On 08 May 2014, at 22:43 , Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net> wrote: <snip> > On May 8, 2014, at 1:26 AM, Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org> wrote: <snip/> >> >> Would we want to formalize this 'callback' aspect in our document or simply leave it to the imagination of our implementers? Probably the latter, but I am not 100% sure. > > JSON-LD started using callbacks, but on strong recommendations from the API community changes to using Promises; I think this is the norm for W3C WebIDL definitions now. > How does this manifest itself in the IDL or interface specification? More importantly, how would that manifest itself *if* we decided to add some reference to this in the Metadata? I noticed (to my surprise) that an earlier version of the DOM4 WD did include a reference (and a small section) on Promise, but it does not appear in the latest, CR version of it (published yesterday). I am not sure what to make of it. Ivan > Gregg > >> Ivan >> >> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Jeni >>> -- >>> Jeni Tennison >>> http://www.jenitennison.com/ >> >> >> ---- >> Ivan Herman, W3C >> Digital Publishing Activity Lead >> Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ >> mobile: +31-641044153 >> GPG: 0x343F1A3D >> WebID: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf#me ---- Ivan Herman, W3C Digital Publishing Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 GPG: 0x343F1A3D WebID: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf#me
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