This is an extremely useful feature for Google Chat, and Workspace in general. PWA path migration has been a barrier in the past and having the flexibility to seamlessly update the manifest without changing the app identity will be needed in the future. In my local testing I can confirm this works as expected!
On Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 4:37:59 PM UTC-4 Phillis Tang wrote: > Contact [email protected], [email protected] > > Explainerhttps://github.com/philloooo/pwa-unique-id/blob/main/explainer.md > > Specificationhttps://github.com/w3c/manifest/pull/988 > > Design docs > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f9xQR1msTxiYvzFguKMkqSfrXMo_cT2yvhCEM3SYIt0/edit?usp=sharing > > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/16kWW_MBrdtKOMud41vobrOXUPqIL5tITWGiBk9UIDEs/edit?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-I3w9uAOGPk96Uqkn00ZVtw> > > Summary > > Define an optional id field in the app manifest that's used to globally > identify the web app. If the id is not specified, start_url will be used as > the default id. > > > Blink componentBlink > <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink> > > TAG reviewhttps://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/668 > > TAG review statusPending > > Risks > > > Interoperability and Compatibility > > Low interoperability & compatibility risks: For browsers that do not > implement it yet, a web app that specifies the id field will just be > ignored and function as normal. The only behavior difference is the app can > update its start_url when it has id specified on Chrome but not on other > browsers. > > > Gecko: No signal ( > https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/559) > > WebKit: No signal ( > https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2021-August/031949.html) > > Web developers: Positive (https://github.com/w3c/manifest/pull/988) > manfest spec editors marcoscaceres overall agrees to the change > > Ergonomics > > None > > > Activation > > The feature will go together with UX changes in devtool and lighthouse to > instruct users. A devrel post will also be created to inform developers > about the new feature. > > > Security > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-BaZAhM3eSh9CP8h8Q_OEV4gsZ9aJ46fl2ef5XeSmcg/edit?usp=sharing > > > Goals for experimentation > > Test it function as expected. We plan to skip Intent to Experiment and > move to Intent to Ship after DevTrial, as it's a single string field in the > manifest that doesn't provide functional change to users and we don't > expect to get useful feedback about API shape. > > Ongoing technical constraints > > > > Debuggability > > The raw manifest json can be viewed in devtools->Application->Manifest. > The compuated app id can be viewed in devtools->Application->Identity-> App > Id > > > Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, > Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)?No > > Currently only Windows, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS Android implementation is > done in a different timeline, and planned to be done on 2022 Q1. > > > Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests > <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> > ?Manual tests are written, currently under review > https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/pull/30409 > > DevTrial instructions > https://github.com/philloooo/pwa-unique-id/blob/main/HOWTO.md > > Flag nameWebAppEnableManifestId > > Requires code in //chrome?False > > Tracking bughttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1182363 > > Launch bughttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1182361 > > Estimated milestones > DevTrial on desktop 94 > > Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status > https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6064014410907648 > > Links to previous Intent discussionsIntent to prototype: > https://groups.google.com/u/1/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/hlxPHfg9GRc/m/M1jbEffUBQAJ > > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status > <https://www.chromestatus.com/>. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/7cb1eda2-6397-489a-ac5f-fbb28d3aa0c2n%40chromium.org.
