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Explainer https://gist.github.com/domenic/c5bd38339f33b49120ae11b3b4af5b9b#file-1-explainer-md Specification None Summary This adds a new option, `extendedLifetime: true`, to the `SharedWorker` constructor. This requests that the shared worker be kept alive even after all current clients have unloaded. The primary use case is to allow pages to perform asynchronous work that requires JavaScript after a page unloads, without needing to rely on a service worker. Blink component Blink>Workers TAG review https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/1089 TAG review status Pending Risks Interoperability and Compatibility We intend to specify that the lifetime timeout for these shared workers be extended in the same way as service workers. Because the exact timeout of service workers is left implementation-defined, it's possible that code using this new feature could be non-interoperable. However, this has so far not proved to be a major problem in practice for service workers. Gecko: No signal (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1227) Some unofficial tentative positive signals and engagement in the proposal issue. WebKit: No signal (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/492) Some unofficial tentative negative signals in the proposal issue. Web developers: Positive The problem of wanting to perform asynchronous work during unload is well-known, with the service worker workaround currently deployed, including by Google properties. 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 Goals for experimentation Ongoing technical constraints None Debuggability No special support beyond DevTools' existing shared worker inspection support. Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? No Shared workers are not yet supported on Android and Android WebView. However, we are concurrently working on enabling them there, and when we do, this feature will also be supported. Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests? Yes https://wpt.fyi/results/workers/tentative/SharedWorker-extendedLifetime.html Flag name on about://flags None Finch feature name SharedWorkerExtendedLifetime Requires code in //chrome? False Tracking bug https://issues.chromium.org/issues/400473072 Estimated milestones Origin trial desktop first 139 Origin trial desktop last 142 Anticipated spec changes Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or interop issues. Please list open issues (eg links to known github issues in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may introduce web compat/interop risk (eg, changing to naming or structure of the API in a non-backward-compatible way). We are currently discussing some details in preparation for specification. The exact nature of how the lifetime extension works with regard to non-window clients, particularly, has only recently reached a tentative conclusion. Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status https://chromestatus.com/feature/5138641357373440?gate=5133028405542912 This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6862683f.170a0220.16d1bf.0122.GAE%40google.com.
