Migrate legacy -> webext

[arantius]

Migrate scripts/settings from legacy extension to a webext accessible location.

[arantius]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45948501

Embedded webextensions are a thing, but not for us (?).

[ngyikp]

It's possible to use embedded WebExtension for overlay add-ons: https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/tree/master/embedded-webextension-overlay

[arantius]

Thank you for that link. Another example of Mozilla's documentation being disappointing.

[arantius]

The point of this issue is to make it one, so the fact that it's not been closed should help you figure that out. I've just barely started work on this.

[arantius]

1. Install developer edition ( https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ )
2. Create a profile for testing
3. Toggle xpinstall.signatures.required to false
4. Install greasemonkey-2017.09.05.beta.xpi (including restart)
5. Install any user script (preferably something that's easy to tell is running)
6. Install greasemonkey-4.0alpha1.xpi

At this point I'd expect the webext alpha to have a script installed at this point, but no dice.

[StrikerFX]

Where can I find the download link of the two versions: greasemonkey-2017.09.05.beta and greasemonkey-4.0alpha1.xpi?

[hook321]

Will the non-webext version still be maintained and developed? Quite a few people still use it on Pale Moon.

[Sxderp]

@hook54321a, Since all the issues regarding GreaseMonkey <4.0 have been closed, I'd reckon the answer to that is no.

[arantius]

https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/dev-addons/2017-September/003151.html

I've got "working" code for this (all log messages are as expected), which doesn't work (data isn't actually migrated).

[arantius]

The failure mentioned above was arantius/greasemonkey@d94af37 . I've got one working end to end test of this now, so the plan is to clean it up, finalize a 3.x release and get it out ASAP.

[Sxderp]

The failure mentioned above was arantius/greasemonkey@d94af37 . I've got one working end to end test of this now, so the plan is to clean it up, finalize a 3.x release and get it out ASAP.

Rip. Just set up to test the problems. Anyway, at least it's resolved.

[arantius]

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/722216/greasemonkey-3.12beta1-fx.xpi?src=devhub

I've added support for pushing data into the (embedded) webextension in 3.12. This is impossible to test without building yourself a webext version of Greasemonkey, but testing that 3.12 continues to work without new bugs would be helpful.