Re: Means for allowing triggering of all registered handlers

This question was already discussed (and dismissed) in this thread 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-intents/2012Jul/0021.html
Best regards
JC

On 23/8/12 04:30 , Brett Zamir wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could a means be added to Web Intents to allow ALL matching registered 
> handlers to be executed (with an event to indicate completion)?
>
> I would think one should be able to use such a means to make one's 
> application extensible via "plug-ins" whose code could add overlays or 
> behaviors (e.g., to allow 3rd parties to add their own context menus 
> to one's web app), of course bearing in mind security concerns (as 
> with single service usage), or the approach could be used for 
> publish-subscribe, etc.
>
> For example, one might have a third party client app to request 
> Twitter, Facebook, Google Mail, etc. (e.g., if the user had set such a 
> preference to allow this behavior at these sites), to pass on messages 
> which could be shown and handled in a common interface (like POP or 
> IMAP email).
>
> The "persistent connections" approach 
> (http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/web-intents/raw-file/tip/spec/Overview.html#persistent-connections 
> ) could also enable development of a multi-service chatting 
> application with discovery of new services.
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>


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