1019777 - Make it possible to add functions to the navigator object from javascript (webidl)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 986455

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

Description

[Jed Parsons (use needinfo, please) [:jedp, :jparsons]]

Presently, it is only possible to add objects to the navigator object from javascript webidl implementations.  (e.g., navigator.someObject)

We would like to be able to add new methods directly onto the navigator object via javascript.  (e.g., navigator.myFunc())

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Do you expect these methods to be called with the navigator object as "this"?  Do you absolutely require the ability to do this without changing any C++?  Because if all we're after here is adding such a method and ending up in chrome JS, we can do that by just having the C++ get whatever the relevant JS-implemented XPCOM component is and call into it...

Comment 2

[(no longer active)]

Bug 986455 includes an extensive discussion on this...