Readable byte streams #137
Description
This GitHub issue is for collecting web developer signals for Readable byte streams.
A ReadableStream constructed with { type: "bytes" } reads bytes from a stream without making extra copies, improving efficiency for streams of large chunks. Also known as BYOB or bring your own buffer.
Browser support
- Chrome 89 (Mar 2, 2021)
- Chrome Android 89 (Mar 2, 2021)
- Edge 89 (Mar 4, 2021)
- Firefox 102 (Jun 28, 2022)
- Firefox for Android 102 (Jun 28, 2022)
- Safari: not supported
- Safari on iOS: not supported
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However, a much better guide for us is to know how you'd use this feature, and what you're having to do in the meantime. This helps us judge the priority versus other features.
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## What I want to do with this feature
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## What I'm having to do in the meantime
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