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=== I'm writing a new extension today. What API should I use? === | === I'm writing a new extension today. What API should I use? === | ||
=== | === This WebExtension API sounds limiting === | ||
We certainly don't intend it to be. Our goal is for the WebExtension API to cover every reasonable use case that addon authors have. | |||
=== Won't this limit experimentation === | |||
As is, it will. We are trying to devise a system that will allow for extension authors to have the flexibility to implement features that the WebExtension API doesn't currently allow. We will post more information about that when there is something solid to share. The intent is for add-on authors to experiment through this mechanism with the knowledge that there are no guarantees of compatibility between Firefox releases and use that to inform future additions to the WebExtension API | |||
=== I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | === I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | ||