Define the document's referrer in terms of Fetch

Author: annevk

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@@ -8521,9 +8521,9 @@ http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/?%3C%21DOCTYPE%20html%3E..
   <code>Document</code> is both <span>ready for post-load tasks</span> and <span>completely
   loaded</span> immediately.</p>
 
-  <p><dfn>The document's referrer</dfn> is an <span>absolute URL</span> that can be set when the
-  <code>Document</code> is created. If it is not explicitly set, then its value is the empty
-  string.</p>
+  <p><dfn>The document's referrer</dfn> is a string (representing a <span>URL</span>) that can be
+  set when the <code>Document</code> is created. If it is not explicitly set, then its value is the
+  empty string.</p>
 
   <p>Each <code>Document</code> object has a <dfn>reload override flag</dfn> that is originally
   unset. The flag is set by the <code data-x="dom-document-open">document.open()</code> and <code
@@ -76889,7 +76889,7 @@ dictionary <dfn>DragEventInit</dfn> : <span>MouseEventInit</span> {
 
    <li><p>If the new <span>browsing context</span> has a <span>creator browsing context</span>, then
    set <var>document</var>'s <span data-x="the document's referrer">referrer</span> to the
-   <span>creator URL</span>.</p></li>
+   <span data-x="concept-url-serialiser">serialisation</span> of <span>creator URL</span>.</p></li>
 
    <li><p>If the new <span>browsing context</span> has a <span>creator browsing context</span>, then
    set <var>document</var>'s <span data-x="concept-document-referrer-policy">referrer policy</span>
@@ -81399,6 +81399,9 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
   flag</var></dfn>, the user agent must run these steps:</p>
 
   <ol>
+   <li><p>If <var>resource</var> is a <span>URL</span>, then set <var>resource</var> to a new <span
+   data-x="concept-request">request</span> whose <span data-x="concept-request-url">url</span> is
+   <var>resource</var>.</p></li>
 
    <li id="sandboxLinks">
     <p>If the <span>source browsing context</span> is not <span>allowed to navigate</span>
@@ -81538,9 +81541,8 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
 
      <dd><p>Skip this step. The data is already available.</p></dd>
 
-     <dt>If <var>resource</var> is a <span>URL</span> whose <span
-     data-x="concept-url-scheme">scheme</span> is <code data-x="javascript
-     protocol">javascript</code></dt>
+     <dt>If <var>resource</var>'s <span>URL</span>'s <span data-x="concept-url-scheme">scheme</span>
+     is <code data-x="javascript protocol">javascript</code></dt>
 
      <dd>
 
@@ -81672,13 +81674,7 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
      <dd>
 
       <ol>
-       <li><p>Let <var>request</var> be <var>resource</var>.</p></li>
-
-       <li><p>If <var>request</var> is a <span>URL</span>, set <var>request</var> to a new <span
-       data-x="concept-request">request</span> whose <span data-x="concept-request-url">url</span>
-       is <var>request</var>.</p></li>
-
-       <li><p>Set <var>request</var>'s <span data-x="concept-request-client">client</span> to the
+       <li><p>Set <var>resource</var>'s <span data-x="concept-request-client">client</span> to the
        <span>source browsing context</span>'s <span>active document</span>'s <span>relevant settings
        object</span>, <span data-x="concept-request-target-browsing-context">target browsing
        context</span> to <var>browsingContext</var>, <span
@@ -81689,23 +81685,23 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
        data-x="concept-request-redirect-mode">redirect mode</span> to "<code
        data-x="">manual</code>".</p></li>
 
-       <li><p>Set <var>request</var>'s <span>omit-<code>Origin</code>-header flag</span>.
+       <li><p>Set <var>resource</var>'s <span>omit-<code>Origin</code>-header flag</span>.
 
