1714595 - Make the about:home startup cache something that can be toggled via Nimbus

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, task)

Description

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

We're interested in running an experiment with the about:home startup cache using Nimbus / ExperimentsAPI. This bug tracks landing the infrastructure work for that.

Comment 1

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Attachment: Bug 1714595 - Allow about:home startup cache to be toggled via Nimbus. r?k88hudson!

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/8539b00f7bed
Allow about:home startup cache to be toggled via Nimbus. r=k88hudson

Comment 3

[Natalia Csoregi [:nataliaCs]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/8539b00f7bed

Comment 4

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Comment on attachment 9225219 [details]
Bug 1714595 - Allow about:home startup cache to be toggled via Nimbus. r?k88hudson!

Beta/Release Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: None. This patch will help to power an Experiment I hope to run on v90.
• Is this code covered by automated tests?: Yes
• Has the fix been verified in Nightly?: Yes
• Needs manual test from QE?: No
• If yes, steps to reproduce:
• List of other uplifts needed: None
• Risk to taking this patch: Low
• Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): Very low risk patch that changes the about:home startup cache mechanism so that it uses the Nimbus instead of directly using preferences to turn itself on.
• String changes made/needed: None.

Comment 5

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau]]

Comment on attachment 9225219 [details]
Bug 1714595 - Allow about:home startup cache to be toggled via Nimbus. r?k88hudson!

approved for 90.0b9

Comment 6

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/0791b692395a