w3c / w3c/payment-request

Missing definition of retrying a payment as a concept

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Description

The Basic card spec says:

When retrying a request for payment,

However, it's treating retrying as a concept, but links to the .retry() method.

What would be nice would be to conceptually define what it means to "retry" a payment. Then other specs could link to that conceptual definition.

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Research direction

Read the Basic card spec passage and the linked Payment Request .retry() method first. Done means the specification has a reusable conceptual definition of retrying a payment, with the Basic card wording linking to that definition so other specifications can reference it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation, payments
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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