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==Overview==
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| '''Name:'''
| Nightly Tester Tools (NTT)
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| '''Leads:'''
| [mailto:hskupin@mozilla.com Henrik Skupin], [mailto:dhunt@mozilla.com Dave Hunt]
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| '''Team Assistance:'''
| Tony Mechelynck, Szabolcs Hubai
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| '''addons.mozilla.org:'''
| https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/nightly-tester-tools
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| '''Issues:'''
| https://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt/issues
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| '''Repository:'''
| https://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt
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| '''Etherpad:'''
| https://etherpad.mozilla.org/qas-addons-ntt
|}
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543/ Nightly Tester Tools] is an addon that is a collection of useful tools for users of Firefox nightly builds. It was previously owned by Dave Townsend, but its in need of some new owners and an update. A couple of people that work on automation have decided to lead an effort to revive Nightly Tester Tools and make it even better.
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543/ Nightly Tester Tools] is an extension that is a collection of useful tools for users of Firefox nightly builds. It was previously owned by Dave Townsend, but now is maintained by the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools Automation and Tools team]. They're leading an effort to revive Nightly Tester Tools and make it even better.


== Team ==
Nightly Tester Tools features the ability to disable add-on compatibility checks, crucial for nightly testers.
* harthur
* jhammels
* aakashd


Contact us on IRC via #qa on [irc://mozilla.org/%23qa irc.mozilla.org]
Contact us on IRC via [irc://irc.mozilla.org/automation #automation].


==Development==
==Development==
Nightly Tester Tools' code lives on a [http://github.com/mozautomation/nightlytt Github repo]


See the bugs at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=---&resolution=DUPLICATE&query_format=advanced&component=Nightly%20Tester%20Tools&product=Testing
See https://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt/blob/master/README.md for how to get Nightly Tester Tools for desktop setup.
 
* Desktop Nightly Tester Tools' code lives on a [http://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt Github repo]
* Mobile Nightly Tester Tools' code lives on a [https://github.com/sammybahamas/mobi_nightlytt Github repo]
 
==Settings==
If you know where this extension's settings are documented, please fill it in here.
 
AFAIK, there is no Preferences UI for this extension in the addons manager, its settings [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration#Modifying_preferences must be set] directly in about:config (or in the Thunderbird Config Editor). They start with '''nightly.''' and IIUC you shouldn't change '''nightly.currChangeset''' and '''nightly.prevChangeset''' — these two are for data which the extension needs to remember from one session to the next; the others are its preferences. — [[User:Tonymec|Tonymec]] 15:47, 10 November 2011 (PST)
 
The following describes the known settings, but the table is not complete. If you know anything that's missing, please fill it in; if there is an error, please correct it.
 
* '''Note:''' In the first column, we have added a space after each dot. This is intentional; these spaces are not part of the name, they are only there to allow line-breaking in the "name" cells if necessary.


=== Planned Releases ===
{| border=4
* [[Auto-tools/Projects/NightlyTesterTools/Releases/.5|.5]]
! Name
* [[Auto-tools/Projects/NightlyTesterTools/Releases/1.0|1.0]]
! Type
! Values
|-
| '''nightly. currChangeset'''
| String
| Automatically set at startup, see ${Changeset} [[#Variables|below]].
|-
| '''nightly. disableCheckCompatibility'''
| Boolean
| true: Force add-on compatibility<br>false (default): Opposite of the above.
|-
| '''nightly. idtitle'''
| Boolean
| true (default): Use the custom title set by '''nightly. templates. title'''<br> false: Opposite of the above.
|-
| '''nightly. prevChangeset'''
| String
|
|-
| '''nightly. templates. buildid'''
| String
| Template for the string inserted by "Tools → Nightly Tester Tools → Copy Build ID to Clipboard" or "Tools → Nightly Tester Tools → Insert Build ID into Textbox". <br>Default: ${UserAgent} ID:${AppBuildID}${Flags} CSet: ${Changeset}
|-
| '''nightly. templates. title'''
| String
| Template for the window title. <br>Default: ${DefaultTitle} (Build ${AppBuildID})<br>'''Note:''' Used only if '''nightly. idtitle''' is on (which is the default).
|}


