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HTML5 APIs

Amazon Silk supports many of the HTML5 APIs. Though not intended to be comprehensive,

the list

below describes supported HTML5 APIs and notes any Amazon Silk-specific implementation

details.

Animation Timing API

The Animation Timing API can be used to create script-based animations where the user

agent is called upon to determine the appropriate frame update rate at runtime. This

allows

animations to run more smoothly and efficiently than they would with the

setInterval or setTimeout methods, which schedule callbacks at

specified intervals.

Application Cache API

The Application Cache API, or AppCache, enables web applications to run offline. AppCache

can also improve application performance, as cached resources load faster and reduce

server

load.

To learn more about the HTML5 Application Cache, see the following resources:

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

The Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) specification defines a method for making

HTTP

requests that are not limited by the same-origin policy. The same-origin policy restricts

scripts from one domain from interacting with resources from a different domain. But

when CORS

is implemented, a web client can fetch resources from an origin other than its own.

In

practice, CORS requests are usually made through the XMLHttpRequest API.

Browsers handle the client-side implementation of CORS. This means that you can use

XMLHttpRequest to make cross-origin requests, and Amazon Silk will take care of the

HTTP

request header and any necessary preflight requests (requests for authorization from

cross-origin servers).

To learn more about CORS, see the following resources:

File API

The File API provides a secure, standardized way for web applications to interact

with

local files. Using the File API, a web application can represent file objects,

programmatically select them, and parse file data.

File System API

Using the File System API, a web application can create and interact with files in

a

sandboxed virtual file system on the client. The File System API gives web applications

a way

to store files, including large binary blobs, locally without using a database.

For more information, see the following resources:

Geolocation API

The Geolocation API provides an interface to a device's location information, returned

as

coordinates of latitude and longitude. The first time an app or website tries to access

device

location with the Geolocation API, the browser has to obtain user permission. All

browsers

that support the Geolocation API must respect this requirement, although the implementation

varies. Amazon Silk prompts the user with a dialog requesting permission.

In the Settings menu, Silk users can disable location access for an individual website

or

for all websites.

As a developer, you can use the Geolocation API to get an initial position for a device

and to watch for changes of position.

To learn more about the Geolocation API, see the following resources:

Indexed Database API

The Indexed Database API, or IndexedDB API, is an interface to a high-performance,

object-oriented database that can store large amounts of structured data on the browser.

Data

objects are stored as key-value pairs and can be accessed on- or offline.

Server-Sent Events

The Server-Sent Events interface enables a client to receive updates from the server

automatically without having to request them. You can use Server-Sent Events to display

news

and other updates on a website.

Touch Events

Touch Events interpret finger motions on a touch-sensitive screen, so that web

applications can handle touch input directly. Touch events include touchstart,

touchend, touchcancel, and touchmove.

To learn more about Touch Events, see the following resources:

XMLHttpRequest Level 2

The XMLHttpRequest API enables a web application to make asynchronous HTTP requests

to the

server. XMLHttpRequest Level 2, which is sometimes associated with HTML5, introduces

new

functionality. For example, with XMLHttpRequest Level 2, you can use the Cross-Origin

Resource

Sharing (CORS) API to make secure cross-origin requests, and you can transfer binary

data in a

straightforward way.

For more information, see the W3C specification XMLHttpRequest Level 2.

Web SQL Database

The Web SQL Database API is an interface for storing data on the client in a database

that

can be queried with SQLite. The W3C no longer actively maintains the Web SQL Database

specification.

Web Storage

Web Storage is an interface for storing data in key-value pairs on the client. It's

designed to be a faster, more secure alternative to cookies. The Web Storage API provides

two

storage types: local storage and session storage. Local storage has no expiration

date, while

session storage persists for one session only.

To learn more about the Web Storage API, see the following resources:

Web Workers API

The Web Workers API can improve application performance by enabling JavaScript to

run as a

background process. When a script runs as a Worker object, it's executed on a background

thread, in parallel to the main page. This prevents the script from affecting UI

performance.

For more information about the Web Workers API, see the W3C Web Workers specification.

WebGL

WebGL is a web standard that facilitates the rendering of interactive 3-D graphics

in the

browser without a plugin. Based on OpenGL ES 2.0, WebGL specifies both a JavaScript

API and

interaction with the graphics processing unit (GPU). The HTML5 canvas element

functions as the rendering context. Amazon Silk has enabled WebGL and supports most

WebGL

functionality.

For WebGL initialization tests, see Khronos WEBGL FAQ.

To learn more about WebGL, see the following resources:

WebSocket API

The WebSocket API facilitates event-driven client-server communication over an open

connection. Using the WebSocket API, the server can send updates to the client without

the

client having to request resources.

To learn more about the WebSocket API, see the following resources: