From 090ae6837cf659c2707c7a6e0cb5b4ad3d66d2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:16:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Firefox WebExtensions (markdown) --- Firefox-WebExtensions.md | 62 ++++------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) diff --git a/Firefox-WebExtensions.md b/Firefox-WebExtensions.md index 070a3ad..228242e 100644 --- a/Firefox-WebExtensions.md +++ b/Firefox-WebExtensions.md @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +Stable release of uBO/webext has been available on AMO since early September 2017. uBO/webext is compatible with Firefox 52 and above. With Firefox 52, some features in uBO/webext may be disabled. + +- [Read carefully if using uBO/webext](#read-carefully-if-using-ubowebext) +- [Firefox for Android](#firefox-for-android) +- [Future of uBO/legacy](#future-of-ubolegacy) + ### Read carefully if using uBO/webext There are many [reports](http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14764474#p14764474) of people experiencing issues with some web sites, or images not loading, etc. Turns out many of these are a result of using some legacy extensions along uBO/webext. For instance, Reek's AAK in [GreaseMonkey](https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/6xl3em/image_links_suddenly_blocked_by_ublock_origin/) has been [causing](https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/6x8hbe/ublock_origin_is_a_webextension_in_amo_stable/dmf6j5k/) issues with images not loading. @@ -18,39 +24,6 @@ Another option is to install [uBO 1.13.8](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef Having issues with uBO's cache storage being wiped-out on every restart of the browser? See if helps. -*** - -### Tentative schedule - -(This needs to be updated -- there might be obsolete information below) - -This page may update often until there is a stable release of uBO/webext. - -| Tentative schedule | July 19 | Aug. 10 | Aug. 22 | Sep. 19 | Nov. 14 | -| ----- |:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:| -| Firefox stable is... | Firefox 54 | Firefox 55 | | | [Firefox 57](https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/) | -| AMO dev channel | [uBO/webext
hybrid](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/versions/beta?page=1#version-1.13.9b7) | [uBO/webext](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/versions/beta) | | | | -| AMO stable channel | | | uBO/webext
hybrid | uBO/webext | | -| Blocking | | ~~[1367494](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1367494)~~ | | -| Non-blocking | | [1313401](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313401)
[1303384](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303384) | | - -- **uBO/legacy**: compatible with Firefox 24 to Firefox 56 -- **uBO/webext-hybrid**: compatible with Firefox 54 to Firefox 56 - - Use to migrate settings from uBO/legacy to uBO/webext -- **uBO/webext**: compatible with Firefox 54 and above - -### First install - -The first time uBO/webext-hybrid executes, there might be a noticeable delay[1]: 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-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-hybrid will still be labelled as "Legacy" in `about:addons`, because uBO/webext-hybrid is really an [embedded WebExtension](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-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. - -[1] A few seconds on my older than mainstream CPU with default settings/lists. The more filter lists you have enabled, the longer it will take. - ### 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. @@ -64,29 +37,6 @@ As per [documentation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions - ~~cosmetic filters will no longer use the browser's user styles~~ [Fixed with f32868766340e2fb8ec689f4b5683a413de847b6](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/f32868766340e2fb8ec689f4b5683a413de847b6) - uBO/webext has limited access to behind-the-scene network requests, unlike uBO/legacy which had full access to all behind-the-scene network requests. For example, you won't be able to see (and block) network requests made by other extensions. Related: ["Support moz-extension: urls in MatchPattern"](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271354#c14). -### Tentative schedule - -As stated above, the current version of uBO/webext-hybrid is _really_ an embedded WebExtension. The pure webext version of uBO, uBO/webext is now available in the [Releases section](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases), and in the [dev channel on AMO](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/versions/beta). - -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/). - -However, before releasing uBO/webext to stable channel on AMO, I must release uBO/webext-hybrid first, a necessary step for a seamless transition to uBO/webext. - -These are the dates of coming Firefox stable release versions, as per [RapidRelease/Calendar](https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar): - -- Firefox 55: August 8 -- Firefox 56: September 26 -- Firefox 57: November 14 - -This is what I plan: - -- August 8 + 2 weeks - - uBO/webext-hybrid published on AMO's stable channel - - uBO/webext published on AMO's dev channel -- uBO/webext-hybrid publication + 4 weeks = September 19 - - uBO/webext published on AMO's stable channel - - Could be sooner if uBO/webext-hybrid is being used by most users sooner than expected. - ### Future of uBO/legacy For all those Firefox and Firefox-based browsers based on Firefox v52 and less, uBO from will cease to work, and they will have to [install manually the `xpi` version](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/tree/master/dist#firefox-legacy) from the repo here if you want to keep using the dev version of uBO.