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== Project Description ==
Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are web applications that use a set of APIs and conventions make them more "appy" in behaviour. For example, PWAs are offline-capable, and installable on the homescreen of your mobile OS. A more fleshed out breakdown of what PWAs are and how they're expected to behave can be found [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Progressive here] and [https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/ here].

This project is about making Fennec implement a sufficient set of those APIs so that PWAs can be used with the Gecko engine on Android.

== People ==
This is still in flux while we sort out the current state of the work.

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| Engineering Management
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* Mike Conley
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| Product Management
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* Barbara Bermes
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| Development Team
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* Dale Harvey
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| UX
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* Anthony Lam
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| QA
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* TBD
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== Communication ==
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| Stand-up Meetings
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TBD
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| IRC
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* Server: irc.mozilla.org
* Channel: #mobile
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== Relevant Bugs ==
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== Release Criteria ==
At a high-level, the support in Fennec should allow PWAs to be:

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! Criteria !! Notes !! Last Updated
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| Discoverable
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'''In progress''' - Gecko has some support for Web Manifests, but there's still more work to do here.
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July 11, 2016
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| Installable
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'''In progress'''
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July 11, 2016
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| Linkable
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''Done - the web has always worked this way.''
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July 11, 2016
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| Network Independent
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''Done - [[Service_Workers|Service Worker support in Fennec shipped in Firefox 44.]]''
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July 11, 2016
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| Progressive
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''Done - Gecko has been supporting Progressive Enhancement techniques for years.''
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July 11, 2016
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| Re-engageable
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Push notifications are available on Fennec. Unclear if there's more work to do here.
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July 11, 2016
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| Responsive
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''Done - Gecko has supported responsive page layout for years.''
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July 11, 2016
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| Safe
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Gecko supports SSL of course. Unclear if there's more work to do here.
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July 11, 2016
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