Apps/StatusMeetings/Eng2012-01-31

Notes from Apps weekly engineering Meeting, 2012-01-31

UPDATES:

• Review of new mozApps IDL is basically done (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720415), implementation can proceed

• Firefox Sync 2.0 protocol supports browserID, dev underway (https://bug720964.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=592973)

• Work on a Token server for browserID-based Firefox Sync is underway

• There is a new prototype of server-side APK creation as a way to get Native Apps on Android (digitarald)

TASKS:

• Propose a format for storing AppSync data, based on Fabrice's prior app sync commit to Fennec (owner: Ian Bicking/ianbicking)

• Plan a complete staging environment for integration testing of Apps (owner: David Clarke/oncyrenus)

• Propose a solution for Native App experience on Android (owner: Harald Kirschner/digitarald and Myk Melez/myk)

• Implement revised mozApps API in mozilla-central (owner: Fabrice Desré/fabrice)

• Create new "web app mode" in mozilla-central (owner: Dan Walkowski)

• Answer questions about how browserID key wrapping and encryption will be used in AppSync (owner: Ben Adida/benadida)

• Conclude discussion of Ian Bicking's AppCache for Apps proposal (owner: Ian and Ragavan)

• Automatically allow AppCache permissions for Native Apps (owner: Dan Walkowski)