Intent to Remove: MediaStream.stop() method and MediaStream.label, MediaStream.ended attributes

[shiv...@samsung.com]

Contact emails

shiv...@samsung.com

Link to “Intent to Deprecate” thread

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!msg/blink-dev/s0UsMk8i2YM/WpepA4w3mPEJ

Summary

After adding MediaStream.active attribute, we can remove MediaStream.stop() method and MediaStream.label, MediaStream.ended attribute.

http://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main/getusermedia.html#idl-def-MediaStream

Motivation

In below link, it has been discussed to remove the MediaStream.stop() method and MediaStream.label attribute,

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!msg/blink-dev/m4jiqG67Mvo/j3W-jGLxmQgJ

cr bug: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338500

Compatibility Risk

Low.  since stop() has been implemented on MediaStreamTracks, so the stop method on MediaStream can  be removed.

Usage information from UseCounter

For MediaStream.stop(), https://www.chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/537, uses < 0.02
For MediaStream.label, https://www.chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/536,  uses < 0.0

For MediaStream.ended, https://www.chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/526, uses < 0.0

OWP launch tracking bug

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338500

Entry on the feature dashboard

https://www.chromestatus.com/features/5647608089411584

Shivakumar

[PhistucK]

The stop() usage is kind of increasing. :(

☆PhistucK

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[Rick Byers]

The increasing usage of stop() is a little worrying, but since it was only ever Chrome that supported stop() (and I assume no other user agent has plans to do so), I think the best course of action is to remove it ASAP.

LGTM

[Philip Jägenstedt]

LGTM2

[Chris Harrelson]

LGTM3

LGTM2