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It's not clear to me how the Native File System API relates to the existing File System API. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem https:
by davidbanham 6y ago
It's not clear to me how the Native File System API relates to the existing File System API.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem
Is Google proposing this as a replacement? As a supplement?
I made heavy use of the FileSystem API in a cross platform educational application a few years ago, tripping over a really hairy memory leak bug in Webkit along the way. By the end of that project the API had been deprecated, but apparently now it isn't any more and instead it's experimental? I have no idea what that means.
- akerro 6y agoDo you remember first few proposals of WebUSB where security section was just "mmeeeeeeh, nothing bad can happen"
- tomayac 6y agoThe old File System API interface will not grant you access to the users filesystem. Instead you will have a "virtual drive" within the browser sandbox. The Native File System API gives you access to the actual file system.
- davidbanham 6y agoAh, yes that makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up.