[development] Running SteemPlus natively on Firefox
Repository
https://github.com/stoodkev/SteemPlus
Bug Fixes
- What was the issue(s)?
SeeemPlus doesn't run natively on Firefox and I like to discover and install it directly from Firefox Add-ons site with extra checks that Mozilla imposes on such extensions.
I decided to check compatibility of uploaded Chrome extension 2.20.0.1 with Firefox and went to official https://www.extensiontest.com/ site from Mozilla. It requires .crx file for testing, and I had to use this hack to get SteemPlus .crx from Chrome Web Store. I also filled issue with Mozilla to support extracting .crx from Chrome Web Store automatically.
Uploading .crx for SteemPlus 2.20.0.1 failed the check.
This prevents extension from being accepted to Firefox Addons website.
- What was the solution?
Luckily, there was only 1 compatibility issue.
The solution was to figure out what chrome.tabs.getSelected method does and find a replacement. The result is now merged and SteemPlus 2.20.0.3 is marked as compatible.
https://github.com/stoodkev/SteemPlus/pull/146
- What's next?
Work still needs to be done to package and upload SteemPlus to Firefox Addons and it is already possible to use from Firefox natively it by cloning extension repository and pointing Firefox to manifest.json from about:debugging --> Load Temporary Add-On menu.
This post was written with SteemPlus extension running in Firefox natively without Chrome Store Foxified.
Thank you very much for the contribution. I am sure this will benefit the Firefox users. From the code you have touched, I can see slightly a few code duplication, which can be refactored by extracting that to a function.
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I haven't got much time to rewrite the whole block, and because I am not JavaScript or WebExtensions expert, I decided to concentrate on making the bug fix clear without additional refactoring.
The particular thing what is needed for refactoring is understanding the difference between
lastFocusedWindowandcurrentWindowflags when querying for tabs. Chrome current window docs mention thatcurrentWindowis where the code is currently executing. I understand that when I click extension button on the toolbar, the code is executed in the window with the toolbar. Then I don't understand whylastFocusedWindowis being used.Hey @abitrolly
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Great job!
Foxified as always be a pain to deal with, please contact me on Discord.
Trying Discord right now. There are so many things going on that I can not be responsive more than I am here or on GitHub. Usually I am logged in Freenode IRC, but that doesn't guarantee anything. :)
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