-       <li><p>If <var>request</var>'s <span data-x="concept-request-method">method</span> is not
+       <li><p>If <var>resource</var>'s <span data-x="concept-request-method">method</span> is not
        `<code data-x="">GET</code>`, or, if the <span data-x="navigate">navigation algorithm</span>
        was invoked as a result of the <span data-x="concept-form-submit">form submission
        algorithm</span>, then if there is an <span>origin</span> of the <span>active document</span>
-       of the <span>source browsing context</span>, unset <var>request</var>'s
+       of the <span>source browsing context</span>, unset <var>resource</var>'s
        <span>omit-<code>Origin</code>-header flag</span>.</p></li>
 
        <li><p>Otherwise, if <var>browsingContext</var> is a <span>child browsing context</span>, and
        the <span>browsing context container</span> of <var>browsingContext</var> has a
-       <span>browsing context scope origin</span>, set <var>request</var>'s <span
+       <span>browsing context scope origin</span>, set <var>resource</var>'s <span
        data-x="concept-request-origin">origin</span> to that <span>browsing context scope
-       origin</span> and unset <var>request</var>'s <span>omit-<code>Origin</code>-header
+       origin</span> and unset <var>resource</var>'s <span>omit-<code>Origin</code>-header
        flag</span>.</p></li>
 
-       <!--FETCH--><li><p><span data-x="concept-fetch">Fetch</span> <var>request</var>.</p></li>
+       <!--FETCH--><li><p><span data-x="concept-fetch">Fetch</span> <var>resource</var>.</p></li>
       </ol>
 
      </dd>
@@ -81771,11 +81767,6 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
     The user agent may indicate to the user that the original page load failed, and that the page
     used was a previously cached resource.</p>
 
-    <p class="note">This does not affect the <i>address of the resource from which Request-URIs are
-    obtained</i>, as used to set <span>the document's referrer</span> in the <span>initialise the
-    <code>Document</code> object</span> steps below; they still use the value as computed by the
-    original fetch algorithm.</p>
-
    </li>
 
    <li>
@@ -81808,11 +81799,6 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
     the original page load failed, that the page used was a fallback resource, and what the URL of
     the fallback resource actually is.</p>
 
-    <p class="note">This does not affect the <i>address of the resource from which Request-URIs are
-    obtained</i>, as used to set <span>the document's referrer</span> in the <span>initialise the
-    <code>Document</code> object</span> steps below; they still use the value as computed by the
-    original fetch algorithm.</p>
-
    </li>
 
    <li>
@@ -81986,10 +81972,19 @@ State: &lt;OUTPUT NAME=I>1&lt;/OUTPUT> &lt;INPUT VALUE="Increment" TYPE=BUTTON O
      algorithm on the <code>Document</code> object and the <span
      data-x="concept-response">response</span> used to generate the document. <ref spec="CSP"></p>
 
-     <li><p>Set <span>the document's referrer</span> to the <i>address of the resource from which
-     Request-URIs are obtained</i> as determined when the fetch algorithm obtained the resource, if
-     that algorithm was used and determined such a value; otherwise, set it to the empty
-     string.</p></li>
+     <li>
+      <p>If <var>resource</var> is a <span data-x="concept-request">request</span>, then set
+      <span>the document's referrer</span> to the <span
+      data-x="concept-url-serialiser">serialisation</span> of <var>resource</var>'s <span
+      data-x="concept-request-referrer">referrer</span>, if <var>resource</var>'s <span
+      data-x="concept-request-referrer">referrer</span> is a <span>URL record</span>, and the empty
+      string otherwise.</p>
+
+      <p class="note">Per the WHATWG Fetch standard a <span
+      data-x="concept-request">request</span>'s <span
+      data-x="concept-request-referrer">referrer</span> will be either a <span>URL record</span> or
+      "<code data-x="">no-referrer</code>" at this point.</p>
+     </li>
 
      <li><p><span>Implement the sandboxing</span> for the <code>Document</code>.</p></li>