Firefox/Projects/PlacesQueryAPIRedesign

Summary

Create a sensible, easy to use Query API for Places for Firefox 3.7/4.0

Current Status

Initial API concepts are on paper, and we are iterating. See the "sketches": [1]

Next Steps

• Figure out if we are going to ride on top of the existing query API or not. The main goal is a sensible api.

Related Bugs

bug 522572

Team

• API: ddahl + places team
• UX/UI: faaborg

Designs

The initial API "sketches" are here: [2]

Faaborg has been mocking up designs and putting a lot pf thought into the UX: http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2009/10/13/browsing-your-personal-web/

Goals/Use Cases

• An elegant and easy to use API. Fx devs, Jetpack and extension developers will all benefit.
• allows us to prototype the new ui for 3.7
• 'Pluggable' results handling
• Focus on JS usage

Non Goals

• Tailoring the API to tree views
• Creating the perfect API (lets iterate)
• Intended as a snap-in replacement of the current API