10421 2010-08-24 22:54:12 +0000 Setting media element's src and autoplay attribute may expose a race 2010-10-04 14:49:22 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified All All CLOSED WORKSFORME http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/video.html#attr-media-autoplay P3 normal --- 1 adrianba ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 37802 0 adrianba 2010-08-24 22:54:12 +0000 In the following code, a video element is constructed and it's src attribute set. This initiates the resource retrieval. For a fast (e.g. local) resouce, the readystate could be set to HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA before the following line that sets the autoplay attribute. Because the user agent only considers the autoplay value on the readystate change then it would not play in this scenario. Setting the autoplay value first would succeed but web developers don't expect the order to matter. var v = document.createElement(“video”); v.src = “...”; v.autoplay = true; Proposal: Update the spec to say, "The autoplay IDL attribute must reflect the content attribute of the same name. Upon setting, if the ready state is HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA or greater, the user agent must behave as if the play() method was invoked." 38502 1 zcorpan 2010-09-07 09:52:58 +0000 I think you might not have implemented the spec correctly. [[ If a src attribute of a media element is set or changed, the user agent must invoke the media element's media element load algorithm. ]] The media element load algorithm invokes the resource selection algorithm, which changes networkState to NETWORK_NO_SOURCE and then awaits a stable state, which will let the script continue to run before the resource selection algorithm continues (and thus before the resource retrieval is initiated and readyState is changed). 38976 2 adrianba 2010-09-13 18:16:12 +0000 Thanks Simon. We've reviewed this and agree.