Closed Bug 1140629 Opened 9 years ago Closed 6 years ago

RemoteAddonsParent should report add-on errors with semi-reasonable source locations

Categories

(Firefox :: Extension Compatibility, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Extension Compatibility
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: kmag, Unassigned)

References

Details

Errors without stack information, caught by RemoteAddonParent.jsm, are currently reported as having originated in that file. This is somewhat confusing, and I suspect is going to lead a lot of extension authors not to associate the errors with their code. I certainly did, until I read through that file to figure out what it did.

We should make some attempt to report some meaningful source location for errors without that information. The source file/line number of the handler function would be ideal, but the line number where the listener was registered, or some pseudo-URL based on the add-on ID, would be better than the current situation.
Kris, is this still needed?
Flags: needinfo?(kmaglione+bmo)
No.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(kmaglione+bmo)
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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