Firefox/Projects/Jetpack Uplift Exploration/Notes
Note: This assumes many things!
Uplift Scope
Included
- Runtime
Not Included
- Development environment (separate addon)
- Code editor
- Setting of development specific prefs (eg, javascript.options.showInConsole)
- Firebug specific code
- JSBridge
- Development documentation (to be put on MDC)
- Subscription UI (managed via new Extension Manager)
- Workarounds for older version of Firefox
- Personas specific code
Uplifted separately
- Slidebar (replace/improve current sidebar functionality)
- JS security code (eg, securable membrane)
Browser UI
Areas where browser.xul/browser.js should provide simple APIs:
- Slidebars
- URLbar icons
- Site identity pane (Larry)
- Doorhanger notifications
- Content context menu
- Statusbar panels (Note: may be removed in Windows Theme revamp)
Subscription / Installation / Management
Platform requirements
- JavaScript memory tracker
- Object.freeze() (bug 492844)
Jetpack requirements
- Complete security model
- Stabilize code
- Test for vulnerabilities
- Unit test coverage
- Inclusion of metadata in Jetpacks
- Author
- License
- Homepage
- Remove use of jQuery in core (chrome) code
- Code style review
- Rework usage of iframes in statusbar
- Most Jetpacks don't need full iframe functionality, which is expensive for how its used
- Add API to add an image/button, with relevant event callbacks