WebAPI/2014-04-15

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WebAPI Meeting Details

  • Tuesday 2014-04-15 - 8:00 am Pacific
  • Dial-in: Audio-only conference# 98413
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    • Gmail Chat (requires Flash and the Google Talk plugin): paste +1 650 903 0800 into the Gmail Chat box that doesn't look like it accepts phone numbers
    • SkypeOut is free if you use the 800 number
  • WebAPI Vidyo Room / London-Allo Allo / Toronto-Spadina
  • Join irc.mozilla.org #webapi for back channel

Notes below archived from etherpad: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/webapi-meetingnotes

Notes

  • Ideas about educating people about DataStore usage
  • http://airpingu.github.io/data-store-api/index.html
    • issues
      • keys (Ehsan can fill in details here)
      • large JSON files
      • pseudo-schemas built on top that require coordination between different apps
    • ways to fix
      • better docs on MDN
      • example code
      • presentation on Air Mozilla?
      • link to the docs from everywhere
      • specific communication with gaia teams
    • do people have ideas of how to make this more usable?
      • better name for sync function?
      • change interface to make it harder to use in unintended ways
      • Marcos thinks that we should perhaps address issues in IndexedDB v2
      • baku would like to work with DataStore users to find their pain points
      • name bikeshedding
      • replace entirely with Activities for ex., data exchange?
        • potentially poor method of getting updates of underlying data modifications
        • could maybe work for 2 apps communicating but unclear for > 2 apps
  • recap from recent Extensible Web Summit and W3C meetings