Jetpack/Roadmap-2011

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High-Level Product Roadmap

The following table projects major milestones in the progress of Jetpack development from 2010 Q1 along with their relationships to Firefox releases and significant deliverables/dependencies.

	Jetpack Prototype, Firefox 3.5, 2009	Jetpack SDK 0.1, Firefox 3.6, 2010 Q1	Jetpack SDK x.x (0.5? 1.0?), Firefox x.x (3.6.x? 3.7?), 2010 Q3/4?	Jetpack SDK x.x (1.0? 2.0?), Firefox x.x (4.0?), 2011 Q2/3?
Firefox			Extension Manager no-restart API, transparent content iframes	support for Jetpack-native packages, Jetpack library in core?
Platform			chrome object wrappers	ECMAScript 5?
AMO		stats on Jetpack-built extensions		support for Jetpack-native packages
Security			reduced-privilege security model	ES5-based API hardening?
L10N			Jetpack-native APIs/tools, web service?
API	prototypes of various APIs	model for API design	robust library satisfying common use cases	stable (frozen?) library
Dev Tools	Bespin-based editor in extension	command line	FlightDeck web-based IDE
Distribution	individual JS files	XPIs w/embedded Jetpack runtime		Jetpack-native packages (JPIs?)
Documentation		bundled w/SDK	MDC

SDK Release Roadmap

SDK Release 0.1 - March 1, 2010

This release will introduce the new Jetpack platform, specifically its architecture, to extension developers. It will contain a core set of low-level methods that enable developers to produce extensions using the Jetpack platform as a base.

SDK Release 0.2 - March 29, 2010

Starter Pack

• No-Restarts for Install/Update/Uninstall
• Single UI Mechanism (TBD, will work with FF UI on this)
• Panel
• Simple Storage
• Life-cycle (includes first-run)
• Registered Jetpack URLs

Web Pack 1

• Page Mods
• Background Pages
• XHR
• Tab interactions
• Selection
• Context Menu

SDK Release 0.3 - April 26, 2010

Data Pack 1

• Settings
• File
• Clipboard
• Passwords
• Places

SDK Release 0.4 - May 31, 2010

UI Pack 1

• Toolbar
• Drawers
• Awesome Bar
• Pull-down Menus
• Element Styles

Future SDK Releases - By the close of 2010?

UI Pack 2

• Gadget (Prism++ via Jetpack)

Legacy Prototype Release Roadmap

The information in this section is from an earlier draft of this roadmap and is pending review/archival.

Jetpack 1.0 Goals

• A seamless install process: It defeats the purpose of Jetpack to first require users to install Jetpack, then install a particular Jetpack, before using its features. Instead, we need a solution which allows a seamless install process.
• Seamless debugging: No pointless error messages, and all relevant warnings, line numbers, and tracebacks, are displayed.
• Enabling API: An API deep enough to support a large range of add-ons. It is a non-goal in 1.0 to support everything, instead it is to support 80% of the long-tail of add-ons. The exact feature set of the API will be determined by a set of target add-ons (TBD) and feedback from Jetpack authors.
  • Frozen API: Although the API may be versioned, we the API will be backwards compatible from 1.0 on.
• Beautiful by default: A set of OS-specific icons, as well as a beautiful look for Jetpacks.
• Security-sensitive Import mechanism: The strength of any API is measured in how easily 3rd parties can extend it. The 1.0 release will have a strong import mechanism, replete with security provisions.
• Security: A functioning security system that mixes code with social protections.
  • An AMO-like service with social code-review
• Localization story
• Works on Fennec

Release Roadmap

Prototype

• 0.1 through 0.4 - 2009-05 to 2009-08
• 0.5 2009-08-19
• 0.6 2009-11-16
• 0.7 2009-12-23
• 0.8 2010-1-30

Production

• 0.1 2010-3-1
• 0.2 2010-3-31

Release Details

0.6 Prototype

 Target Release

• Future Graduates
  • .storage.synced
  • .cookies
  • .passwords
  • .panels

• Future
  • .music (w/device integration)

0.5 Prototype

 Target Release: Aug 19

• Future Graduates
  • .toolbar
  • .panel
  • .menu

• Future
  • .storage.synced
  • .cookies
  • .passwords
  • .photos (w/device integration)
  • +3 3rd party libraries

• Misc
  • An default icon set

0.4 Prototype

 Target Release: July 16

Features:

• Future Graduates
  • .clipboard
  • .contentScript

• Future
  • .menu
  • .toolbar (both new toolbars, as well as adding to the navigation toolbar)
  • .panel (rich overlays)
  • .people
  • +2 third party "secure" libraries

• Misc
  • Bootstrapping
  • First run experience
  • Settings page per Jetpack

• Gallery
  • 0.5 release

0.3 Prototype

 Target Release: 30th June

Features:

• Future
  • .clipboard (40% used)
  • .contentScript
  • .selection

• Future Graduates
  • Slidebar graduates from the future (JEP, drag'n'drop, etc.)
  • Simple Storage (almost every extension needs this)

• Modules
  • Fully privileged modules
  • First implementation of a "secure" module

• Misc:
• Beautiful by default (statusbar stuff CSS problems fixed)
• Simple editorial feature on Jetpack web page
• Documentation solution
• Call for action (small contest?)