PubStatus
This document contains current data regarding the Publication Status of specifications being developed by the Web Apps WG. The data is provided in three tables: 1) API Specifications; 2) Widgets Specifications; 3) Specs NO Longer Active.
Note the WG's Charter enumerates all of the WG's deliverables.
Please see the section Table Key for information regarding interpreting the data in the tables.
Contents
API Specifications
The specifications are listed in alphabetical order ...
| API Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec, Active Editor(s) | Last TR Publication | Type | Remarks | Testing | Plans |
| Clipboard APIs and Events, Hallvord Steen | 11 Apr 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database;
Implementations: see CanIUse |
Test Suite Test Facilitator: Hallvord Steen;
Status: 85% complete |
Publish periodic WDs until the spec is feature complete.
Move test suite to Github. See Hallvord's 17-Oct-2013 request for developer feedback for the spec's bugs. |
| DOM Level 3 Events, Travis Leithead, Gary Kačmarčík | 05 Nov 2013 | WD | Discussions on www-dom mail list. See also the DOM3Events Wiki Page. | Test Facilitators: Gary Kačmarčík, Alex Kuang;
Test Suite (Mirror); Approved Tests; Status: 20% complete. Approved tests need to be moved to Github's root for D3E tests |
Working towards a Last Call publication in Q1-2014 |
| DOM Parsing and Serialization; Travis Leithead | 09 Dec 2013 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Test Suite Status: ??% complete. |
Process comments submitted against the Last Call. |
| File API, Arun Ranganathan, Jonas Sicking | 12 Sep 2013 | LCWD | Bugzilla Database
File API Implementation data from caniuse.com; File Reader Implementations data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: Kris Krueger;
Status: 20% complete. |
Process Last Call comments (see LC Comment Tracking doc) and decide if next publication is another LCWD or CR. |
| File API: Directories and System, Eric Uhrhane | 17 Apr 2012 | WD | Bugzilla Database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
Publish periodic WDs until the spec is feature complete; dependency on File: API.
See Mozilla's FileSystem API alternate proposal |
| File API: Writer, Eric Uhrhane | 17 Apr 2012 | WD | Bugzilla Database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
Publish periodic WDs until the spec is feature complete; dependency on File: API.
See Mozilla's FileSystem API alternate proposal |
| Fullscreen API, Tantek Çelik | 03 Jul 2012 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database;
Implementations: see CanIUse; This is a Joint Deliverable with the CSS WG |
Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
No active work on WebApps' version of the spec, although work on the WHATWG's Fullscreen spec is active. When the WHATWG's version of the spec is at "last call", the spec will be copied to WebApps' version. |
| Gamepad, Scott Graham and Ted Mielczarek | 29 May 2012 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
Working toward LCWD. |
| Indexed Database API, Jonas Sicking, Eliot Graff, Joshua Bell | 04 Jul 2013 | CR | Bugzilla database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com; feature list for v2. Comment Tracking Document for the 16-May-2013 LCWD. |
Test Facilitator: Zhiqiang Zhang;
Status: 90% complete. |
Review the test submissions.
Complete test suite; Interop testing |
| Input Method Editor (IME) API, Takayoshi Kochi and Kenji Baheux | 17 Dec 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: Mike™ Smith;
Status: NO test suite |
Working toward LCWD. |
| Manifest for bookmarking Web applications, Marcos Caceres, K. Christiansen, A. Kostiainen | 17-Dec-2013 | FWPD | Bugs (GitHub Issues).
SysApps WG is interested in this spec. |
Test Facilitator: Sebastian Godard;
Status: NO test suite |
Request for wide review; Integrate with Service Workers |
| Pointer Lock, Vincent Scheib | 17 Dec 2013 | CR | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: Vincent Scheib;
Status: see web-platform-tests |
Work on test suite and implementation report |
| Push API, Bryan Sullivan and Eduardo Fullea Carrera | 15 Aug 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database;
A Patent Advisory Group was formed and published their report on 30-Oct-2013. |
Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
Address comments from TAG. |
| Quota Management API, Kinuko Yasuda | 05 Nov 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database; | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
From Kinuko 3-Oct-2013: update to use Promises. Intent to Implement latest ED in Blink. TAG is reviewing this spec. |
| Screen Orientation API, Mounir Lamouri | 06 Dec 2012 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
The spec has several implementations.
The TAG identified several issues that have not been added to Bugzilla. |
| Server-Sent Events, Ian Hickson | 11 December 2012 | CR | Bugzilla database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: Tina Zhao and Zhiqiang Zhang;
Status: complete and Approved. |
Fix a few bugs Tina identified in the test suite.
Complete CR interop testing - see Implementation Report |
| Service Workers, Alex Russell, Jungkee Song | ED | N/A | Spec Issue.
