[webkit-dev] Client side JavaScript i18n API proposal

Nebojša Ćirić cira at chromium.org
Thu May 20 16:45:43 PDT 2010


There are a number of areas where JavaScript i18n APIs are deficient. Our
goal is to develop better client-side i18n API for JavaScript, and eliminate
need for big JavaScript libraries or server side processing. Eventually, we
want to make them a part of WebAPI (worked on by WebApp WG). Our proposal to
API is up at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhttrq5v_0c8k5vkdh

In a Phase 1, we would start with limited WebKit implementation (locale
implementation and date formatting). A Phase 2 would extend it to cover
collation, number/currency formatting, calendars...

See bug https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39451 for details (proposed
API, motivation, related chromium bug and WebApps thread we started).

We would like to start prototyping Locale part of the API in next couple
weeks, both for JSC and V8, and we would appreciate your input wrt. proposed
API.

We'll continue working with WebApps group on standardizing the API but we
would like to keep moving forward with the implementation too, thus
cross-posting on webkit-dev.
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Nebojša Ćirić
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