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Deprecate Intl.v8BreakIterator from v8

Category

JavaScript

Type

Feature removal

Status

Proposed (Chrome Proposed)

Intent stage

None

• Breaking change: No
• Enterprise impact: Low
• Spec maturity: Unknown status

Summary

Intl.v8BreakIterator is a v8 only JavaScript API launched long ago before ECMA402 include the Intl.Segmenter. Since Intl.Segmenter is already shipped in m87 (https://chromestatus.com/feature/6099397733515264 ) , we should now deprecate and then remove BreakIterator from v8. The current stats of the usage The BreakIterator usage overall - https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/556 The Line type usage https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3177 The Word type usage https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3176

Standards & signals

• Firefox: No signal
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals

Ecosystem

• Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=deprecate-intl-v8breakiterator-from-v8
• Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+Deprecate%20Intl.v8BreakIterator%20from%20v8
• MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=Deprecate%20Intl.v8BreakIterator%20from%20v8
• Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=Deprecate%20Intl.v8BreakIterator%20from%20v8

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