browser-specs 3.36.0 → 3.38.0

package/README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ cross-references, WebIDL, quality, etc.
   - [`title`](#title)
   - [`shortTitle`](#shorttitle)
   - [`categories`](#categories)
+  - [`standing`](#standing)
   - [`series`](#series)
     - [`series.shortname`](#seriesshortname)
     - [`series.currentSpecification`](#seriescurrentspecification)
@@ -35,10 +36,12 @@ cross-references, WebIDL, quality, etc.
   - [`groups`](#groups)
   - [`release`](#release)
     - [`release.url`](#releaseurl)
+    - [`release.status`](#releasestatus)
     - [`release.filename`](#releasefilename)
     - [`release.pages`](#releasepages)
   - [`nightly`](#nightly)
     - [`nightly.url`](#nightlyurl)
+    - [`nightly.status`](#nightlystatus)
     - [`nightly.alternateUrls`](#nightlyalternateurls)
     - [`nightly.filename`](#nightlyfilename)
     - [`nightly.pages`](#nightlypages)
@@ -184,6 +187,27 @@ the specs in the `web-specs` package. Value always contains `"browser"` for
 specs in the `browser-specs` package.
 
 
+### `standing`
+
+A rough approximation of whether the spec is in good standing, meaning that,
+regardless of its current status, it should be regarded as a spec that gets some
+love from targeted implementers and as a spec that has some well-defined scope,
+whether the spec has not yet matured enough or should only be viewed as a
+collection of interesting ideas for now, or whether development of the spec has
+been discontinued.
+
+Specs for which the status is "Unofficial Proposal Draft" or "A Collection of
+Interesting Ideas" typically have a standing set to `"pending"` (but there may
+be exceptions).
+
+Specs whose status is "Discontinued Draft" typically have a standing set to
+`"discontinued"`.
+
+The `standing` property is always set. Value may either be `"good"`, `"pending"`
+or `"discontinued"`. Value is always `"good"` for specs in the `browser-specs`
+package.
+
+
 ### `series`
 
 An object that describes the series that the spec is part of. A series includes
@@ -363,6 +387,16 @@ URL (see [`url`](#url)).
 The `url` property is always set.
 
 
+#### `release.status`
+
+The status of the latest published snapshot of the spec. See
+[Documents published at W3C](https://www.w3.org/standards/types) for possible
+values, e.g. "Recommendation", "Candidate Recommendation Draft", "Draft
+Registry" or "Working Draft".
+
+The `status` property is always set.
+
+
 #### `release.filename`
 
 The filename of the resource that gets served when the default URL is fetched.
@@ -402,6 +436,16 @@ details the actual provenance.
 The `url` property is always set.
 
 
+#### `nightly.status`
+
+The status of the nightly version of the spec. This is typically "Editor's
+Draft" or "Living Standard", but can also be "Draft Community Group Report"
+for Community Group drafts, "Unofficial Proposal Draft" for some unofficial
+CSS specifications, "Internet Standard" for IETF specifications, etc.
+
+The `status` property is always set.
+
+
 #### `nightly.alternateUrls`
 
 A list of alternate URLs for the Editor's Draft or the living standard.