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# Identify context. | # Identify context. | ||
# Determine whether to fetch resource based on type hint, if any. | # Determine whether to fetch resource based on CSP directives and type hint, if any. | ||
# Set no-sniff flag on resource, if necessary. | # Set no-sniff flag on resource, if necessary. | ||
# Fetch resource. | # Fetch resource. | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 5 June 2013
Context types
| Context | Definition | Type Hint | Scriptable? | Used in HTML? | Used in CSS? | Sniffing Algorithm | CSP Directives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| browsing | HTML | — | Yes | Yes | No? | MIME type sniffing algorithm | connect-src, frame-src
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| image | No | Yes | Yes | rules for sniffing images specifically | img-src
| ||
| audio/video | No | Yes | No? | rules for sniffing audio and video specifically | media-src
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| plugin | Yes? | Yes | No? | object-src
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| style | @type or "text/css"
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No | Yes | Yes? | style-src
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| script | @type or "text/javascript"
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Yes? | Yes | No? | script-src
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| font | format()
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No | No | Yes | rules for sniffing fonts specifically | font-src
| |
| text track | "text/vtt"
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No | Yes | No | |||
| cache manifest | "text/cache-manifest"
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No | Yes | No |
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.