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Updated Firefox WebExtensions (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2017-08-04 19:19:40 -04:00
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Firefox-WebExtensions.md

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### First install ### First install
The first time uBO/webext executes, there might be a noticeable delay (a few seconds): this is caused by the fact that uBO/webext will import all the data from legacy storage, into webext storage. This is done only the first time the uBO/webext is executed, after this the import step will be skipped. The first time uBO/webext-hybrid executes, there might be a noticeable delay (a few seconds): this is caused by the fact that uBO/webext-hybrid will import all the data from legacy storage, into webext storage. This is done only the first time the uBO/webext-hybrid is executed, after this the import step will be skipped.
If you subsequently remove uBO/webext, this will cause the webext storage to be removed by Firefox, and upon re-installing uBO/webext version, the import code will again kick in. If you subsequently remove uBO/webext-hybrid, this will cause the webext storage to be removed by Firefox, and upon re-installing the uBO/webext-hybrid version, the import code will again kick in.
Note that uBO/webext will still be labelled as "Legacy" in `about:addons`, because uBO/webext is really a [webext-hybrid extension](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Embedded_WebExtensions). Once the legacy storage has been imported at first install by the thin legacy wrapper, uBO/webext will fully function as a pure webext extension despite the "Legacy" label. Note that uBO/webext-hybrid will still be labelled as "Legacy" in `about:addons`, because uBO/webext-hybrid is really a [webext-hybrid extension](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Embedded_WebExtensions). Once the legacy storage has been imported at first install by the thin legacy wrapper, uBO/webext-hybrid will fully function as a pure webext extension despite the "Legacy" label.
The legacy storage is left untouched by uBO/webext, so you can always go back to uBO/legacy (stable release) if you do not want to use the webext version in the short term. The legacy storage is left untouched by uBO/webext-hybrid, so you can always go back to uBO/legacy (stable release) if you do not want to use the webext-hybrid version in the short term.
### Firefox for Android ### Firefox for Android
As per [documentation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Differences_between_desktop_and_Android), only with Firefox Mobile 55 (beta) you can access uBO's popup panel. As per [documentation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Differences_between_desktop_and_Android), only with Firefox Mobile 55 (beta) you can access uBO's popup panel.
However it appears there is an issue with installing webext extensions on Firefox for Android 55, the browser thinks the extensions are corrupted -- this does not appear specific to uBO/webext. Consequently, for now it seems it's best to stick to uBO/legacy on Firefox for Android. However it appears there is an issue with installing webext extensions on Firefox for Android 55, the browser thinks the extensions are corrupted -- this does not appear specific to uBO/webext. Consequently, for now it seems it's best to stick to uBO/legacy on Firefox for Android. **Update:** this is fixed: <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1367494>.
### Differences with uBO/legacy ### Differences with uBO/legacy
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### Tentative schedule ### Tentative schedule
As stated above, the current version of uBO/webext is _really_ a hybrid version. So in this section, let's distinguish the hybrid webext version from the pure webext version: uBO/webext-hybrid vs. uBO/webext. As stated above, the current version of uBO/webext-hybrid is _really_ a hybrid version. The pure webext version of uBO, uBO/webext is now available in the [Releases section](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases).
Stable release of uBO/webext must be available to all users when [Firefox 57 is released](https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/). Stable release of uBO/webext must be available to all users when [Firefox 57 is released](https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/).