Intent to Ship: ArrayBuffer.prototype.transfer

[Shu-yu Guo]

Contact emails

s...@chromium.org

Explainer

https://github.com/tc39/proposal-arraybuffer-transfer

Specification

https://tc39.es/proposal-arraybuffer-transfer

Design docs

N/A

Summary

Adds the ArrayBuffer.prototype.transfer method, which copies the receiver buffer, detaches the receiver, then returns the copy. This adds a JS API for what is possible via structured cloning. Also adds ArrayBuffer.prototype.transferToFixedLength and the ArrayBuffer.prototype.detached getter. This is a TC39 proposal.

Blink component

Blink>JavaScript>Language

TAG review

TAG review status

Not applicable

Risks

Interoperability and Compatibility

Very low. This is a new method on ArrayBuffer.prototype, which historically has not had collision issues (unlike Array.prototype).

Gecko: Positive This is a Stage 3 TC39 proposal.

WebKit: Positive This is a Stage 3 TC39 proposal.

Web developers: No signals

Other signals:

WebView application risks

Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?

None.

Debuggability

Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)?

Yes

Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests?

In test262, see tests/built-ins/ArrayBuffer/prototype/{transfer,transferToFixedLength,detached}

Flag name

--harmony-rab-gsab-transfer

Requires code in //chrome?

False

Estimated milestones

Shipping on desktop

114

Shipping on Android

114

Anticipated spec changes

Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure of the API in a non-backward-compatible way).

None.

Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status

https://chromestatus.com/feature/5073244152922112

This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status.

[Yoav Weiss]

LGTM1

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[Mike Taylor]

LGTM2

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[Daniel Bratell]

LGTM3

/Daniel

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