Introduce Browser Permissions for WebDriver BiDi

[thiagowfx]

Based-on: w3c/webdriver-bidi#590
Bug: #424
Bug: w3c/webdriver-bidi#587

Upstream auto-linking blockers:

• editorial: export more definitions for extension modules webdriver-bidi#593
• editorial: export "extension modules" definition webdriver-bidi#591
• editorial: export "try" / "trying" dfn webdriver#1766
• editorial: export "error code" dfn webdriver#1767

Other considerations:

• https://www.w3.org/2023/11/08-webdriver-minutes.html#t04
• <jgraham_> (don't want to extend this topic further, but I always assumed BiDi would move to an event-based model for permissions i.e. you'd get a permissions.Request event with some information):

This is out of scope of this initial PR. We intend to only achieve feature parity with WebDriver classic.

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The following tasks have been completed:

• Modified Web platform tests commitment (link): Umbrella bug for WebDriver BiDi Browser Permissions API tests web-platform-tests/wpt#43305

Implementation commitment:

• WebKit (link to issue)
• Blink (actually, Chromium BiDi mapper): Umbrella bug for Browser Permissions API GoogleChromeLabs/chromium-bidi#1585
• Gecko (link to issue): WebDriver-BiDi extension module: Browser Permissions API mozilla/standards-positions#930

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[thiagowfx]

cc @OrKoN @mathiasbynens @jgraham @whimboo (I don't have permissions to change the "assignee" field directly)

[thiagowfx]

cc @miketaylr could you PTAL?

[miketaylr]

Noting that if you were to place WebDriver-Bidi after WebDriver, this would be a bit easier to review.

Also, can you fix the build errors?

[thiagowfx]

Converting this back to draft until I apply all requested changes (from both here and https://www.w3.org/2023/11/08-webdriver-minutes.html#t04).

[thiagowfx]

Ongoing: exporting terms from the webdriver classic spec:

• editorial: export "try" / "trying" dfn webdriver#1766
• editorial: export "error code" dfn webdriver#1767

[thiagowfx]

@jgraham @whimboo Does Mozilla / Firefox / Gecko intend to support the browser permissions API for BiDi?

If yes, then could you please file a bug and edit the first comment to include it?
If not, then I will edit it myself to add a note that there's no implementation intent.

Extension modules are optional anyway.

[thiagowfx]

@gsnedders @patrickangle Does Apple / WebKit intend to support the browser permissions API for BiDi?

If yes, then could you please file a bug and edit the first comment to include it?
If not, then I will edit it myself to add a note that there's no implementation intent.

Extension modules are optional anyway.

[thiagowfx]

I believe all suggestions were addressed. PTAL

[miketaylr]

This branch has conflicts that must be resolved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlJM8-7IMBM

(let me try to clean this up before reviewing)

[thiagowfx]

If the rebase ends up being straightforward, feel free to merge it (or I can do it).

If there are any follow-ups, Alex (orkon) will take over from here. Thanks!

[OrKoN]

I have opened a PR with the rebase here #431 since I have no permissions to @thiagowfx fork. Let's close this PR in favor of the new PR.

[miketaylr]

I have opened a PR with the rebase here #431 since I have no permissions to @thiagowfx fork. Let's close this PR in favor of the new PR.

Sounds good.