Add support for PrintingTools NG Add-on

[RealRaven2000]

For the "print" action support a new option to use the print method of @cleidigh in a filter action.

[RealRaven2000]

PrintingTools will implement a new message listener using runtime.onMessageExternal(..) which must accept a message Id which will be created by the sender of the message (the FiltaQuilla print process).

Resources for conversion:
https://webextension-api.thunderbird.net/en/latest/how-to/experiments.html#using-folder-and-message-types

this.extension.messageManager.get(messageId)

extension.messageManger.convert(realMessage)

Sending the message:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/sendMessage

[RealRaven2000]

Pushed changes to ESR78 branch (= current master)
changeset:

a3730c6

I had to add a Notify listener (through John Bieling's NotifyTools API) so I could call sendMessage from the background.
Additional permissions needed: messagesRead and notifications

To enable output with PrintingTools NG enable the appropriate option on the "Filter Actions" tab:

[cleidigh]

@RealRaven2000
I have the basics in, but I don't know the easiest way to get the xpi

@cleidigh

[RealRaven2000]

@RealRaven2000 I have the basics in, but I don't know the easiest way to get the xpi

@cleidigh If you don't want to pull ESR78 then just use the version below:

filtaquilla-3.3.1pre21.zip

Install from file should work:

[cleidigh]

@RealRaven2000
I am setup and I enabled two actions in fq js and ptng
when i create a filter I see the added js action but only the js shows

am i missing configuration?
I did reboot after enabling the new actions

[RealRaven2000]

will have a look tomorrow!

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[RealRaven2000]

@cleidigh can you commit your changes to your 2.0.7 branch?

Or attach your sources / xpi in a comment here... note that comments only accept zip format.

[cleidigh]

hey
I am online
2.0.7-b12 has the bk receiver
it dumps the msg (no print yet)

i could not get the ptng action fq

time for a call?

[RealRaven2000]

ok, I mail you an invite now!

[cleidigh]

@RealRaven2000

I just got the notify exp working
late so i have to patch in the rest tomorrow
@cleidigh

[RealRaven2000]

@RealRaven2000

I just got the notify exp working late so i have to patch in the rest tomorrow @cleidigh

Oh nice. do you know what it was? I hope my changes were useful to you too.

[cleidigh]

i just did the bare minimum example from JBs readme
i still have to get your bk changes in
but i think we have all the pieces!
C

[RealRaven2000]

Latest beta version supporting PrintToolsNG:
filtaquilla-3.4pre50.zip

I added a mechanism in the options that makes it clear that you need [x] Print enabled in order to activate PrintingToolsNG integration. If [ ] Print is not active the other option will be displayed grayed out (disabled):

There is also a new debug switch, which can be activated in FQ settings on "About FiltaQuilla / help" by right-clicking the debug checkbox:

Activating extensions.filtaquilla.debug.PrintingToolsNG will log a line for each email that is being sent to PrintingToolsNG:
printMessage ( 'Filtaquilla - print test' - 29/10/2021 12:01:25 )

To see these messages in error console, you have to enable "Show Content Messages".

Note: PTNG still needs to implement queueing for handling multiple messages / running automatically. It only works reliably when I run a filter manually on a single message.