs on this. There are some comments on >> >> >> https://discourse.wicg.io/t/proposal-stateful-javascript-page-unload-beacon-api/5776 >> >> but we also presented this to W3C WebPerf with a lot of positive signals. >> Minutes are here >> <https://w3c.github.io/web-performance/meetings/2022/2022-03-31/index.html> >> from >> the most recent one. >> >> We don't have any reaction from Mozilla or WebKit that I know of and we >> will file a TAG request shortly, >> >> F >> >> On Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 02:57, Mike Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 6/17/22 10:59 AM, Ming-Ying Chung wrote: >>> >>> Contact emails >>> >>> [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] >>> >>> Explainer >>> >>> https://github.com/darrenw/docs/blob/main/explainers/beacon_api.md >>> >>> Specification >>> >>> https://clelland.github.io/page-unload-beacon/spec.html (In draft state) >>> >>> Summary >>> >>> A stateful API for beacons that has the browser control the time beacons >>> are sent. >>> >>> Existing beacon APIs are all based around a developer constructing and >>> sending a beacon, and there's no good time for that "send" call to be made. >>> (Handlers such as 'unload' are often ignored, for example.) This API >>> delegates the sending to the browser itself, so it can support beacons on >>> page unload or on page hide, without the developer having to implement send >>> calls at exactly the right times. >>> >>> >>> Blink component >>> >>> Blink>Network >>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3ENetwork> >>> >>> TAG review >>> >>> None yet. >>> >>> I'd recommend filing a TAG review as well as asking for signals now, to >>> allow folks plenty of time to respond. >>> >>> TAG review status >>> >>> N/A >>> >>> Risks >>> >>> Interoperability and Compatibility >>> >>> Gecko: No signal >>> >>> WebKit: No signal >>> >>> Web developers: No signals >>> >>> Other signals: >>> >>> WebView application risks >>> >>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >>> >>> >>> Goals for experimentation >>> >>> The intent is for experiments to learn that developers can easily adopt >>> the API shapes to achieve current use cases in addition to getting feedback >>> from them. The experiment also aims to test the stability and reliability >>> of the API. >>> >>> Ongoing technical constraints >>> >>> In M104, the API described in the explainer is not yet fully developed, >>> such that the API >>> >>> - >>> >>> Supports only the GET method. Setting it to POST will fall back to >>> GET. >>> - >>> >>> Does not support request payload, i.e. it does not send out data set >>> by setData(data). >>> - >>> >>> Does not support pageHideTimeout. >>> - >>> >>> Does not recover from browser crashes, forced closures, network >>> failure, etc. >>> >>> >>> Debuggability >>> >>> There are no particular debugging APIs made available or Chrome DevTools >>> integrations for this OT. We plan to build an integration with Chrome >>> DevTools to provide a better developer experience. This OT will allow us to >>> get feedback that helps us build the right design. >>> >>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >>> Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)? >>> >>> Yes >>> >>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> >>> ? >>> >>> No, basic tests are present and we will be adding more as we complete >>> more of the implementation. >>> >>> Flag name >>> >>> PendingBeaconAPI >>> >>> Requires code in //chrome? >>> >>> False >>> >>> Tracking bug >>> >>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1293679 >>> >>> Launch bug >>> >>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1323615 >>> >>> Estimated milestones >>> >>> M104 for off-by-default experiment >>> >>> Just to confirm, the request is only for a single milestone (104)? >>> >>> >>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status >>> >>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5690553554436096 >>> >>> Links to previous Intent discussions >>> >>> Intent to prototype: >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAG%2BRaU7yMQ%2BRkeSpXhgbfCSGb4BvpW-exTUFZzb_eMFRE%2B_syQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/cag+rau7ymq+rkespxhgbfcsgb4bvpw-extufzzb_emfre+_...@mail.gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >>> <https://chromestatus.com/>. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAH3JASV7pR%3D3poOA0x2sQgVLOobtjCyfxLE3kYsnasfBVSyOEg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAH3JASV7pR%3D3poOA0x2sQgVLOobtjCyfxLE3kYsnasfBVSyOEg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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