1308796 - WebExtension installation should not fail when it sees object in permissions

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(WebExtensions :: Untriaged, defect)

Description

[noitidart]

Chrome Extensions set objects in the permissions like this:

    "permissions": [
        "unlimitedStorage",
        "notifications",
        {
            "fileSystem": ["write"]
        },
        "alarms",
        "fullscreen",
        "audioCapture"
    ],

When it sees this though during install, it fails with this error:



    1476041036769 addons.webextension. ERROR Loading extension 'null': Reading manifest: Error processing permissions.2: Expected string instead of {"fileSystem":["write"]} Log.jsm:753

    Invalid match pattern: '[object Object]' MatchPattern.jsm:52


What should happen, is it should not fail, it should just ignore it.

This happens in the extension call "Signal" found here - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signal-private-messenger/bikioccmkafdpakkkcpdbppfkghcmihk

Comment 1

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

This isn't an extension, it's an app. None of Chrome's extension permissions that I know of are specified as objects. If that changes, we can revisit.

Comment 2

[noitidart]

Ooh, missed that one, thanks for the quick resolution!