WebKit decided to implement the feature behind a feature flag by Jan 2023 for web compat. Since then, we have collaborated at the W3C in the Web Apps WG and added both the GamepadHapticActuator API and the trigger-rumble extension to the Gamepad API spec. Apple helped review and approved both spec pull requests below.
* Add vibrationActuator to the main spec by gabrielsanbrito · Pull Request #190 · w3c/gamepad (github.com)<https://github.com/w3c/gamepad/pull/190> * Add trigger rumble effect by gabrielsanbrito · Pull Request #195 · w3c/gamepad (github.com)<https://github.com/w3c/gamepad/pull/195> After that, I asked WebKit to officially reconsider their position, which they are doing. ________________________________ From: Yoav Weiss (@Shopify) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2024 7:04 PM To: Gabriel Brito <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Matt Reynolds <[email protected]>; Steve Becker <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [blink-dev] Intent to Ship: Gamepad API Trigger-Rumble Extension You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 1:02 AM 'Gabriel Brito' via blink-dev <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Contact emails [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Explainer https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/GamepadHapticsActuatorTriggerRumble/explainer.md Specification https://w3c.github.io/gamepad/#dom-gamepadhapticeffecttype-trigger-rumble Design docs None Summary Extend the GamepadHapticActuator interface to expose the trigger-rumble capability in the Web for compatible gamepads. This extension will allow Web applications that take advantage of the Gamepad API to also vibrate the triggers of gamepad devices that come equipped with this functionality. Blink component Blink>GamepadAPI<https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EGamepadAPI> TAG review https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/934 TAG review status Issues addressed Risks Interoperability and Compatibility The trigger-rumble extension has been added to the Gamepad API spec. Both Chromium and WebKit have this feature implemented behind a feature flag. https://w3c.github.io/gamepad/#dom-gamepadhapticeffecttype-trigger-rumble Gecko: No signal (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/656) WebKit: In development (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/1) The feature has been specified and is currently working behind a feature flag in WebKit. https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250352 I'm confused by the status of this position. IIUC WebKit are opposed to this, but (partially) implemented this for compat reasons? Can you expand on the status here? Web developers: Positive. One cloud gaming company is currently using this API. Other signals: WebView application risks Not supported on Android. Debuggability Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? No The feature is fully supported on both Windows and macOS. It is also supported on ChromeOS and Linux over Bluetooth. However, it is not supported on: - Linux and ChromeOS over USB: xpad<https://github.com/paroj/xpad> does not support this capability. - Android: both xpad and Android's VibratorManager do not support this capability. Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests<https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>? A manual test to verify the trigger rumble behavior is currently in review<https://crrev.com/c/5429053>. This feature added the GamepadHapticActuator.effects array and the test below checks for its presence. https://wpt.fyi/results/gamepad/idlharness.window.html?label=experimental&label=master&aligned Flag name on chrome://flags chrome://flags/#enable-gamepad-trigger-rumble Finch feature name WGIGamepadTriggerRumble Requires code in //chrome? 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