IO

STATUS: PROPOSALS, DISCUSSION

The purpose of this proposal is to create a unified interface for stream-like objects in JavaScript. This specification was originally part of the FileSystem API and has been extracted to provide a common API for other I/O related modules.

Proposals

• I/O Proposal A - Hannes Wallnöfer
• I/O Proposal B - Daniel Friesen
• IO Stream Proposal C - Michael O'Brien

Inspirations and Prior Art

The FileSystem API page contains an extensive list of existing I/O related APIs.

Discussion

• I/O proposal first draft Options
• The case for a dedicated I/O spec