Let's keep this topics separate. Any improvements to browser detection would be backwards compatible, right?
Sven Am 29. März 2018 11:10:55 MESZ schrieb Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>: >Should I close my PR and start new discussion? :)) > >On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Sven Meier <s...@meiers.net> wrote: >> BTW I'd rather keep the current solution as it is and discuss >releasing Wicket 8 :) >> >> Sven >> >> Am 29. März 2018 07:49:02 MESZ schrieb Sven Meier <s...@meiers.net>: >>>It's perfectly fine to use whatever tool gets the job done. People >say >>>how to do it instead, but no one has to follow the advice. >>> >>>IMHO it's something different for a framework to offer an API on top >of >>>a something that doesn't even work reliably: >>>Wicket's browser detection is using regex-matching on identifiers >>>generated by browsers to make it difficult to be detected :P. >>> >>>Regarding integrating of mentioned libraries: >>> >>> LibraryXY.browser(clientInfo.getUserAgent()).supportsZ() >>> >>>I don't see a benefit of having that in Wicket or wicketstuff. >>>Integrating modernizr might be more interesting, but I doubt many >>>people need browser detection on the server. >>> >>>Have fun >>>Sven >>> >>> >>> >>>Am 29. März 2018 04:34:00 MESZ schrieb Maxim Solodovnik >>><solomax...@gmail.com>: >>>>"you would use feature detection" - unfortunately it doesn't work >>>>Good real-life example is WebRtc: you can check it is supported, >>>>then you need to know which browser your client is using .... (Plan >A, >>>>Plan B, Universal, "Safari way") >>>> >>>>Another example wmode for <object>, FF acts differently, >>>> >>>>so I really miss "which-browser" feature detection .... >>>> >>>>On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 5:31 AM, Korbinian Bachl >>>><korbinian.ba...@whiskyworld.de> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ----- >>>>>>> even in 2009 it was considered bad: >https://www.sitepoint.com/why- >>>>>>> browser-sniffing-stinks/ >>>>>>> and in case that is not enough, read what the guy that invented >>>>modernizr >>>>>>> has to say: >>>>>>> http://farukat.es/journal/2011/02/499-lest-we-forget-or- >>>>>>> how-i-learned-whats-so-bad-about-browser-sniffing/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I do not trust anyone who says "don't do it this way" but doesn't >>>>say how >>>>>> to do it! >>>>>> >>>>>> There are several of "if (isBrowserX()) {...} else {...}" in >Wicket >>>>JS code >>>>>> and they served well for the last decade. >>>>>> Since there are several other *Java* libraries for user agent >>>>detection >>>>>> this means that someone still finds them useful despite what >other >>>>people >>>>>> claim. >>>>> >>>>> unreliable things wont get reliably by pointing into the past and >>>>then telling that your fater did it the same way.... >>>>> >>>>> nowadays you would use feature detection, see: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Tools_and_testing/Cross_browser_testing/Feature_detection >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> btw: >>>>>>> https://github.com/HaraldWalker/user-agent-utils -> this is EOL, >>>>guess >>>>>>> why... >>>>>>> https://github.com/pieroxy/java-user-agent-detection/releases -> >>>>last >>>>>>> release from september 2017... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Sep 2017 is like yesterday >>>>> >>>>> (all only MAJOR releases!) >>>>> >>>>> 28. September 2017 - Firefox 56 >>>>> 14. November 2017 - Firefox 57 Quantum >>>>> 23. Januar 2018 - Firefox 58 >>>>> 13. März 2018 - Firefox 59 >>>>> >>>>> 2017-09-05 - Chrome 61.0.3163 >>>>> 2017-10-17 - Chrome 62.0.3202 >>>>> 2017-12-05 - Chrome 63.0.3239 >>>>> 2018-01-23 - Chrome 64.0.3282 >>>>> 2018-03-06 - Chrome 65.0.3325 >>>>> >>>>> and this is just 2 desktop ones! I dont want to talk about the >loads >>>>of updates my android device got in that time (firefox mobile, >chrome >>>>and samsung internet!) - oh, and btw: they still lie about the user >>>>agent all time.... dont get me wrong, but sep 17 is freaking old in >>>>case you need to reliably detect the browser! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>WBR >>>>Maxim aka solomax > > > >-- >WBR >Maxim aka solomax