Intent to Prototype: textStream() for response/request/blob

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Contact emails

nrose...@chromium.org

Explainer

https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862

Specification

https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862

Summary

Add textStream() to interfaces that represent a byte stream (request, response, blob). This is equivalent to piping the byte stream through a TextDecoderStream(), and reduces this small piece of broilerplate for commoncases.

Blink component

Blink>Network>FetchAPI

Web Feature ID

fetch

Motivation

A small ergonomic change to make it easier to stream text from a byte stream such as response (or blob) to a sink that accepts strings. Helps with a footgun of forgetting to pipe through a TextDecoderStream.

Initial public proposal

https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862

Goals for experimentation

None

Requires code in //chrome?

False

Tracking bug

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/514448226

Estimated milestones

No milestones specified

Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status

https://chromestatus.com/feature/5146752165478400?gate=5138429458382848

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