Synchronous XMLHttpRequest on the main thread is deprecated because of its detrimental effects to the end user's experience.
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Description
I get the following error in chrome when loadSource is called:
```
Synchronous XMLHttpRequest on the main thread is deprecated because of its detrimental effects to the end user's experience. For more help, check http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/.
```
``` javascript
function loadSource(url) {
if (typeof url !== 'string') {
return [];
}
if (!TraceKit.remoteFetching) { //Only attempt request if remoteFetching is on.
return '';
}
try {
var getXHR = function() {
try {
return new window.XMLHttpRequest();
} catch (e) {
// explicitly bubble up the exception if not found
return new window.ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
}
};
var request = getXHR();
request.open('GET', url, false);
request.send('');
return request.responseText;
} catch (e) {
return '';
}
}
```
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Research direction
Start by tracing loadSource and its callers, then reproduce the warning in Chrome with remoteFetching enabled. Determine how source loading can avoid the synchronous XMLHttpRequest while preserving the existing behavior; done means the deprecation warning no longer occurs and remote source loading still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100