This is considered the next generation / replacement for HTML(5) AppCache. |
@TBD | Publish FPWD. |
| Streams API, Feras Moussa, Takeshi Yoshino | 05 Nov 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
Work on bugs, get implementer feedback, get developer feedback. Work with Domenic; can the specs be converged? |
| UI Events, Travis Leithead, Gary Kacmarcik | 05 Nov 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD | From Travis 3-Oct-2013: low activity due to focus on D3E |
| URL, @TBD | 24 May 2012 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: Mike Smith;
Status: NO test suite |
No one in WebApps is working on this spec. |
| Web IDL, Cameron McCormack | 19 Apr 2012 | CR | Technical discussions on public-script-coord mail list. | Test Facilitator: Travis Leithead;
Web IDL Test generator for testharness.js by Dom; Status: considered complete after comments from PR-271 are addressed. |
Cameron to update PR271 tests to reflect comments.
Publish a new LCWD of v1 after the v1 Bugs are addressed. |
| Web Messaging, Ian Hickson | 01 May 2012 | CR | Bugzilla database
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: Alex Kuang;
Status: complete; Approved tests. |
Interop testing required to exit CR; see Draft Implementation Report |
| Web Sockets API, Ian Hickson | 20 Sep 2012 | CR | Dependency on RFC6455 The WebSocket Protocol. Protocol technical discussions on IETF's hybi mail list.
Bugzilla database. Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: Kris Krueger;
Status: complete; Approved tests. |
Interop testing required to exit CR; see Draft Implementation Report |
| Web Workers, Ian Hickson | 01 May 2012 | CR | Bugzilla database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com; |
Test Facilitator: Simon Pieters;
Status: nearly complete; Approved tests. |
Some additional tests are needed and start Interop testing required to exit CR. |
| XHR Level 1, Julian Aubourg, Jungkee Song, Hallvord Steen | 30 Jan 2014 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: Julian Aubourg;
Status: nearly complete. |
Enhance the pass ratio to meet the LC publication criteria. |
| XHR Level 2, Julian Aubourg, Jungkee Song, Hallvord Steen | 12 Jan 2012 | WD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: Julian Aubourg;
[Test Suite]; Status: NO test suite |
XHR.Next is planned to be the next snapshot version of WHATWG XHR spec which is being revised atop WHATWG Fetch spec. |
Web Components Specifications
| Web Components Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec, Active Editor(s) | Last TR Publication | Type | Remarks | Testing | Plans |
| Custom Elements, Dimitri Glazkov | 24 Oct 2013 | LCWD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: @? |
Last Call comment deadline is 21-Nov-2013 |
| HTML Imports, Dimitri Glazkov, Hajime Morrita | 14 May 2013 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database | Test Facilitator: @TBD;
Status: NO test suite |
From Dimitri 2-Oct-2013: The essence of this spec might be moved into HTML(5). |
| HTML Templates Dimitri Glazkov, Rafael Weinstein, Tony Ross | 14 Feb 2013 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database
Implementations: see CanIUse |
Testing will be done in the context of HTML5 testing. | WebApps' work on this spec stopped because the spec was moved into the HTML(5) spec (see Templates). |
| Shadow DOM, Dimitri Glazkov | 14 May 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database;
Implementations: see CanIUse |
Test Facilitator: Dimitri Glazkov;
Status: @TBD. |
From Dimitri 2-Oct-2013: undergoing heavy refactoring to align closer to DOM Core ... |
| Web Components Introduction, Dominic Cooney, Dimitri Glazkov | 06 Jun 2013 | WD | Bugzilla Database | No test suite will be created for this non-normative (informative) document | From Dimitri 2-Oct-2013: next WD coming out shortly |
Widget Specifications
All of the Widget specifications are W3C Recommendations. No further work is planned on any of these specs except for high priority and non-normative errata.
| Widgets Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Spec (Editor's Draft) |
Last TR Publication | Type | Remarks | Testing | Plans |
| Packaged Web Apps (Widgets) - Packaging and XML Configuration 2nd Edition | 27 Nov 2012 | REC | Implementation Report | Test Facilitator: Marcos Caceres | No additional work is planned. |
| Widget Access Request Policy (WARP) | 07 Feb 2012 | REC | Test Facilitator: Marcos Caceres | No additional work is planned. | |
| view-mode Media Feature | 19 Jun 2012 | REC | Implementation Report | Test Facilitator: Marcos Caceres | No additional work is planned. |
| Digital Signatures for Widgets | 18 Apr 2013 | REC | Implementation Report | Test Facilitator: Marcos Caceres | No additional work is planned. |
| Widget Interface (TWI) | 31 Oct 2013 | REC | Implementation Report | Test Facilitator: Marcos Caceres | No additional work is planned. |
See also:
- Widget testing wiki
- CVS repository for Widgets specs and test suites
- Widget Family of Specs (includes non-published documents)
Recommendations in Maintenance Mode
| Recommendations in Maintenance Mode | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec, Active Editor(s) | Last TR Publication | Type | Remarks | Testing | Plans |
| Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), Anne van Kesteren | 16 Jan 2014 | REC | Implementations: see CanIUse.com
This spec is a joint deliverable with the Web Application Security WG |
Test Facilitator: Odin Hørthe Omdal;
Status: complete. |
Implementation Report;
Maintenance only (e.g. errata). |
| Element Traversal, Doug Schepers | 22 Dec 2008 | REC | Features integrated into DOM4; no new publications planned. | Test Facilitator: Doug Schepers;
Status: complete |
Implementation Report;
Maintenance only (e.g. errata). |
| Progress Events, Jungkee Song | 11 Feb 2014 | REC | Bugzilla Database.
Note: this feature is now part of XHR. |
Test Facilitator: Jungkee Song;
Status: 100% complete; Approved tests; |
Implementation Report;
Maintenance only (e.g. errata). |
| Selectors API Level 1, Lachlan Hunt | 21 Feb 2013 | REC | The features have been integrated into the HTMLWG's DOM4. | Test Facilitator: Lachlan Hunt;
Status: complete. |
Implementation Report;
Maintenance only (e.g. errata). |
| Web Storage, Ian Hickson | 30 Jul 2013 | REC | Bugzilla database;
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Test Facilitator: Jong-Heun Lee
Status: complete and approved tests. |
Implementation Report.
Maintenance only (e.g. errata). |
Specs NO Longer Active
The documents and specifications in the following table are NO longer active. The order of the specs is the most recently published or abandoned document first.
| Name of Spec (Editor's Draft) |
Last TR Publication | Type | Remarks | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selectors API Level 2, Lachlan Hunt | 17 Oct 2013 | WG Note | The features have been integrated into the HTMLWG's DOM4. | WebApps will do no more work on this spec. |
| DOM4 | 06 Dec 2012 | WD | This spec was moved to the HTML WG in September 2013 (see 30-Sep-2013 e-mail from Philippe for more information). | WebApps is no longer working on this spec. |
| Widget Updates | 06 Jun 2013 | WG Note | See Apple's Patent Disclosure, excluded claims, PAG Recommendations (published 8-Oct-2009) | Work on this specification ended with the publication of the WG Note |
| Web Intents | 23 May 2013 | WG Note | This was a joint deliverable with the Device API WG and discussions occured on the public-web-intents mail list.
Greg Billock announced on 1-Nov-2012 Chrome's implementation of Web Intents was disabled. |
Work on this specification ended with the publication of the WG Note |
| Java bindings for Web IDL | 14 May 2013 | WG Note | Technical discussions on public-script-coord mail list; | Work on this specification ended with the publication of the WG Note. |
| HTML Templates | 14 Feb 2013 | FPWD | Bugzilla Database | Work on this spec stopped because the spec was moved into the HTML(5) spec (see Templates). |
| From-Origin Header | 29 May 2012 | WG Note | X-Frame-Options discussions are on the IETF's websec mail list | The group agreed to stop work on this spec and to publish it as a WG Note |
| XBL2 Spec | 24 May 2012 | WG Note | See Mozilla implementation plans from Jonas Sicking (5-May-2010).
See XBL2 changes announced by Ian Hickson on 3-Sep-2010 Implementation feedback: see XBL2 and "Web XBL" thread |
Work on this spec stopped in deference to Web Components |
| Widget URIs | 13 Mar 2012 | WG Note | Work on this specification stopped with the publication of the WG Note. | |
| Requirements for Standardizing Widgets | 27 Sep 2011 | WG Note | This is a non-normative document (i.e. contains no testable assertions). Need to add reqs from other widget specs: WARP, TWI, View Mode Media Feature, etc. specs. | Work on this document ended with the publication of the Working Group Note. |
| Programmable HTTP Caching and Serving | 29 Mar 2011 | WG Note | This spec was formerly titled DataCache API | Work on this specification ended with the publication of the WG Note. |
| Web SQL Database | 18 Nov 2010 | WG Note | This spec was formerly titled Web Database.
Implementation data from caniuse.com |
Work on this specification ended with the publication of the WG Note. |
| Uniform Messaging Policy (UMP) | 26 Jan 2010 | FPWD | See Comparison of CORS and UMP | Work on this specification stopped when the WG rechartered in April 2012 |
| Widgets 1.0: Landscape | 14 Apr 2008 | FPWD | This is a non-normative document (i.e. contains no testable assertions). It is a snapshot from April 2008.
Open Actions: Action-168, Action-170 |
In September 2011, the WG agreed this document will not be published again. |
| XBL2 Primer, Lachlan Hunt | 18 Jul 2007 | FPWD | Work on this Primer stopped in deference to Web Components |
Table Key
The tables above use the following abbreviations and conventions:
- The link in the Name of Spec' column is the document's Editor's Draft
- The Last Publication column contains the date of the most recent formal publication as a W3C Technical Report
- ED = Editor's Draft
- WG Note = Working Group Note
- FPWD = First Public Working Draft
- WD = Working Draft
- LC, LCWD = Last Call (Working Draft)
- CR = Candidate Recommendation
- PR = Proposed Recommendation
- REC = Recommendation
- TF = Test Facilitator
- No Formal Pub = the document has not yet been formally published by the W3C as a Technical Report.
Preliminary specs in Progress
In a few cases, we have specifications in progress but they are not listed in one of the above tables because the draft is very preliminary. See WebApps' three CVS directories (WAF, WebAPI and HTML) for more information.
