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== Additional tasks ==
== Additional tasks ==
The following tasks are not about WebExtensions API but make using or developing WebExtensions on Android more pleasant. You can pick them for your propsosal - either additionally or instead of APIs that might be too big for your timeline.
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== Application ==
== Application ==

Revision as of 17:02, 7 March 2017

WebExtensions are a cross-browser system for developing browser add-ons. But not all APIs are supported by Firefox for Android yet. The goal of this Google Summer of Code project is to implement some of the missing APIs and optionally improve the tooling for building and testing WebExtensions for Firefox for Android.

Helpful resources

Google Summer of Code

Web Extensions

APIs

The following APIs are not implemented yet and are "reserved" for this Google Summer of Code project. You do not need to work on all of them. Pick for your application / proposal pick what you can realistically complete during Summer of Code.

API
contextMenus
browsingData
identity
proxy

Additional tasks

The following tasks are not about WebExtensions API but make using or developing WebExtensions on Android more pleasant. You can pick them for your propsosal - either additionally or instead of APIs that might be too big for your timeline.

Type Task Description
Feature Settings page When adding a settings page to the add-on then this doesn't show up anywhere inside Fennec - even though we already have an add-on details page.
Bug add-on id required Even though the docs say that an add-on id is not needed the installation fails on fennec ("Add-on corrupt") if I do not set one in the manifest
Feature web-ext - Android support web-ext is a tool for building/packaging and deploying WebExtensions. Currently it doesn't support installing WebExtensions on a connected Android device.

Application

FAQ

Should I apply for other GSoC projects or at other organizations?

Yes, you can and you should if there are other projects you are interested in. Last year there have been about 30 applications for Mozilla's Android project.

Are there other Android projects Mozilla mentors?

No. This project here is the only Android project mentored by Mozilla this year.