[webkit-dev] Request for position on Badging API

[Dean Jackson]

Not speaking for all of WebKit, and definitely not all of Apple, but I think this seems like a good idea.

I'm not sure I get the distinction between app badges and document badges though. I'd also like to see some specification text describing how the browser should ignore multiple set/clear operations executed in rapid succession (e.g. to create a blinking badge) - maybe the limit is one badge operation per minute or something?

Also, given that the main use case for this would be alerting the user to a notification, it seems like it should be able to link it directly to that. This would provide the ability for a push notification to trigger the badge without ever firing up the page context.

Dean

> On 19 Jan 2020, at 4:26 pm, Matt Giuca <mgiuca at chromium.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi WebKit team,
> 
> I have previously proposed the Badging API (https://github.com/WICG/badging <https://github.com/WICG/badging>) to provide websites with a mechanism to set a badge (a small dot or number) on the current document's tab, or for installed applications, on the app icon in the system shelf or home screen.
> 
> Would WebKit / Safari be interested in implementing the API now or in the future?
> 
> We are planning to ship in Chromium soon:
> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/fHc49JNFTAU/m/bJD25Yr7CAAJ <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/fHc49JNFTAU/m/bJD25Yr7CAAJ>
> 
> Regards
> 
> Matt Giuca
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