Clarify that timeRemaining() is an estimate and not a fixed countdown (#37250)#44373
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Hi @BHUVANSH855, and thank you for your contribution. I've provided a couple of suggestions. I would also suggest moving the note to after the paragraph that follows it, as it looks a little weird sat below the note.
Bear in mind that I'm not an expert on this stuff; it might be good for @jyasskin to give it a quick look as well.
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@BHUVANSH855, looks good to me now. I'm just going to hold off on merging it to see if we can get some technical commentary on it.
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Description
Adds a note to the
IdleDeadline.timeRemaining()documentation clarifying that the returned value is an estimate of available idle time and should not be treated as a fixed countdown.Motivation
The current documentation may imply that
timeRemaining()continuously counts down during an idle period. However, the browser's estimate can change and may suddenly drop to0when higher-priority (latency-critical) work arrives. This update helps readers better understand the behavior of the API and avoid incorrect assumptions when scheduling background tasks.Additional details
The note was added to the introduction section of the page and is based on the discussion in the linked issue regarding how browsers determine remaining idle time.
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Fixes #37250