Re: [w3c/permissions] Drop .request() (#83)

My naive interpretation is that .request() would check available information about the user's intent, and if the information available wasn't enough to decide conclusively that the user's intent is "grant" or "deny", it would prompt the user.

I don't think .request should support the model of "temporary permission via an object of bounded lifetime" - it simply makes the model so complex that it is likely to not fit all use cases.

I think Firefox' model is perfectly supportable, as  long as we don't touch it - the "live streams imply accessibility" function of getusermedia is enough.

(The relevant text is:
"Retrieve the permission state for all candidate devices in candidateSet that are not attached to a live MediaStreamTrack in the current browsing context. Remove from candidateSet any device for which the permission state is "denied"."

....

"For the origin identified by originIdentifier, request permission for use of the devices, while considering all devices attached to a live MediaStreamTrack in the current browsing context to have permission status "granted", resulting in a set of provided media."

I'm sure the text can be made clearer.)





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