[webkit-dev] Suggestion: runtime disable Fetch API until it's complete enough for real web-apps

[youenn fablet]

Hi,

I like the idea of a runtime flag.
I would wait to enable fetch use until it passes sufficient numbers of
web-platform-test tests.
This can be tested in http://w3c-test.org/tools/runner/index.html (folder
fetch/api).
I think th

Also, are you suggesting that it would be in addition to the compile flag
or as a replacement?



Le jeu. 31 mars 2016 à 20:06, Timothy Hatcher <timothy at apple.com> a écrit :

> On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:02 AM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>
> The recently released Safari Technology Preview has gotten more people
> living on builds close to trunk, which is cool. Some people pointing out
> that the current state of Fetch API causes problems - it's not quite
> complete enough for real web apps that want to use it, but its presence
> breaks the detection that would substitute a polypill.
>
> I'd like to suggest that it should be disabled until it's complete enough
> to work. I would propose a runtime flag instead of compile-time so it can
> continue to be tested by our regression tests while it's getting finished
> up.
>
>
> It is is way better shape in trunk. It really just missed the Safari
> Technology Preview build by a couple days. A fetch example I have now works
> in a trunk Safari build for example.
>
> I think we can keep it enabled and have it be in the next Safari
> Technology Preview release. We do need to be careful with things like this
> in the future though.
>
> — Timothy Hatcher
>
>
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