CloudServices/Sync/FxSync/ClientPriorities

Firefox Sync client engineering roadmap

Features

• (P2) Push to mobile
• (P2) Sync add-ons
• (P2) Sync web apps
• (P2) Sync localStorage

Platform

• (P1) War On Sync
  • Don't spin the event loop bug 600059
    • Introduce async APIs across SyncEngine, Store, Tracker
    • also see /Services/Sync/WEP/116
  • Avoid synchronous I/O *everywhere*. Needs async bulk APIs in platform:
    • forms
    • passwords
    • bookmarks

• (P1) Crossweave 2.0
  • lives in services/sync/tests/...
  • maintained by us, run by tinderboxes
  • mochitests? mozmill?
  • JSON test file format (avoid custom format + parser), possibly even JS
  • moar end-to-end tests
    • tests the hell out of bookmark dupe detection
    • test all obscure bookmark types (queries, etc.)
    • need to test errors and edge cases as well
    • run on fennec

• (P2) Get rid of 3.5/3.6 compat code
  • use Services, XPCOMUtils where possible
  • use NetUtil.BadCertHandler?
  • implement + use toolkit generic async resource bug 581560

• (P3) Automatic Profiling
  • are we JITing everywhere?
  • main thread blocking (UI responsiveness)
  • memory leaks