Firebug/WeeklyUpdates/2010-09-28

John J. Barton,

Issues for 1.6

b1
- Blocks 1.6
- NEED TEST (jjb commit) Linux Search panel bonkers
Need feedback on Swarm
- New Prototype: Swarms
- collect test list from extensions and run all
- contact extension authors,
The Firebug Swarm
- First run page
- one per alpha and beta
- donation page
- New support for testing extensions (Honza, kpdecker)
- To wiki (Honza)
- DONE New tests for completion needed (Honza) Still a problem

known issues
FF4.0 labeled issues
JaegerMonkey FF 4.0!
- FF 4.0 Nightly build renders Firebug JS debug inoperable
- uses jsd, adapted
FF 4.0b5/6 need to test and check against knownissues list

New FBTest registration for extensions
Daily testing for Firebug + Firefox
- Test Bot Page
- One 4.0 failure caused by Firebug: lib absolute URI (JJB)

Triage Process
- Contact page, platform triage person?
- Bug 532445 run unit tests (daily?) with Firebug installed in testing profiles
- Add support for reporting that FF crashed (Honza)

Using bootstrap mechanism (no restart, same as jetpack)
- panel add/remove no restart
Lite and Firefox Firebug ext.
- script async vs sync loading
- Dorn transporter CommonJS RequireJS: need adapter for jetpack.

Focus on debugger.js/fbs
- add support for JS debug to Firebug for Google Chrome
- prepares for jsdv2
- prepares for mobile web debug at least for JS
- give experience for complete refactoring work.
New API between debugger.js and fbs to match CrossFire protocol
- Darin to post proposed API
  - pmueller suggested looking at json schema
  - darin suggests looking at java remote debug for extensibility issues
  - Standards may based on Web IDL or [JSON Schema http://json-schema.org/]
- Call styles discussed in newsgroup
Firefox proposal window.console
Mutation Recognizer needs to support removal of UI features
- eg remove breakpoint (HONZA)
Refactor to support Firebug Embedded:
- Firebug in Firefox as jetpack
- Firebug in Google Chrome more complete, more common code
DONE Need more detailed plan (JJB to propose)

California non-profit.
- Eric Jung, maintainable.
- Software Conservancy to meet Sept 20
- Check with Mozilla (jjb()
Delegating can go ahead
Zazzle problem on black tee-shirt
- Wait for reprint
- look into other sites (jjb)
- Mouse pad looks great
Firebug trademark vs Firebug non-profit name?

-- Not discussed this week ---

Crossfire labeled issues
Webkit Inspector Protocol?
Testing of backend: FBTest?
- Darin
Listener client/server
- Browser Tools Interface
Socket startup and shutdown issues.
Avoiding context transfer?
- Leave all model info on server side
- Client side has "presentation model" (cache of info needed for panels)
Standards may based on Web IDL or [JSON Schema http://json-schema.org/]