[Bug 16998] Change sourceAppend() to take a URL and optional range parameters

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16998

--- Comment #2 from Aaron Colwell <acolwell@chromium.org> 2012-05-10 15:21:28 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> This is a welcome change, since it also means that the data doesn't have to
> reside on the ECMAScript heap, where out-of-memory can't be handled gracefully.

Agreed. I also figured that this change would allow the UA to regulate the
append rate so it can have a little more control over the memory usage.

> 
> Is end inclusive or exclusive? The HTTP Ranges header has start and end
> inclusive, which is something I've seen mistakes with in test cases at Opera.
> I'd suggest using an unsigned length parameter instead of end, since that's
> less prone to mistakes.

Good point. I like the idea of using a length parameter instead.

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Received on Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:21:39 UTC