mdn / mdn/browser-compat-data

`webdriver.bidi.session.new` - multiple sessions should have a behavioral subfeature

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Missing compatibility data

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

The MDN page talks about multiple sessions and their support:

In browsers that don't support multiple sessions (e.g., Firefox), sending session.new when a session is already active results in an error response […]

The compat table doesn't reflect this.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Browser), Firefox

What did you expect to see?

A subfeature showing whether a browser can support multiple sessions with WebDriver BiDi.

Did you test this? If so, how?

https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data/pull/29972 dropped the note about multiple sessions. The linked bug, https://bugzil.la/1862018, is still open.

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?
Do you have anything more you want to share?

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the existing webdriver.bidi.session.new compatibility data and compare it with the MDN section on attempting to create an already-active session. Review bug 1862018 and the linked compatibility discussion for browser support, then validate the new behavioral subfeature against the repository's data checks. Done means the compat table represents multiple-session support for the listed browsers.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
json
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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