Firefox/Projects/Pull More AMO Data into Addons Manager

The detailed view for a specific add-on in the Add-ons Manager currently contains a very small subset of the available AMO data. Previously, the amount of data shown was restricted by the available screen real estate. The Add-ons Manager rewrite greatly increases the available screen real estate, allowing for new possibilities. By including more of the available AMO data, users would not have to switch between the Add-ons Manager and the AMO site as much.

• Project lead: bparr
• Project members: Boriss
• Potential reviewers: Mossop, Unfocused
• QA contacts: hskupin

Status

• IN FLIGHT
• Working on Bug 558287: Add support for searching add-ons on AMO via the search bar

Goals

• Add ability to search for add-ons on AMO through the Add-ons Manager
• Provide more information in the detail view and digest view
  • Homepage
  • Author page
  • Contribute url
  • Screenshots
  • etc.
• Store the additional data for installed add-ons

Non-Goals

• Allow users to rate add-ons from the Add-on Manager

Timeline/Milestones

• 2010/05: [Waiting for review] Move nsAddonRepository.js to a JSM (Bug 568728)
• 2010/06: Add support for searching add-ons on AMO via the search bar (Bug 558287)
• 2010/06: Begin showing new information from AMO in detailed and digest view (temporarily storing information)
• 2010/06: Create back-end storage for storing new information for installed add-ons
• 2010/07: Finish front-end UI and hook everything up

Dependencies

• Mock-ups from Boriss

Related Projects

• Extension Manager Redesign