(2019-03-08) Now this feature is enabled under the origin trial. Please try it out on +M73.
What is the Layout Jank API?
Layout Jank API is the part of web performance APIs that allows to monitor the degree to which DOM elements have changed their on-screen position ("layout jank") during the user's session.
Developer can observe "layout jank" by adding following example.
new PerformanceObserver(list => {
list.getEntries().forEach(entry => {
console.log(entry.fraction);
});
}).observe({
entryTypes: ['layoutJank']
});
Change window size or viewport and see fraction score go up/down!
Last layout stability metric fraction score:
Total score since navigation happened: