Notes on document
Please note, this document is in an early draft form. It’s primary purpose is to discover how we will define APIs, rather than discover the detail of a specific API method. In other words, now is not the time to ask “Why doesn’t it support xyz?”, however, it is a good time to ask “If we were to add xyz, where would it live?”
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Creates a new instance of the ScreenSnippet object.
Syntax
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let mySnippet = new ScreenSnippet(); |
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let mySnippet = new ssfSYM_API.ScreenSnippet(); |
Parameters
None.
Methods
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capture() |
Creates a new instance of the ScreenSnippet object.
Syntax
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mySnippet.capture().then(function(bitmap) { ... }); |
Parameters
none
Returns
A Promise that resolves to an ImageBitmap object with contains the captured image and type.
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Discussion points:
(From Gareth) I've assumed we have a preference for promises vs callbacks. This seems inline with modern HTML5 standards which are deprecating callbacks.
(From Gareth) We should discuss the return object for the capture method. I've currently followed the Minuet approach.