FYI review of Writable directory prompts for the File System Access API

[a-sully]

Wotcher TAG!

I'm requesting a TAG review of Writable directory prompts for the File System Access API.

Per the Chromium Intent to Ship, it was requested that I file a TAG review as a FYI - hence this request.

• Explainer¹ (minimally containing user needs and example code): explainer
• Specification URL: (same as explainer)
• Tests: N/A - only affects permission prompts
• User research: developers are strongly supportive
• Security and Privacy self-review²: see Chromium launch bug
• Primary contacts (and their relationship to the specification):
  • Austin Sullivan (@a-sully), Google
• Organization(s)/project(s) driving the specification: Google
• Key pieces of existing multi-stakeholder review or discussion of this specification: N/A
• External status/issue trackers for this specification (publicly visible, e.g. Chrome Status): Chrome Status, Chromium implementation bug

Further details:

• [x] I have reviewed the TAG's Web Platform Design Principles
• Relevant time constraints or deadlines: None

You should also know that...

This is an incremental addition which does not add any new capabilities to an API which is (for now, still) Chromium-only.

We'd prefer the TAG provide feedback as (please delete all but the desired option):

💬 leave review feedback as a comment in this issue and @-notify [github usernames]

[torgo]

Hi @a-sully can you send a brief explainer so we can have more info on this feature? Also are there any additional security & privacy concerns that this opens up? I get "permission denied" on the link you've sent for the chromium launch bug. Please update this request with publicly accessible info.

[plinss]

See how to write an explainer

[torgo]

Hi @a-sully since we haven't heard back we're going to close this one. Please feel free to open up another issue when you're ready for a review.