[Bug 20510] send(sequence<short> data) should just be send(any data)

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20510

--- Comment #10 from Marcos Caceres <w3c@marcosc.com> ---
(In reply to comment #9)
> That sounds more directive to me.  :)

Ok, but the WebIDL bit is important here... in section 7.3.1 Methods, the spec
has wording about how to send() messages that might conflict with WebIDL. 

For example:
"If data is not a valid sequence, does not contain a valid MIDI message, or if
timestamp is passed but is not a valid DOMHighResTimeStamp, throw a TYPE_ERROR
exception."

1. "valid MIDI message" is not defined, AFACT. 
2. and this is not needed, as it's handled by WebIDL: "if timestamp is passed
but is not a valid DOMHighResTimeStamp, throw a TYPE_ERROR exception." 

(I think I already filed 2. above)

Also:
"The data MUST contain one or more valid, complete MIDI messages. Running
status is not allowed in the data, as underlying systems may not support it."

1. Data is not a "conformance class", hence an RFC2119 keyword cannot be used
there. Please change it to:

"The data contains one or more MIDI messages." 

The above is a statement of fact (which may or may not be true, but that is
irrelevant until processed). 

2. It's unclear what "Running status is not allowed in the data" means. There
is no algorithm defined in the specification to check for this (and do
something if "running status" is found).

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Received on Wednesday, 26 December 2012 17:58:12 UTC