Can we please send an FYI to the tag? I think we want their help in making sure that all interfaces that could add such a method do so.
Best, Alex On Monday, June 8, 2026 at 1:26:31 AM UTC-7 Noam Rosenthal wrote: > Done > https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1419 > (Updated the chromestatus) > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM Mike Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 6/5/26 12:47 a.m., Chromestatus wrote: >> >> *Contact emails* >> [email protected] >> >> *Explainer* >> https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862 >> >> *Specification* >> https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862 >> >> *Summary* >> Add textStream() to interfaces that represent a byte stream (request, >> response, blob). This is equivalent to piping the byte stream through a >> TextDecoderStream(), and reduces this small piece of broilerplate for >> commoncases. >> >> *Blink component* >> Blink>Network>FetchAPI >> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ENetwork%3EFetchAPI%22> >> >> *Web Feature ID* >> Missing feature >> >> *Motivation* >> A small ergonomic change to make it easier to stream text from a byte >> stream such as response (or blob) to a sink that accepts strings. Helps >> with a footgun of forgetting to pipe through a TextDecoderStream. >> >> *Initial public proposal* >> https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862 >> >> *TAG review* >> *No information provided* >> >> *TAG review status* >> Not applicable >> >> *Goals for experimentation* >> None >> >> *Risks* >> >> >> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Gecko*: No signal >> >> Can we file a request for one? >> >> >> *WebKit*: Positive ( >> https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1862#issuecomment-4622913023) (too >> small for an official standards position) >> >> *Web developers*: No signals >> >> *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? >> *No information provided* >> >> >> *Debuggability* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >> Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >> Yes >> >> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >> Yes >> See https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/pull/60356 >> >> *Flag name on about://flags* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Finch feature name* >> TextStreamMethod >> >> *Rollout plan* >> Will ship enabled for all users >> >> *Requires code in //chrome?* >> False >> >> *Tracking bug* >> https://issues.chromium.org/issues/514448226 >> >> *Estimated milestones* >> Shipping on desktop 151 >> Shipping on Android 151 >> Shipping on WebView 151 >> >> *Anticipated spec changes* >> >> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or >> interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues >> in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may >> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure of >> the API in a non-backward-compatible way). >> *No information provided* >> >> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5146752165478400?gate=6123591876870144 >> >> *Links to previous Intent discussions* >> Intent to Prototype: >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6a0c802d.2b0a0220.109f42.0022.GAE%40google.com >> >> >> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >> <https://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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6a219e07.d9efc94e.3b7ba8.075b.GAE%40google.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6a219e07.d9efc94e.3b7ba8.075b.GAE%40google.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/bc72688d-8b70-4c2b-ab68-11133b8eebc1n%40chromium.org.
