[webkit-dev] Web SQL Database API - openDatabaseSync

[Eric Uhrhane]

I doubt that it's been pushed to any Android phone yet.  It only went
into webkit in the past couple of months, and there's a bit of lag as
they incorporate new code.  You'd have to ask Android folks when they
plan to ship it.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Evan Ireland <eireland at sybase.com> wrote:
> Eric,
>
> Thanks.
>
> One more question if you don't mind. Is the async version of SQL Database
> API and worker thread support available in a version of webkit that is
> generally available on Android-based smartphones?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Uhrhane [mailto:ericu at google.com]
> Sent: Friday, 2 July 2010 9:53 a.m.
> To: Evan Ireland
> Cc: webkit-dev at lists.webkit.org
> Subject: Re: [webkit-dev] Web SQL Database API - openDatabaseSync
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Evan Ireland <eireland at sybase.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone have an implementation of the synchronous SQL Database API
>> (openDatabaseSync...)?
>
> Not as far as I know, but Dumi will have one completed in [webkit and
> chrome] shortly.
>
>> If so, is it usable from the main UI (non-worker) browser thread?
>
> No, by design, that API is only accessable from worker context.  In
> the document context you have to use the asynchronous API [which is
> currently available on worker threads in webkit and chromium].
>
>> If not, does anyone have an ETA on availability of the synchronous API
>> usable from the main UI thread.
>
> It's not likely that anyone will implement this, as it's a) not in the
> spec; b) guaranteed to cause awkward lockups of the whole UI.
>
>     Eric
>
>