Re: [DataCache] Status and plans for Programmable HTTP Caching and Serving?

There are two distinct parts to the DataCache draft.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-DataCache-20091029/
1. The DataCache part, programmatically adding resources to the cache, the
DataCache part.
2. The LocalServer part, having application script determine/produce the
response to a request, handling 'POST's in the absence of a server.

To satisfy the use cases motivating the first item (bulk storage with
URL addressability), we've (chrome) been pushing on WebFileSystem and blob
URL. The latter part has been left languishing.

I'm all for incremental progress on the "local server" like missing parts,
specifically starting with "what to do about query arguments", in the
context of the appcache. We (chrome) have specific requests to improve
things in that area. I think we could make faster progress if we handle some
of these requests as incremental additions to the HTML5 AppCache spec
instead of resurrecting DataCache draft.

At least, that's my $0.02.


On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>wrote:

>  Hi All,
>
> During WebApps' November 1 gathering at the TPAC, we discussed [Mins] the
> WG's "Programmable HTTP Caching and Serving" spec, last updated by Nikunj in
> January 2010 [DataCache].
>
> During this discussion, I agreed to the following related actions:
>
> ACTION-599 "Ask Nikunj to report the status and plans of Programmable Cache
> to public-webapps"
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/599
>
> ACTION-600 "Ask Oracle about their level of interest in Programmable Cache"
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/600
>
> ACTION-601 "Ask public-webapps about creating Use Cases and requirements of
> Program App Caches versus HTML5 App Cache"
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/601
>
> ACTION-602 "Contact julian reschke and Mark Nottingham about Data Cache"
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/602
>
> My short summary of this discussion is: it isn't clear if there is
> sufficient interest to continue this spec and if there is interest, what are
> the specific use cases it will address (i.e. use cases not addressed by
> HTML5 AppCache), and who is willing to commit to drive the spec forward.
>
> -Art Barstow
>
> [ tracker tags: ACTION-599, ACTION-600, ACTION-601, ACTION-602 ]
>
> [Mins] http://www.w3.org/2010/11/01-webapps-minutes.html#item05
> [DataCache] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/DataCache/
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: ACTION-600: Ask Oracle about
> their level of interest in Programmable Cache (Web Applications Working
> Group)  Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:40:04 +0100  From: ext Web Applications
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>
> ACTION-600: Ask Oracle about their level of interest in Programmable Cache (Web Applications Working Group)
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/600
>
> On: Arthur Barstow
> Due: 2010-11-08
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