docs: document URL.parse requirement and polyfill for Chrome <126 and Safari <18 - #2146
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Summary
Modern versions of
pdfjs-distutilize the WHATWG static methodURL.parse()(Baseline 2024). While the browser support section currently notes Chrome 125 as a minimum,URL.parse()was only introduced in Chrome 126 and Safari 18.In environments running Chrome <126 (e.g. Chrome 122–125), Safari <18, or older embedded mobile webviews, this causes an unhandled
TypeError: URL.parse is not a functionduring viewer initialization.Changes
##### Polyfilling URL.parsesubsection underCompatibility -> Browser support.URL.parseis natively available (Chrome 126+, Safari 18+, Node 22.1.0+).