API naming and confusion #417
Description
Hi everyone,
As the PaymentRequest ecosystem has grown, there has been some confusion about what constitutes a "Payment Handler".
Some people take "Payment Handler" to mean any payment app that can handle a PaymentRequest, be it based on service worker (https://w3c.github.io/payment-handler/), Android intents (https://web.dev/articles/android-payment-apps-developers-guide), built into an OS or a user agent.
Other people take "Payment Handler" to mean specifically the "Payment Handler API" as defined in https://w3c.github.io/payment-handler/.
To resolve this confusion, we propose:
- Rename https://w3c.github.io/payment-handler/ to "Web Payment Handler API".
- "Payment Handler" is any payment app that works with the PaymentRequest API.
Please provide your feedback in responses to this issue in the following format:
- Yes/No - <Rename https://w3c.github.io/payment-handler/ to "Web Payment Handler API"?>
- Yes/No - <Should "Payment Handler" mean any payment app that works with the PaymentRequest API?>