First Draft of File API: Directories and System Published; Two APIs and Widget Requirements Updated

The Web Applications Working Group published three specifications today, including a first draft of File API: Directories and System, which defines an API to navigate file system hierarchies, and defines a means by which a user agent may expose sandboxed sections of a user's local filesystem to Web Applications. The API builds on the other two updated specifications, File API: Writer and File API. The Working Group also updated the Widget Requirements. A widget is an interactive single purpose application for displaying and/or updating local data or data on the Web, packaged in a way to allow a single download and installation on a user's machine or mobile device. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.