Adopt lazy getType() as preferred approach for Selective Clipboard Format Read#1254
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the Selective Clipboard Format Read explainer to present two alternative designs side-by-side and to frame the lazy ClipboardItem.getType() model as the preferred approach, reflecting the referenced W3C working group discussion.
Changes:
- Reorganizes the explainer into “Approach 1” (add
typestoread()) and “Approach 2” (lazy OS read ongetType()), with updated examples and boundary scenarios. - Adds a “Preferred Approach” section arguing for lazy
getType()as the recommended direction. - Updates the security discussion to describe when permission/focus/user-activation checks occur in the lazy model.
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Summary
This PR restructures the Selective Clipboard Format Read explainer to present the lazy
getType()approach as the preferred solution, based on W3C Clipboard APIs Working Group discussions.Changes