Firefox/Projects/Jetpack

Summary

Make sure Jetpack's needs in Firefox and Platform are met.

Jetpack's architecture under versions 0.8 and earlier (now called the Jetpack "prototype") is being abandoned for a new architecture nicknamed the Jetpack "reboot". Check the Labs reboot wiki page for details, but briefly, the differences between the two:

• The reboot has a security model, the prototype didn't.
• Extensions produced under the reboot are actually XPIs. Under the prototype they were single JS files.
• The reboot is very loosely integrated with Firefox. The Jetpack runtime is bundled in each XPI. The only significant hook that these XPIs require is a no-restart-needed mechanism.

Current Status

• Firefox team
  • ???
• Jetpack team
  • Determining the set of APIs to expose under the reboot.
  • Published a roadmap.

Related Bugs

• List of Jetpack-related Firefox/Platform bugs (quicksearch [jetpack])

Related Links

• Labs Jetpack reboot wiki page

Team

• Lead: adw
• Sprinter: mossop
• Jetpack team contact: atul

Goals/Use Cases

• Make sure Jetpack has what it needs for a smooth uplift into Firefox.
• Keep an open communication channel between the Firefox and Jetpack teams.

Non Goals

• ???