Talk:Thunderbird/Add-ons Guide 63: Difference between revisions
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Name confusion | (Please place your question in a separate section, with a relevant heading.) | ||
==== Name confusion ==== | |||
It seems to me that it would be good to make clear somehow that bootstrapped and restartless are the same things - especially as we talk about overlay legacy addons and bootstrapped legacy addons. | It seems to me that it would be good to make clear somehow that bootstrapped and restartless are the same things - especially as we talk about overlay legacy addons and bootstrapped legacy addons. | ||
Tb63 - AddonManager.getAddonByID(..) used to be called asynchronously, it seems to not be called anymore? | |||
==== A sample extension? ==== | |||
This sounds good. I'd like to create a WebExtensions addon... but I looked at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json | This sounds good. I'd like to create a WebExtensions addon... but I looked at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json | ||
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Just a point of clarity - can I write an addon and use the API that are already there... or do I have to create everything? | Just a point of clarity - can I write an addon and use the API that are already there... or do I have to create everything? | ||
==== stringbundle removal and nsIStringBundleService ==== | |||
Tb63 - on removing XUL stringbundleset/stringbundle | Tb63 - on removing XUL stringbundleset/stringbundle | ||
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Or can this still be used - e.g.:<br /> | Or can this still be used - e.g.:<br /> | ||
let sb = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService); <br /> | let sb = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService); <br /> | ||
'''Answer''': 'dies' means it will go away ;) so you need to change to as said:<br /> Replacement: Services.strings.createBundle(..). | |||
Revision as of 10:29, 8 December 2018
(Please place your question in a separate section, with a relevant heading.)
Name confusion
It seems to me that it would be good to make clear somehow that bootstrapped and restartless are the same things - especially as we talk about overlay legacy addons and bootstrapped legacy addons.
Tb63 - AddonManager.getAddonByID(..) used to be called asynchronously, it seems to not be called anymore?
A sample extension?
This sounds good. I'd like to create a WebExtensions addon... but I looked at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json
And it said that a manifest.json file is all that's required. I tried that, did a VERY basic manifest.json and zipped it and tried loading it in TB and was told it looked corrupted! Something like https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Your_first_WebExtension would be SO helpful. But I'm sure you're all too busy...
Just a point of clarity - can I write an addon and use the API that are already there... or do I have to create everything?
stringbundle removal and nsIStringBundleService
Tb63 - on removing XUL stringbundleset/stringbundle
dies this also effect nsIStringBundleService?
Or can this still be used - e.g.:
let sb = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService);
Answer: 'dies' means it will go away ;) so you need to change to as said:
Replacement: Services.strings.createBundle(..).