It is very common for an application to interact with local files. For exampe, a general workflow is opening a file, making some changes, and saving the file. By Sihui Liu.
For web apps, this might be hard to implement. It is possible to simulate the file operations using IndexedDB API, an HTML input element with the file type, an HTML anchor element with the download attribute, etc, but that would require a good understanding of these standards and careful design for a good user experience. Also, the performance may not be satisfactory for frequent operations and large files.
The article then describes:
- Origin Private File System
- Persistence
- Browser Support
- API
- Examples
The API is currently unavailable for Safari windows in Private Browsing mode. For where is it available, its storage lifetime is the same as other persistent storage types like IndexedDB and LocalStorage. The storage policy will conform to the Storage Standard. Safari users can view and delete file system storage for a site via Preferences on macOS or Settings on iOS. Nice one!
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