Intent to Remove: HTMLSourceElement.media
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Philip Jägenstedt
Apr 15, 2014, 7:16:53 PM4/15/14
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Link to “Intent to Deprecate” thread
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/blink-dev/L5h6KP5nmbE/CGlSWugrFl0J
Summary
Remove the HTMLSourceElement.media IDL attribute
Motivation
The media content attribute has already been removed from the resource selection algorithm in http://crbug.com/338197 and the IDL attribute is now useless. (Lesson learned: add all the counters you need at the same time and remove the whole feature at once.)Usage information from UseCounter
http://www.chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/249
This is in M34 which just reached stable. The stats have stayed way below the threshold for removal.
Entry on chromestatus.com
None
Compatibility Risk
The main risk was with the resource selection algorithm change. Removing the IDL attribute doesn't carry any specific risk, just the always-present risk that scripts may depend on its presence or type.
Jochen Eisinger
Apr 16, 2014, 5:23:00 AM4/16/14
to Philip Jägenstedt, blink-dev
LGTM1
Adam Barth
Apr 17, 2014, 7:22:11 PM4/17/14
to Jochen Eisinger, Philip Jägenstedt, blink-dev
LGTM2
Ojan Vafai
Apr 17, 2014, 7:42:00 PM4/17/14
to Adam Barth, Jochen Eisinger, Philip Jägenstedt, blink-dev
LGTM3
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