I would suggest *not* doubly-nesting. I.e. handwriting.queryRecognizerSupport, not navigator.handwriting.queryRecognizerSupport.
And, using a proper namespace might indeed be best here. On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:05 AM Yuki Shiino <yukishi...@chromium.org> wrote: > Just as an input, Web IDL supports "namespace", which is different from a > namespace-ish object. > > Example) > https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom/#the-css.escape()-method > CSS namespace appears as "window.CSS" in JavaScript. > > "window.navigator" is a (singleton) instance of Navigator interface (hence > the object can be stateful) and not a namespace (which is stateless). > > It's a convention that Web IDL namespace's name starts with an uppercase > (window.CSS) while Web IDL attribute's name starts with a lowercase > (window.navigator). Web IDL namespaces are exposed on global objects (like > "window.CSS"). > > Cheers, > Yuki Shiino > > > 2021年8月24日(火) 15:40 'Thomas Steiner' via blink-dev <blink-dev@chromium.org > >: > >> As the co-author of the article about the feature >> <https://web.dev/handwriting-recognition/> I find the namespaced variant >> more logical and more in-line with how other APIs work, for example, >> Geolocation >> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation>. (Not a >> big argument: It also allows for better minification.) >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 6:44 AM Jiewei Qian <q...@chromium.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi blink-dev, >>> >>> We are designing a new API for handwriting recognition, and want to know >>> if we should put methods behind a namespace. >>> >>> We have two methods: >>> >>> - navigator.queryHandwritingRecognizerSupport >>> - navigator.createHandwritingRecognizer >>> >>> We anticipate most websites will call the first method (to decide if the >>> handwriting recognition support meets their needs), before calling the >>> second (to make use of the feature). >>> >>> We want to know if it's more preferable to put them behind a namespace, >>> for example: >>> >>> - navigator.handwriting.queryRecognizerSupport >>> - navigator.handwriting.createRecognizer >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CANFkJJ%3DdX_DHHo2fSNJPL1DT5zGnuQYKGfjeHekrbcRE4E%2Bo6w%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CANFkJJ%3DdX_DHHo2fSNJPL1DT5zGnuQYKGfjeHekrbcRE4E%2Bo6w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thomas Steiner, PhD—Developer Advocate (https://blog.tomayac.com, >> https://twitter.com/tomayac) >> >> Google Germany GmbH, ABC-Str. 19, 20354 Hamburg, Germany >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/ABC-Str.+19,+20354+Hamburg,+Germany?entry=gmail&source=g> >> Geschäftsführer: Paul Manicle, Halimah DeLaine Prado >> Registergericht und -nummer: Hamburg, HRB 86891 >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.1.23 (GNU/Linux) >> >> >> iFy0uwAntT0bE3xtRa5AfeCheCkthAtTh3reSabiGbl0ck0fjumBl3DCharaCTersAttH3b0ttom. >> hTtPs://xKcd.cOm/1181/ >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CALgRrLm16Bhv88nz4Yts999890b4kbDdKmGJVcJxCiSVYtY%3DsQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CALgRrLm16Bhv88nz4Yts999890b4kbDdKmGJVcJxCiSVYtY%3DsQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAN0uC_S901%2BzrvHC_wuQKqMSmvcC%3DSX9xijweyr8X_NhW%2BJj-g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAN0uC_S901%2BzrvHC_wuQKqMSmvcC%3DSX9xijweyr8X_NhW%2BJj-g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAM0wra_DJ267NhiZVRW3xjVCYotxQQ2rXF4s%3DZQc8TZ8tQy5fw%40mail.gmail.com.
