FF91 Window.clientInformation as alias for .navigator #11690
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Confirmed with http://mdn-bcd-collector.appspot.com/tests/api/Window/clientInformation in Firefox 91 beta.
* Add clientInformation (alias of navigator) for all browsers Follow-up to #11690. * Add real/range versions
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@foolip Thanks for merging. This change was correct but there was a question in description as well. Specifically the alternative name has also been around in chromium etc since at least 2017, even though it was non-spec at that time. I don't know what versions though. The question was basically best way to mark those up - ie same way but should version be true or the first version in which the API appears? |
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@hamishwillee sorry I missed the question, but I also realized the problem and sent #11696 at the same time as I reviewed this, but didn't comment here. (You can see the backlink but that doesn't trigger a notification.) |
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Thanks @foolip ! Much appreciated. |
window.clientInformationis an alias ofWindow.navigator.Historically this was non-spec but was present in Chrome (and others using same engine) and also Safari (since at least Feb 2017 according to whatwg/html#2379).
It was added to the spec here as a "legacy alias" in this PR,
FF91 added it as an alias in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1717072. It is default enabled (but there is a preference to allow it to be disabled easily if needed).
This PR simply adds the alias information as a new version with
"alternative_name": "clientInformation"for Firefox.trueby default. Do I need to add a flag for it in this case (I have assumed not).As per the notes, Chromium based browsers (Opera, Chrome, Edge etc.) and Safari supported this even though non-spec since Feb 2017. However I have no idea of what versions this would have been added. How would you like to handle this? Can you help find versions, or could we assume that for those platforms the alternative name as been there since day 1 (just add a new version for chrome etc with the same release number and the alterative name)?
FYI, this is one of the items linked in #7585