[Bug 19450] New: [IndexedDB] Key path segments should permit reserved words

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19450

          Priority: P2
            Bug ID: 19450
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-webapps@w3.org
          Assignee: dave.null@w3.org
           Summary: [IndexedDB] Key path segments should permit reserved
                    words
        QA Contact: public-webapps-bugzilla@w3.org
          Severity: minor
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: jsbell@chromium.org
          Hardware: All
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: Indexed Database API
           Product: WebAppsWG

In the IDB spec the definition of a valid key path is built around:

A DOMString containing a JavaScript identifier [ECMA-262].

... plus dotted combinations of identifiers and arrays thereof.

ECMA-262 gives:

Identifier ::
  IdentifierName but not ReservedWord

IdentifierName ::
  IdentifierStart
  IdentifierName IdentifierPart
(etc)

And defines ReservedWord as:

ReservedWord ::
  Keyword
  FutureReservedWord
  NullLiteral
  BooleanLiteral

Keyword :: one of
  break do instanceof typeof case else new var ...
(etc)

This would appear to preclude key paths such as:

"foo.delete.bar"
"my.public.data"
"response.true.details"
"options.null"

Neither FF nor Chrome appear to reject such key paths.

I suggest the IDB spec be updated to refer specifically to the IdentifierName
production in ECMA-262.

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