Fennec:Addons

This is a scratch pad of ideas for Fennec, Add-ons and AMO.

• Fennec has a unique GUID
• Existing Firefox add-ons will not run "out of the box" on Fennec and will require some modification - at minimum, a change to the install.rdf but likely more. Per Mfinkle post.
• Mocks of Fennec Add-on Manager

• AMO Support
  • AMO bug for Fennec support
    • Include GUID
    • Need min, max version ranges
    • Need categories for the add-ons
    • Need to decide on "recommended add-ons" (at least the current site design requires this)
    • Need a small and large Fennec icon
  • Ensure that Fennec add-ons can be uploaded to AMO
  • Ensure that users can download Fennec add-ons to desktop using Firefox
  • Verify that Fennec add-ons are visible thru the API
  • Test "Get Addons" and install functionality from Fennec

• • Primary support will be from the AMO Services API
    • short-term
      • populate add-ons for fennec in AMO database so results get sent back
      • add handheld devices to the platform list so API returns results
    • long-term
      • add api 1.2 URL schema so we can pass OS_VERSION - is there support in AMO database for OS_VERSION?

• • Is "Fennec" the name that we should use or "Mobile Firefox" or other name, e.g. we do not include "Minefield" currently. Resolution: "Fennec" for now, may change it later.

• When we decide to support Fennec browsing access to AMO
  • what main features need to be readily available to users
  • Layout, two ways:
    • add new pages/modules altogether
      • UX come up with wireframe
      • front-end engineer implement
    • modify CSS tailored for mobile client
    • Device detection not necessary, we can use css media type = handheld
      • front-end engineer
    • Come up with wireframe for new layout and determine whether it requires new pages or can be done through CSS
    • Auto-detecting the platform/UA string for "Add to Fennec" buttons?

• Evangelism & Education
  • We should make a "wanted add-ons" list to help spur development/porting
  • Need a MDC page with documentation on building Fennec add-ons