WebAudio: decodeAudioData returns a Promise

AudioContext.decodeAudioData returns a Promise<AudioBuffer> that is resolved when decoding the audio data is finished. This is in addition to the existing callbacks, which are now optional.

Documentation

• http://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/#widl-AudioContext-decodeAudioData-Promise-AudioBuffer--ArrayBuffer-audioData-DecodeSuccessCallback-successCallback-DecodeErrorCallback-errorCallback
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AudioContext/decodeAudioData

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 49
• Chrome for Android release 49
• Chrome for iOS release 49
• Android WebView release 49
• Opera release 36
• Opera for Android release 36

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: No public signals
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: Positive

Owners

• rtoy@chromium.org
• hongchan@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14