32137 - Allow for a way to persist XML data cross-session

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: XML, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Taras Tielkes]

I would be nice to use XML data as an alternative to cookie strings. Currently
IE5 allows exactly this by the "userData Behavior". The limits are 64 per page /
640k per domain.

Such a feature would complement (my ideal) system for using XML data in
cross-browser HTML UI's.
1) XML loading (15119)
2) XML request object (save & load by POSTing)
3) client side persistance & cache for speed

URL (IE5 userData behaviour):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/Author/behaviors/reference/behaviors/userData.asp

Comment 1

[Stephen P. Morse]

Changing to xml component and reassigning.

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

RFE; confirming.

Gerv

Comment 3

[Nisheeth Ranjan]

Accepting bug and setting target milestone to M18...

Comment 4

[Taras Tielkes]

I suggest that a script in a page should be able to persist XML Documents using 
a key. Pseudocode:
--------------------
// oDoc = W3C DOM Document object
mozDataStore.persistXML("mydata",oDoc);
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// loading:
var oDoc = mozDataStore.loadXML("mydata");
if(oDoc!=null) alert("XML Document succesfully loaded");
--------------------

Comment 5

[Taras Tielkes]

I would also like to suggest similar maximum size limits for the "XML store" as 
IE5 has at the moment: 64KB max per page, 640KB max per domain/site.

Comment 6

[Taras Tielkes]

(Apologies for the spam , this is the last comment I forgot)

The mechanism should have the same security limits as "normal" cookies.

Comment 7

[Nisheeth Ranjan]

Re-assigning to vidur to schedule as he sees fit as part of his web application 
model work.

Comment 8

[Nisheeth Ranjan]

Adding myself to the cc list.

Comment 9

[Heikki Toivonen (remove -bugzilla when emailing directly)]

I am taking all XMLExtras bugs to make it easier to see what I am working on...