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(→‎Context types: The connection context is distinct from the browsing context.)
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! [[MIME Sniffing|Sniffing]] Algorithm
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| browsing
| browsing (navigate)
| [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/#browsing-context HTML]
| [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/#browsing-context HTML]
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| rowspan="3" | [http://mimesniff.spec.whatwg.org/#mime-type-sniffing-algorithm MIME type sniffing algorithm]
| rowspan="3" | [http://mimesniff.spec.whatwg.org/#mime-type-sniffing-algorithm MIME type sniffing algorithm]
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| nested browsing
| nested browsing (navigate)
| [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/#nested-browsing-context HTML]
| [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/#nested-browsing-context HTML]
| Yes
| Yes

Revision as of 07:13, 20 June 2013


Context types

Context Definition Used in HTML? Used in CSS? Scriptable? CSP Directive Type Hint Sniffing Algorithm
browsing (navigate) HTML Yes No? Yes MIME type sniffing algorithm
nested browsing (navigate) HTML Yes No? Yes frame-src
connection Yes No? Yes? connect-src
image Yes Yes No img-src rules for sniffing images specifically
audio/video Yes No? No media-src rules for sniffing audio and video specifically
plugin Yes No? Yes? object-src rules for sniffing in a plugin context
style Yes Yes? No style-src @type or "text/css" rules for sniffing in a style context
script Yes No? Yes? script-src @type or "text/javascript" rules for sniffing in a script context
font No Yes No font-src format() rules for sniffing fonts specifically
text track Yes No No "text/vtt"
cache manifest Yes No No "text/cache-manifest"

How to use a context

  1. Identify context.
  2. Determine whether to fetch resource based on CSP directives and type hint, if any.
  3. Set no-sniff flag on resource, if necessary.
  4. Fetch resource.
  5. Handle resource.
  6. Sniff resource.
  7. Process and display resource or prompt to download resource, as appropriate.