1282895 - (webext-port-flash-video-downloader) Enable Flash Video Downloader extension to work with Firefox

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(WebExtensions :: Compatibility, defect, P5)

Description

[Matthew Wein [:mattw]]

Firefox testing link: https://addons.allizom.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader-icatest/

Chrome store link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flash-video-downloader/aiimdkdngfcipjohbjenkahhlhccpdbc

Manifest Errors:
- Unknown permission "management"
- Error processing update_url
- Error processing options_page
- Signature Verification Error: the signature on this .jar archive is invalid because the certificate used to sign this file has an unrecognized issuer.

On installation Errors:
- chrome.management.getAll
- chrome.extension.onRequest

Comment 1

[Matthew Wein [:mattw]]

Grepping through the source code reveals the following missing components from chrome.extension.  However, all of which are either undocumented in chrome or deprecated.

- chrome.extension.sendMessage --> undocumented
- chrome.extension.sendRequest --> deprecated
- chrome.extension.onRequest --> deprecated
- chrome.extension.onConnect --> undocumented
- chrome.extension.onMessage --> undocumented

Comment 2

[Andrew Swan [:aswan]]

Why would a flash video downloader need to get a list of all the installed extensions?

Comment 3

[Bob Silverberg [:bsilverberg]]

That is a good question, aswan. I have flagged all of the management APIs for further investigation of their uses by these extensions as many of them seem suspect.

Comment 4

[Andy McKay]

management has now landed, but getAll hasn't that's bug 1282981