w3c / w3c/resource-timing

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Description

As discussed at TPAC, exposing information in response headers from caches and intermediaries would help measure CDN and other intermediary performance on an apples-to-apples / real user measurement basis.

(working on a PR now)

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First steps

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  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

The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Read the TPAC discussion and the current Resource Timing specification first, then determine the intended response-header information for caches and intermediaries and how it should be exposed for comparable performance measurement. The issue is marked as having a PR in progress, so confirm the current work before starting.

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Assessment

Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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