A barely used WebXR-specific method that's been deprecated for 5+ years seems very low risk to me. LGTM1 to remove.
Rick On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM Brandon Jones <bajo...@chromium.org> wrote: > Primary eng (and PM) emails > > bajo...@chromium.org > > Summary > > navigator.xr.supportsSession was replaced in the WebXR spec by the > navigator.xr.isSessionSupported method in September of 2019 after receiving > feedback on the API shape from the TAG. It has been marked as deprecated in > Chromium since then, producing a console warning redirecting developers to > the updated API. > > > Motivation > The API has been marked as deprecated for over 5 years. The function that > replaced it provides identical functionality with better ergonomics. There > is no need to retain the deprecated method. > > > Interoperability and Compatibility Risk > > Extremely low. WebXR usage is low overall, and usage of this specific > call is lower still, as shown here > <https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/2416>. > Additionally, all major frameworks that are used to build WebXR content > have been confirmed to have been updated to use the newer call, and all > pages with WebXR content that were checked are using the newer method. > > Edge: Supported the API change when originally made > <https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr/pull/841> > > Firefox: Never implemented > > Safari: Never implemented > > > Alternative implementation suggestion for web developers > > navigator.xr.isSessionSupported is a full replacement for this method. > > Usage information from UseCounter > <https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/third_party/WebKit/Source/core/page/UseCounter.h&sq=package:chromium&type=cs&q=file:UseCounter.h%20Feature&l=39> > > https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/2416 > > Entry on the feature dashboard <https://www.chromestatus.com/> > > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5114816316047360 > > -- > 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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAEGwwi2A6D5qauaU4nQHBB6%3D6H6eo6WMEv9tFS8%3DKk4hYu%3D9rg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAEGwwi2A6D5qauaU4nQHBB6%3D6H6eo6WMEv9tFS8%3DKk4hYu%3D9rg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAFUtAY8VxeDxF8pK7j9zem%3DS1RxFgTZpZ0ef_19w%3DfDXG-XAdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