=== Current Features ===
==Variables==
:Current Features (crossed out means planned removal):
The following are for use when customizing '''nightly.templates.buildid''' and '''nightly.templates.title''' — they will be replaced at run-time by the appropriate string.
* Extension compatibility fixing
{| border=4 width=100%
* Titlebar customisation
! width=10% | Name
* Build ID retrieval
! width=10% | Value
* Copy extensions to clipboard
! width=50% | Example
* Screenshots
! width=30% | Explanation or Remarks
* Open Profile Folder
|-
* <strike>Breakpad information</strike>
| ${DefaultTitle}
* <strike>Restoring tabs from previous session</strike>
| Default Application Title
* <strike>Leak log analysis</strike>
| MozillaWiki - SeaMonkey
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${TabTitle}
| Current Tab's Title
| MozillaWiki
| As set by the <tt>&lt;title&gt;</tt> of the current page
|-
| ${TabGroup}
| Current Tab Group
| &nbsp;
| Firefox only (and empty if you haven't set one). On SeaMonkey the value is "Undefined".
|-
| ${AppId}
| Application Identifier
| {92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a}
| GUID of the current application
|-
| ${Vendor}
| Application Vendor
| Mozilla
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${Name}
| Application Name
| SeaMonkey
| For Firefox it is "Firefox"; compare with ${BrandName} below.
|-
| ${Version}
| Application Version
| 2.20a1
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${AppBuildID}
| Application Build Identifier
| 20130421003001
| Datestamp, YYYYMMDDhhmmss
|-
| ${Changeset}
| Application built from that changeset
| 1637ab8d5a01
| With SeaMonkey or Thunderbird it is the '''comm-central''' (or comm-aurora, comm-beta, comm-release) changeset.
|-
| ${PlatformBuildID}
| XUL Platform Build Identifier
| 20130421003001
| Same as ${AppBuildID} AFAICT
|-
| ${PlatformVersion}
| XUL Platform Version
| 23.0a1
| With SeaMonkey it is '''not''' the same as ${Version}.
|-
| ${GeckoVersion}
| Gecko Version
| 23.0a1
| Same as ${PlatformVersion}. ''Deprecated.''
|-
| ''${PlatformChangeset}''
| ''Platform built from that changeset''
| ''0d50cb959c46''
| ''Changeset for mozilla-central (or mozilla-aurora, mozilla-beta, mozilla-release). For Firefox, but not for Thunderbird or SeaMonkey, it is the same as ${Changeset} above.''
|-
| ${BrandName}
| Application Brand Name
| SeaMonkey
| For Firefox-Nightly it is "Nightly", not "Firefox". I '''think''' that a similar distinction applies to Thunderbird-Daily.
|-
| ${UserAgent}
| User Agent String
| Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:23.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/23.0 SeaMonkey/2.20a1
| As "User Agent" near the top of "Help → Troubleshooting Information". Also near the bottom of the about: page.
|-
| ${Locale}
| Current locale
| en-US
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${OS}
| Compilation OS
| Linux
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${Processor}
| Compilation Processor
| x86_64
| i686 means 32-bit Intel
|-
| ${Compiler}
| Compiler
| gcc3
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${Toolkit}
| Graphics Toolkit
| cairo
| &nbsp;
|-
| ${Profile}
| Current Profile
| default
| &nbsp;
|}
* The variables described ''in italics'' are not yet supported by Nightly Tester Tools 3.5; they are slated to appear in a future release. They are more subject to change than the rest: what appears above is what is currently planned for the next release. '''''Edit:''' At the moment (2014-02-01) they are supported by the "Development" version of the add-on but not by the "latest stable" version, both available at <tt>addons.mozilla.org</tt>.''
* The variables marked ''Deprecated'' are, well, deprecated. They may disappear at some indeterminate future time.
* The first two depend on the page you are browsing; I showed what appeared on this wiki's [[Main Page]].
* Many of these depend on your current browser or mailer version: I showed what appeared in the version of SeaMonkey with which I updated this table.
* All of these can be seen in the <tt>Tools → Nightly Tester Tools → Customize Titlebar</tt> dialog… if it is present in the current version of NTT on the current application. I showed them in the same order as in that dialog, which is why they may seem unsorted.
* In recent versions (at least in current trunk nightlies of SeaMonkey) <tt>${Changeset}</tt> and <tt>${PlatformChangeset}</tt> display the full 40-nybble changeset ID rather than the 12-nybble abbreviated value. I don't know when the change happened. AFAIK it happened in the app, not in the addon, since I'm still using NTT 3.7pre20131013. — [[User:Tonymec|Tonymec]] ([[User talk:Tonymec|talk]]) 16:38, 31 August 2015 (PDT)


==Ideas==
==Ideas==
If you'd like to propose ideas on how to make the extension better, feel free to file a bug within [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?alias=&assigned_to=nobody%40mozilla.org&blocked=&bug_file_loc=http%3A%2F%2F&bug_severity=enhancement&bug_status=NEW&comment=&component=Nightly%20Tester%20Tools&contenttypeentry=&contenttypemethod=autodetect&contenttypeselection=text%2Fplain&data=&dependson=&description=&flag_type-37=X&flag_type-4=X&flag_type-607=X&form_name=enter_bug&keywords=&maketemplate=Remember%20values%20as%20bookmarkable%20template&op_sys=All&priority=--&product=Testing&qa_contact=nightly-tester-tools%40testing.bugs&rep_platform=All&short_desc=&status_whiteboard=&target_milestone=---&version=unspecified this handy form]!
If you'd like to propose ideas on how to make the extension better, feel free to file a bug within [https://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt/issues/new this handy form]!




We also have a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&component=Nightly%20Tester%20Tools&product=Testing list of things to do] already filed that you can look through.
We also have a [https://github.com/mozilla/nightlytt/issues list of things to do] already filed that you can look through.
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