- From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:46:28 -0500
- To: ext Eric U <ericu@google.com>, Doug Schepers <doug@w3.org>
- CC: Web Applications Working Group WG <public-webapps@w3.org>
On 11/15/12 7:39 PM, ext Eric U wrote: > As discussed at TPAC, there's little support for the current FileSystem API, but > some support for a new API, and I promised to put forth a compromise proposal. > In order to do that, I'd like to hear 1) what kinds of changes would make it > more popular; 2) who I'm trying to convince. There are a number of folks who > have said that they're not interested in a FileSystem API at all, so I'd rather > concentrate my efforts on those with skin in the game. > > So far I've been hearing: > > * It's too complicated. A number of the methods aren't absolutely necessary > if the user's willing to do a bit more work, so they should be dropped. > * Even for what functionality we keep, it could be simpler. > * The synchronous [worker-only] interface is superfluous. It's not necessary > for 1.0, and it's a lot of extra implementation work. > * It's designed to handle both the sandbox and the > outside-the-sandbox use cases. For folks interested in just the sandbox and > no future expansions, that seems like wasted effort, and a sandbox-only API > could be simpler. It's not clear to me that there is anyone interested in > just the sandbox and no future expansions, but if there is, please speak up. > I've certainly heard from folks with the opposite goal. > > Does that sum it up? That is a helpful summary so thanks for that. Another at least somewhat related topic is the relationship between WebApps' File* specs and the file specs in scope for SysApps and Adam did a good job of clarifying that in <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012OctDec/0335.html>. It seems like it would be useful to look at these various file and database specs from a high level use case perspective (f.ex. "one way to address UC X is to use spec X"). If anyone is aware of some related docs, please let me know. Doug - wondering aloud here if this is something webplatform.org might cover or if you know of someone that might be interested in creating this type of documentation? -Thanks, AB > > I'd like to hear from folks who are interested, but not in the current spec. > > Thanks, > > Eric >
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