WICG / WICG/webpackage

Allow linking to sub-packages instead of just including them

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architecture feature request
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Go
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Description

From @dimich-g's https://github.com/dimich-g/webpackage/pull/36#issuecomment-290316360:

Having external sub-packages could be useful to tell the UA that it's likely to need some files, without incurring an extra download cost when the UA happens to already have that package.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reading the referenced comment and pull request #36 to clarify the external sub-package linking model; done would require an agreed change scope and acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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