1020758 - [Network Information API] Disable the API on Desktop

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

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

Description

[John Shih]

As the API becomes one of standard web API, it needs to be supported on Desktop version as well (which only available on B2G and Fennec).

Comment 1

[John Shih]

According to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426#c77, we should disable the API on desktop version instead.

Comment 2

[Jonas Sicking (:sicking) No longer reading bugmail consistently]

John: Note that this goes into beta on Monday.

For release drivers: The risk here is that we're accidentally exposing an API which isn't working properly. If we end up releasing as-is, developers will likely have to UA-detect Firefox 31 and ignore the implementation there, rather than being able to simply test if the API is available.

Comment 3

[John Shih]

Attachment: Bug 1020758 - Disable Network Information on Desktop.

I've tested locally and it worked.

Comment 4

[John Shih]

try result: https://tbpl.mozilla.org/?tree=Try&rev=13688cfa7db8 (still running)

Comment 5

[Jonas Sicking (:sicking) No longer reading bugmail consistently]

Comment on attachment 8435659 [details] [diff] [review]
Bug 1020758 - Disable Network Information on Desktop.

[Approval Request Comment]
Bug caused by (feature/regressing bug #): 960426
User impact if declined: We'll expose a non-functioning API to web developers. They will have to do UA-detection to filter out Firefox 33 any time they try to use this API.
Testing completed (on m-c, etc.): I'll leave this to John to answer, but given that this just disables a feature, very little testing is needed.
Risk to taking this patch: Very low. This uses existing infrastructure to disable a feature that has so far never been exposed to the web.
String or IDL/UUID changes made by this patch: None

Comment 6

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM][PTO June 24-28]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/b2g-inbound/rev/2e0533956466

Will land this on Aurora once it sticks on b-i.

Comment 7

[John Shih]

(In reply to Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM UTC-4] from comment #6)
> https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/b2g-inbound/rev/2e0533956466
> 
> Will land this on Aurora once it sticks on b-i.

I guess I don't need to ask for check-in needed, right?

Comment 8

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM][PTO June 24-28]]

(In reply to John Shih from comment #7)
> I guess I don't need to ask for check-in needed, right?

A pretty safe guess :)

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/6f239dea3a36

Comment 9

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM][PTO June 24-28]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/2e0533956466

Comment 10

[Jonas Sicking (:sicking) No longer reading bugmail consistently]

Thanks for moving so quickly on this everyone!

Comment 11

[(no longer active)]

Whoa this was all taken care of before I could catch up with my bugmail!  \o/  Thanks a lot.