Revision as of 11:51, 30 June 2009

Overview

Sprint lead: Mossop
Reviewers: Rob Strong, sdwilsh

Description: When encountering a blocked or missing plugin, give the user a button to push that will download and run the plugin installer so they can see their content.

Support a wider range of add-on types managed through the same interface
Allow application/extension developers to be able to easily query the state of installed items
Make it easier for applications to replace the add-ons UI with their own implementation
Simplify the internal code and speed up startup times
Minimize the use of RDF throughout the backend
Remove direct access to the datastore

[22/06/09] - Implemented basic API framework and detection of items that need to be processed during startup.
[23/06/09] - Read manifest data from install.rdf and hook the public API up to the backend. Add tests that verify install location priorities and startup detection.
[24/06/09] - Performance improvements and hook app all manifest data in the database. Make public wrappers around internal data and add stubs for the install APIs.
[25/06/09] - Hook up installing from xpi files and add an update checker module.
[30/06/09] - Set up for processing disabling during startup and add checks for application compatibility.

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 * [24/06/09] - Performance improvements and hook app all manifest data in the database. Make public wrappers around internal data and add stubs for the install APIs.
 * [25/06/09] - Hook up installing from xpi files and add an update checker module.
+* [30/06/09] - Set up for processing disabling during startup and add checks for application compatibility.