Intent to prototype & ship: Origin Private File System API (OPFS)
Randell Jesup
Summary: The Origin Private File System (hereafter referred to as
OPFS) API allows for file access to an origin-specific set of
files. Unlike other storage APIs, OPFS allows for direct file
access from content with high performance, which enables (among
other things) WASM applications that require performant File IO to
work in a browser. OPFS data is subject to normal storage quota
limits, and may be deleted if needed by the browser.
Unlike other File Access APIs proposed over the years, OPFS
restricts access to data written by the same origin, within a
sandbox in the user's profile. This provides far more security
and privacy than previous proposals. There is no ability to read
or write user files elsewhere in the filesystem.
As of mid-November 2022, we intend to turn OPFS on by default on all platforms in Nightly, and we expect it to ride the trains to release. It has been developed behind the dom.fs.enabled preference. Status in other browsers is shipping in Chrome since 101, and in Safari starting in MacOS 12.2+ and iOS 15.2+ (i.e. Safari 15.2+).
Tracking bug: Bug
1748667
Bug to enable by default: 1785123
Standard: OPFS standard -- Note,
several relevant parts of the spec we and all others have
implemented are waiting to merge, especially PRs 21
(syncAccessHandle) and 10 (move)
Platforms: All. Disabled (for now) in Private Browsing mode.
Preference: dom.fs.enabled
Devtools Bug: Bug 1795516
Other browsers:
Chrome: shipping by default since 101 (origin trials before that)
Safari: Shipping since Safari 15.2/macOS 12.2. (getFile() support in 15.4+/12.4)
web-platform-tests: https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/tree/master/fs
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Randell Jesup, Mozilla