Allow Safari to use the Image API to decode images to avoid a potential crash #11510
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Launch Checklist
window.createImageBitmap
to decode images whenoffscreenCanvas
is supported. OffscreenCanvas is not supported by Safari which forces Safari to decode images using the Image API. Certain types of WebP images (raster-dem tiles over the ocean with small or no variation in them) cause Safari 15.2 and Safari 15.3 to crash when decoded withcreateImageBitmap
. With the Image API, these images still fail to decode, but Safari properly handles the error so the failure is harmless.offscreenCanvasSupported()
check was first added in ImageBitmap and OffscreenCanvas for DEM tiles #8845 as a progressive enhancement.mapbox-gl-js
changelog:<changelog>Allow Safari to use the Image API to decode images to avoid a potential crash</changelog>
This is a public style and location I used to manually test this.