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The original plan from Google for the file system access API was to allow read/write of real files, but both Mozilla and Apple said that was too dangerous, and
by streptomycin 4y ago
The original plan from Google for the file system access API was to allow read/write of real files, but both Mozilla and Apple said that was too dangerous, and the OPFS was created as a compromise.
Yeah, it's going to be confusing for users when they want to actually want to use one of these files outside of the application that created it. But it's better than nothing!
- justsomeuser 4y agoThis does seem strange, as you can read and write whole files to/from the user's file system once they give your app permission. Adding those API's to read/write parts of the file is the next logical step. But it looks like it is limited to the isolated OPFS only.