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# Identify context. | |||
# Determine whether to fetch resource based on CSP directives and type hint, if any. | |||
# Set no-sniff flag on resource, if necessary. | |||
# Fetch resource. | |||
# Handle resource. | |||
# Sniff resource. | |||
# Process and display resource or prompt to download resource, as appropriate. | |||
== Context types == | == Context types == | ||
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== Context triggers == | == Context triggers == | ||
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== Issues == | |||
* What about SVG? | |||
* What about XSLT? | |||
* document.load()? (Seems similar enough to connect-src.) | |||
* What about CSS masks? | |||
* What about CSS shapes? | |||
[[Category:Spec coordination]] | [[Category:Spec coordination]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 23 June 2013
How to use a context
- Identify context.
- Determine whether to fetch resource based on CSP directives and type hint, if any.
- Set no-sniff flag on resource, if necessary.
- Fetch resource.
- Handle resource.
- Sniff resource.
- Process and display resource or prompt to download resource, as appropriate.
Context types
| Context | Definition | Used in HTML? | Used in CSS? | Scriptable? | CSP Directive | Type Hint | Sniffing Algorithm |
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| browsing (navigate) | HTML | Yes | No? | Yes | — | MIME type sniffing algorithm | |
| nested browsing (navigate) | HTML | Yes | No? | Yes | frame-src
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| connection | Yes | No? | Yes? | connect-src
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| image | Yes | Yes | No | img-src
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rules for sniffing images specifically | ||
| audio/video | Yes | No? | No | media-src
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rules for sniffing audio and video specifically | ||
| plugin | Yes | No? | Yes? | object-src
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rules for sniffing in a plugin context | ||
| style | Yes | Yes? | No | style-src
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@type or "text/css"
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rules for sniffing in a style context | |
| script | Yes | No? | Yes? | script-src
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@type or "text/javascript"
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rules for sniffing in a script context | |
| font | No | Yes | No | font-src
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format()
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rules for sniffing fonts specifically | |
| text track | Yes | No | No | "text/vtt"
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| cache manifest | Yes | No | No | "text/cache-manifest"
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Context triggers
| Context | HTML Triggers | CSS Triggers | Other |
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| browsing | |||
| nested browsing | <iframe>, <object> (sometimes)
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| connection | EventSource, WebSocket, XMLHttpRequest | ||
| image | <img>, <link rel=icon>, <input type=image>, <object> (sometimes)
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background-image
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| audio/video | <audio>, <video>
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| plugin | <embed>, <object> (sometimes)
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| style | <link rel=stylesheet>
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@import?
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| script | <script src>
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| font | — | @font-face
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| text track | <track>
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| cache manifest | <html manifest>
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Issues
- What about SVG?
- What about XSLT?
- document.load()? (Seems similar enough to connect-src.)
- What about CSS masks?
- What about CSS shapes?