[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 88535] New: [Qt] Scanning plugins blocks the UI for a long time

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88535

           Summary: [Qt] Scanning plugins blocks the UI for a long time
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: Qt, QtTriaged
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit2
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: kbalazs at webkit.org
                CC: hausmann at webkit.org, jocelyn.turcotte at nokia.com


This is sad, since one of the main benefits of WebKit2 is the availability of an always responsive UI. A relatively simple solution for this is a custom persistent cache where we store the meta data of plugins (supported mime types, etc.). This is what we did in WebCore back in time under the NETSCAPE_PLUGIN_METADATA_CACHE flag. I am going to implement something similar for Qt-WK2.

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