Bug 117402 – [Win] Unable to load and save history.

• Status: RESOLVED
• Resolution: WONTFIX
• Component: WebKit API

The possibility to load and save history has been removed from the WebKit api.
Please bring it back, I'm using this functionality.

I think it makes sense for a WebKit client to be able load and save history for persistance between sessions.

The functionality was removed in changesets r150660 and r150665.

Created attachment 204157 [details]
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[WebKit Commit Bot]

Attachment 204157 [details] did not pass style-queue:

Failed to run "['Tools/Scripts/check-webkit-style', '--diff-files', u'Source/WebKit/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj.filters', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKitCommon.props', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj', u'Source/WebKit/cf/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/mac/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/BinaryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/HistoryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/win/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/win/Interfaces/IWebHistory.idl', u'Source/WebKit/win/Interfaces/IWebHistoryPrivate.idl', u'Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h']" exit_code: 1
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:65:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:66:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:67:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:67:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:68:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:70:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:71:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:72:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:72:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:73:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:143:  The parameter name "url" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:143:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:144:  The parameter name "url" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:144:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:237:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:238:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:239:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:240:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:274:  Should have a space between // and comment  [whitespace/comments] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:356:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:357:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:358:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:359:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Total errors found: 23 in 16 files


If any of these errors are false positives, please file a bug against check-webkit-style.

[Build Bot]

Comment on attachment 204157 [details]
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Attachment 204157 [details] did not pass mac-ews (mac):
Output: http://webkit-queues.appspot.com/results/811272

[Build Bot]

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Attachment 204157 [details] did not pass mac-wk2-ews (mac-wk2):
Output: http://webkit-queues.appspot.com/results/780179

Created attachment 204161 [details]
Patch

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Attachment 204161 [details] did not pass style-queue:

Failed to run "['Tools/Scripts/check-webkit-style', '--diff-files', u'Source/WebKit/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj.filters', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.vcxproj/WebKit/WebKitCommon.props', u'Source/WebKit/WebKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj', u'Source/WebKit/cf/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/mac/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/BinaryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/mac/History/HistoryPropertyList.h', u'Source/WebKit/win/ChangeLog', u'Source/WebKit/win/Interfaces/IWebHistory.idl', u'Source/WebKit/win/Interfaces/IWebHistoryPrivate.idl', u'Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp', u'Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h']" exit_code: 1
Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp:26:  Found other header before WebCore config.h. Should be: config.h, primary header, blank line, and then alphabetically sorted.  [build/include_order] [4]
Source/WebKit/cf/History/HistoryPropertyList.cpp:27:  Found header this file implements after other header. Should be: config.h, primary header, blank line, and then alphabetically sorted.  [build/include_order] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:65:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:66:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:67:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:67:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:68:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:70:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:71:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:72:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:72:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:73:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:143:  The parameter name "url" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:143:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:144:  The parameter name "url" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.h:144:  The parameter name "error" adds no information, so it should be removed.  [readability/parameter_name] [5]
Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp:26:  Found other header before WebCore config.h. Should be: config.h, primary header, blank line, and then alphabetically sorted.  [build/include_order] [4]
Source/WebKit/cf/History/BinaryPropertyList.cpp:27:  Found header this file implements after other header. Should be: config.h, primary header, blank line, and then alphabetically sorted.  [build/include_order] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:237:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:238:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:239:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:240:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:274:  Should have a space between // and comment  [whitespace/comments] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:356:  Extra space after ( in function call  [whitespace/parens] [4]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:357:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:358:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Source/WebKit/win/WebHistory.cpp:359:  Weird number of spaces at line-start.  Are you using a 4-space indent?  [whitespace/indent] [3]
Total errors found: 27 in 16 files


If any of these errors are false positives, please file a bug against check-webkit-style.

[Build Bot]

Comment on attachment 204161 [details]
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Attachment 204161 [details] did not pass mac-ews (mac):
Output: http://webkit-queues.appspot.com/results/753551

[Anders Carlsson]

Comment on attachment 204161 [details]
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I think the consensus is that it was a bad idea to put a history API in WebKit proper. You should be able to replicate this functionality yourself using the IWebHistory API.

(In reply to comment #9)
> (From update of attachment 204161 [details])
> I think the consensus is that it was a bad idea to put a history API in WebKit proper. You should be able to replicate this functionality yourself using the IWebHistory API.

But isn't the api to load/save history available on the Mac platform?
If so, shouldn't the api also be available on Windows?

(In reply to comment #9)
> (From update of attachment 204161 [details])
> I think the consensus is that it was a bad idea to put a history API in WebKit proper. You should be able to replicate this functionality yourself using the IWebHistory API.

I also think that the ability to load/save history is one of the main features of a history api.

(In reply to comment #9)
> (From update of attachment 204161 [details])
> I think the consensus is that it was a bad idea to put a history API in WebKit proper. You should be able to replicate this functionality yourself using the IWebHistory API.

So there's no chance of getting this back in? ;)