LGTM1 This seems like a useful addition and the HTML PR work + webkit support makes me hopeful it will be interoperable shortly after landing. Please land the HTML PR before shipping, as I don't think anything is blocking it.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM Noam Rosenthal <nrosent...@chromium.org> wrote: > Contact emails > > jap...@chromium.org, dome...@chromium.org, nrosent...@chromium.org > > Explainer > > https://github.com/WICG/navigation-api#precommit-handlers > > Specification > > https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/10919 > > Summary > > Normally, when navigateEvent.intercept() is called, the intercepted > navigation commits (and therefore the URL updates) as soon as the > NavigateEvent finishes dispatch. Adding a `precommitHandler` option to > navigateEvent.intercept(), similar to `handler`, would defer the > commit until that handler (and all other precommit handlers) are > resolved, also allowing the handler to change the navigation's URL, > info, status, and history handling behavior (push/replace). > > > > Blink component > > Blink>History > > TAG review > > †https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/1040 > > TAG review status > > Issues addressed > > Risks > > > > Interoperability and Compatibility > > > > Gecko: No signal ( > https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1169) > > WebKit: Support (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/449) > > Web developers: Strongly positive > (https://github.com/WICG/navigation-api/issues/66) Developers are > clear that this capability is desired and useful, with the cited issue > containing several example use cases. During the Dev Trial we intend > to validate that the proposed API shape works well for them. > > Other signals: > > WebView application risks > > Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such > that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based > applications? > > > > Debuggability > > > > Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, > Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? > > No > > Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests? > > Yes > > Flag name on about://flags > > > > Finch feature name > > NavigateEventCommitBehavior > > Rollout plan > > Will ship enabled for all users > > Requires code in //chrome? > > False > > Estimated milestones > > Shipping on desktop141 > Shipping on Android141 > Shipping on WebView141 > > > Anticipated spec changes > > In the process of merging into the HTML standards. All substantive > issued addressed. > > Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status > > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5134734612496384?gate=5141610720919552 > > Links to previous Intent discussions > > Intent to Prototype: > > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CACf%3D2LKc%2BACbg7odh-ddKJ9_WVQ8ojfeC7aSgKBPAwYHskFMDA%40mail.gmail.com > > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status. > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAJn%3DMYYW_F3aqiWvo0Y%2BVLLaYcj8JZ%2BTHqSGiHer_VFBra3HhQ%40mail.gmail.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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAOmohSKEc3r%2B6aQ_VDV--dc9T6mexini4P8VWWXZj8n2K-UmCg%40mail.gmail.com.
