Merge pull request #22637 from lightsofapollo/reland-webcomp-off

Bug 1038439 - Remove web components preference from Gaia. r=vingtetun

Makefile

@@ -700,6 +700,10 @@ ifeq ($(DOGFOOD),1)
 EXTENDED_PREF_FILES += dogfood-prefs.js
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+EXTENDED_PREF_FILES += debug-prefs.js
+endif
+
 # Optional partner provided preference files. They will be added
 # after the ones on the EXTENDED_PREF_FILES and they will be read
 # from the GAIA_DISTRIBUTION_DIR directory

README.md

@@ -224,3 +224,4 @@ You could generate single app doc with this:
 ```sh
 $ grunt jsdoc:system
 ```
+

build/config/debug-prefs.js

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* global pref */
+
+// This pref is only for firefox tests which contain web components and
+// debugging/testing portions of gaia in firefox nightly. We can remove this
+// pref once webcomponents are ready for the entire web (and not just certified
+// apps seee bug 1000199)
+pref('dom.webcomponents.enabled', true);

build/preferences.js

@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ PreferencesBuilder.prototype.preparePref = function() {
   this.prefs['layout.css.sticky.enabled'] = true;
   this.prefs['intl.uidirection.qps-plocm'] = 'rtl';
 
-  // This pref can be removed once bug 1000199 has landed
-  this.prefs['dom.webcomponents.enabled'] = true;
-
   // for https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=811605 to let user know
   //what prefs is for ril debugging
   this.prefs['ril.debugging.enabled'] = false;

build/test/unit/preference.test.js

@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ suite('preferences.js', function() {
         'b2g.system_startup_url': 'app://system8000/index.html',
         'network.http.max-connections-per-server': 15,
         'dom.mozInputMethod.enabled': true,
-        'dom.webcomponents.enabled': true,
         'intl.uidirection.qps-plocm': 'rtl',
         'layout.css.sticky.enabled': true,
         'ril.debugging.enabled': false,