1090393 - [App Manager remote debugger][Contacts] Contacts app can't be launched from inside WebIDE

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(DevTools Graveyard :: WebIDE, defect)

Description

[Martijn Wargers (dead)]

Using this, one can run and debug certified apps (like the Contacts app) from webIDE: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/WebIDE#Debugging_certified_apps_%28including_main_process%29

When I then try to launch the ContactsManager (which is apparently the Contacts app), all I get is some kind of directory listing of the Contacts app.
I would expect to see the Contacts app itself.

Comment 1

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

The Contacts app is part of the Communications app, which has multiple entry_points[1].

WebIDE does not directly support entry_points, and I've been told they are to be phased out.

Anyway, it's possible to debug the Contacts app by:

1. Enabling iframe selection in toolbox options
2. Debugging the System app
3. Using the iframe toggle to select the contacts frame

I am not sure exactly what ContactsManager is, but I would imagine you can debug it also using a similar technique.

[1]: https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia/blob/2cc24e5892c3e84c6fef56ee6279cfb155e538a2/apps/communications/manifest.webapp#L40