The Jetpack SDK 1.0 release must meet the goal of "A carefully selected set of APIs that satisfies the common use cases of addons".
Platform capabilities
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| Addons do not require a restart
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| Memory profiling
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| Multi-level logging
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| Security model with privilege restrictions
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| Run outside the main application process
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| Cross-version compatibility
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| Localization
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| Documentation framework
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| Testing framework
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High-level APIs
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| Context Menu
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| File
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| Observers
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| Page Worker
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| Preferences
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| Request
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| Selection
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| Storage
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| Tabs
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| Timer
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| Widget
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Draft list of high-level APIs that are not currently in the SDK, that are needed to meet that goal.
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| Panels
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| Page-modifications
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| Places
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| Windows
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| Sidebar
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| Preferences
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Myk added, needs clarification
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| Database (SQLite)
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| Clipboard
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| Keyboard Shortcuts
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| Menus
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