Hey Daniel,

Hrm, this isn't how things are supposed to work.

The API OWNERS set a high bar to ship exactly to prevent this sort of 
bikeshedding after shipping. Is it possible to make compatible additions 
instead?

Best,

Alex

On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 6:35:16 AM UTC-7 Daniel Vogelheim wrote:

> Contact emailsvogelh...@chromium.org
>
> Explainer
>    
>    - Old explainer, API as implemented in "MVP" since M105: 
>    
> https://github.com/WICG/sanitizer-api/blob/e72b56b361a31b722b4e14491a83e2d25943ba58/explainer.md
>    - New explainer, still in progress, API that we expect to implement 
>    eventually: 
>    https://github.com/WICG/sanitizer-api/blob/main/explainer.md
>
>
> Specificationhttps://github.com/WICG/sanitizer-api
>
> Summary
>
> The Sanitizer API (https://chromestatus.com/feature/5786893650231296) 
> aims to build an easy-to-use, always secure, browser-maintained HTML 
> sanitizer into the platform. It is a cross-browser standardization effort 
> starting in Q2/2020. We shipped an initial version of the Sanitizer API in 
> M105, based on the then-current specification draft. However, the 
> discussion has meanwhile moved on and the proposed API shape has changed 
> substantially. In order to prevent the current API from becoming entrenched 
> we would like to remove the current implementation. We expect to 
> re-implement the Sanitizer API when the proposed specification stabilizes 
> again. 
>
>
> Blink componentBlink>SecurityFeature>SanitizerAPI 
> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3ESecurityFeature%3ESanitizerAPI>
>
> Motivation
>
> Since the final version of the standard will look different from our 
> initial implementation, the goal is to prevent an API from becoming 
> entrenched. According to use counters, the Sanitizer API is currently used 
> on 0.000000492 % of page visits.
>
> Initial public proposalNone
>
> TAG reviewNone
>
> TAG review statusNot applicable
>
> Risks
>
> Interoperability and Compatibility
>
> Sanitizer API is currently used on 0.000000492% of page visits. Since 
> presently no other browser supports this API (in any release version) we 
> expect the compatibility impact to be negligible.
>
>
> *Gecko*: Positive (
> https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#sanitizer-api) (Note that 
> the Firefox position presumably applies to the eventual result of the 
> standards effort, not to our current implementation.)
>
> *WebKit*: No signal (
> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/86)
>
> *Web developers*: No signals
>
> *Other signals*:
>
> WebView application risks
>
> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that 
> it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?
>
> None
>
>
> Debuggability
>
>
>
> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests 
> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>
> ?Yes
>
> Flag name on chrome://flagsCurrently none. Would be happy to re-implement 
> the chrome://flags flag if it helps.
>
> Finch feature nameSanitizerAPI
>
> Requires code in //chrome?False
>
> Tracking bughttps://crbug.com/1428276
>
> Estimated milestones
> Shipping on desktop 118
> Shipping on Android 118
> Shipping on WebView 118
>
> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5115076981293056
>
> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status 
> <https://chromestatus.com/>.
>

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