Open Bug 1247794 Opened 10 years ago Updated 1 year ago

support persistent identifiers in chrome.downloads.*

Categories

(WebExtensions :: Compatibility, defect, P5)

defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

People

(Reporter: aswan, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 2 open bugs)

Details

(Whiteboard: [downloads] triaged)

various methods in chrome.downloads use numeric identifiers for downloads that persist across reboots. It is unclear how many extensions rely on this, but it will require changes to the core FF download code to support... https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/downloads
Blocks: 1213445
Whiteboard: [downloads]
Priority: -- → P2
Whiteboard: [downloads] → [downloads] triaged
Assignee: nobody → mixedpuppy
Component: WebExtensions: Untriaged → WebExtensions: Request Handling
Assignee: mixedpuppy → nobody
Component: WebExtensions: Request Handling → WebExtensions: Compatibility
Priority: P2 → P5
Product: Toolkit → WebExtensions

I just discovered I got bitten by this bug. It is quite sneaky because it will not be discovered when testing an extension in single sessions (e.g. using web-ext run).

While this is not yet fixed, might it make sense to at least update the browser compatibility table to show id as being only partially supported?

Severity: normal → S3
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