Thoughts & Musings
The Contact Picker API: Fast, private access to a user’s address book
The Contact Picker API lets mobile web apps open the native contacts chooser so users can share exactly the fields you request—like name, phone, email, address, or avatar—without granting blanket access to their entire address book. It’s user-initiated, privacy-preserving, and perfect for speeding up invites and form fills.
Mastering the Console API: A Developer’s Best Debugging Friend
Ever find yourself relying solely on console.log() for debugging? You’re missing out on the Console API’s full potential. This powerful debugging toolkit offers specialized methods for timing operations, inspecting complex objects, tracing function calls, and organizing your debugging output. In just minutes, you can elevate your troubleshooting skills from basic to professional-grade. Let’s explore how the Console API can transform your development workflow and help you solve bugs more efficiently than ever before.
A quick look at the Compute Pressure API: smarter performance under load
The Compute Pressure API lets web apps sense system strain (CPU and thermals) and adapt in real time—preventing throttling, stutter, and battery drain.
Compression Streams API: Native gzip/deflate for the web
The Compression Streams API brings native, streaming gzip and deflate to the web platform. With built‑in CompressionStream and DecompressionStream, you can compress or decompress data on the fly—no third‑party libraries required. It integrates cleanly with Fetch/Response to turn streams into ArrayBuffer, Blob, Uint8Array, String, or JSON, works in Web Workers, and is part of the 2023 Baseline. Use it to shrink uploads, store compressed data offline, and streamline real‑time pipelines while keeping bundles lean.
Quick Tour of the Clipboard API
The Clipboard API brings modern, asynchronous copy, cut, and paste to web apps. Access Navigator.clipboard in secure contexts, handle copy/cut/paste events, and manage permissions and user activation. Note that Chromium, Firefox, and Safari differ on permissions and transient activation, so test across browsers.
What is the Channel Messaging API?
The Channel Messaging API creates a private, two‑way pipe between browsing contexts. Use MessageChannel and ports to exchange data efficiently and securely.
