1261001 - Remove the Web Activities API

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)

Description

[Ben Francis [:benfrancis]]

Web Activities are registered during app installation. As we are removing mozApps we also need to remove Web Activities.

Ballista could offer a potential alternative using W3C web app manifests and Service Workers https://github.com/chromium/ballista

Comment 1

[Ben Francis [:benfrancis]]

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/Web_Activities

Comment 2

[[:fabrice] Fabrice Desré]

Attachment: remove-activities.patch

We still need to convert the MozActivity use in shell.js from the sms/tel/mail protocol handlers and the file picker. I think we'll do that in a follow up once we know a bit better what replaces activities in the system app.

Comment 3

[:gerard-majax]

build error:
>  0:07.58     File listed in FINAL_TARGET_FILES does not exist: /home/alex/codaz/Mozilla/gecko-cinnabar/b2g/components/ActivitiesGlue.js

Comment 4

[:gerard-majax]

Attachment: Missing bits

MozReview-Commit-ID: FbM3qp5WT8w

Comment 5

[:gerard-majax]

After fixing the build I can make basic use of the system on mulet and browse the web.

Comment 6

[:gerard-majax]

and on device :)

Comment 7

[:gerard-majax]

https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/pine/rev/7ed8ac374ee2

Comment 8

[:gerard-majax]

Oops.

Comment 9

[:gerard-majax]

Attachment: Let Activities die in pain

Comment 10

[:gerard-majax]

https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/pine/rev/d5ab9acc15ec