WebExtensions/BackgroundServiceWorker

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Bug 1609923 - [meta] Provide WebExtensions APIs bindings to the extensions background.service_worker global scope

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ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Assigned to
1609920	P1	RESOLVED	Allow WebExtensions Framework to register a moz-extension:// script as a service worker	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1682632	P1	RESOLVED	Expose in extension background service workers WebExtensions API webidl bindings	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1688040	P1	RESOLVED	Integrate WebIDL-based WebExtensions API bindings with the WebExtensions framework internals	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1713877	P3	NEW	Determine long term replacement for LegacyNoInterfaceObject WebIDL attribute used in the WebExtensions WebIDL binding definitions
1723785	P2	RESOLVED	Add a test_test_in_background_worker test case to test_ext_test.html mochitest
1723838	P2	RESOLVED	add webidl dns bindings	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1723852	P3	NEW	add webidl identity bindings
1724026	P1	RESOLVED	support test configuration for mv3 worker	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1724183	P1	RESOLVED	Add to test API WebIDL bindings implementations for the remaining assertion methods	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1724726	P2	RESOLVED	convert browser settings to webidl
1724729	P2	RESOLVED	convert webRequest to webidl
1724730	P2	RESOLVED	convert proxy to webidl
1724785	P2	RESOLVED	Add to the WebExtensions API in-tree docs new content related to the WebIDL bindings	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1725478	P3	NEW	WebIDL bindings for the API namespace and methods locked behind permissions should not be accessible when the permission isn't granted
1728324	P3	NEW	[meta] Measure and evaluate performance and memory usage improvements on the Background Service Worker API request handling
1728326	P1	RESOLVED	Notify to the WebExtensions internals when extension background service workers are being spawned or terminated	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1728327	P1	RESOLVED	Spawn the active extension background service worker when an extension event is triggering it	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1728328	P3	NEW	User Handling on API requests originated from the background service worker
1728535	P3	NEW	Validate and normalize methods parameters part of a WebExtensions API object
1748291	P3	NEW	add action webidl bindings
1748292	P3	NEW	add bookmarks webidl binding
1748293	P2	RESOLVED	add browserSettings webidl binding	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1748294	P3	NEW	add captivePortal webidl binding
1748295	P3	NEW	add clipboard webidl binding
1748296	P3	NEW	add commands webidl binding
1748297	P3	NEW	add contextualIdentities webidl binding
1748298	P3	NEW	add cookies webidl binding
1748299	P3	NEW	add downloads webidl binding
1748301	P3	NEW	add extensions api webidl binding
1748302	P3	NEW	add find webidl binding
1748303	P3	NEW	add history webidl binding
1748304	P3	NEW	add i18n webidl binding
1748305	P3	NEW	add idle webidl binding
1748306	P3	NEW	add management webidl binding
1748307	P3	NEW	add menu webidl binding
1748308	P3	NEW	add notification webidl binding
1748310	P3	NEW	add pkcs11 webidl binding
1748311	P3	NEW	add permissions webidl binding
1748312	P3	NEW	add privacy webidl binding
1748313	P3	RESOLVED	add proxy webidl binding	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1748314	P3	NEW	add omnibox webidl binding
1748315	P3	RESOLVED	add scripting webidl binding	William Durand [:willdurand]
1748316	P3	NEW	add sessions webidl binding
1748317	P3	NEW	add storage webidl binding
1748318	P3	NEW	add tabs webidl binding
1748319	P3	NEW	add themes webidl binding
1748320	P3	NEW	add webNavigation webidl binding
1748321	P3	NEW	add webRequest webidl binding
1748322	P3	NEW	add windows webidl binding
1748323	P3	NEW	add search webidl binding
1748324	P3	NEW	add sidebarAction webidl binding
1748680	P3	NEW	Determine and Document how to create Thunderbird-specific Extensions webidl bindings API
1748684	P3	NEW	Add support for Experimental APIs in the WebIDL bindings
1748692	P3	NEW	Move all Extension APIs webidl files into a separate webidl dir
1748714	P1	RESOLVED	Fix conversion to WebIDL for API methods with a JSONSchema definition that includes an optional parameters followed by non optional ones	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1749064	P2	RESOLVED	Create a pytest suite to cover JSONSchema to WebIDL python scripts GenerateWebIDLBindings.py / InspectJSONSchema.py	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1757727	P2	RESOLVED	Regenerate ExtensionTest.webidl to use new methods signature on optional parameters introduced in Bug 1748714	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1762591	P3	NEW	Consider generating WebIDL dictionaries for WebExtensions API types used in API methods
1762592	P3	RESOLVED	Consider supporting mapping to AsyncAmbiguous through GenerateWebIDLBindings.py config file	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1782702	--	RESOLVED	Update header files (and template) to have the member variables at the end of the class definition	William Durand [:willdurand]

60 Total; 39 Open (65%); 21 Resolved (35%); 0 Verified (0%);

Bug 1573659 - [meta] Background Service Worker for Manifest v3

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ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Assigned to
1344561	P3	REOPENED	consider supporting moz-extension:// service workers
1575625	P3	RESOLVED	moz-extension:// schema is not considered secure for Cache Web API	André Natal
1587876	--	NEW	[meta] Adapt WebExtensions APIs to support suspendible extension contexts
1609920	P1	RESOLVED	Allow WebExtensions Framework to register a moz-extension:// script as a service worker	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1609923	P3	NEW	[meta] Provide WebExtensions APIs bindings to the extensions background.service_worker global scope
1638097	P2	RESOLVED	Ensure that service workers registration related to temporarily installed addons are not persisted across restarts	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1638098	P3	NEW	Make sure that service workers registered by extensions are not being cleared by browsingData API or by clearing all the website data
1638099	P3	RESOLVED	Mark extension service worker registrations as disabled when an extension does shutdown	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1687778	P3	NEW	MV3 in-memory storage API (storage.session)
1722354	P3	NEW	Evaluate what AddonTestUtils.promiseShutdownManager should do on the extension worker registration in the long run
1723711	P3	NEW	Support Extension Background Service Worker while Firefox is running in permanent private browsing mode
1748662	P3	NEW	Wake up background service worker on runtime messaging API listeners	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1748665	P3	NEW	Wake up background service worker on persisted listeners
1748668	P3	NEW	Move the extension background service worker inside the about:debugging extension cards
1748676	P3	NEW	Consider supporting background service workers on builds where the extension child process is disabled
1775574	P3	REOPENED	Support type: "module" (background service worker as a ES module)
1775618	P3	RESOLVED	Warn instead of failing hard when background SW declaration contains unrecognized properties
1790087	P3	NEW	Introducing new telemetry probes related to the WebExtensions MV3 background service workers suspends and resumes
1810574	P3	NEW	Exception raised from WebExtensions API event listeners subscribed by a Background Service Worker should be made listed in the AddonDebugging toolbox
1844486	P3	NEW	BackgroundWorker build and shutdown should gracefully handle early interruption
1845931	P3	RESOLVED	Enable WebExtensions mochitest-serviceworker.ini on Android	Luca Greco [:rpl] [:luca] [:lgreco] (PTO -> Jan 7 2026)
1879517	P3	NEW	Cannot load service_worker from subdirectory in extension

22 Total; 16 Open (72.73%); 6 Resolved (27.27%); 0 Verified (0%);