1980176 - remove deprecated methods from geckoview before Gecko version gets increased to 144 on 2025-08-18

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(GeckoView :: General, task)

Description

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

See this log from a version increase simulation.

TEST-UNEXPECTED-ERROR | /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoSession.java:5958:7 | Deprecated method should be removed. Expected removal version: 143 < current version: 144 (GV10)
TEST-UNEXPECTED-ERROR | /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/WebExtension.java:3050:5 | Deprecated method should be removed. Expected removal version: 143 < current version: 144 (GV10)
TEST-UNEXPECTED-ERROR | /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/WebExtensionController.java:822:3 | Deprecated method should be removed. Expected removal version: 143 < current version: 144 (GV10)
TEST-UNEXPECTED-ERROR | /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/WebExtensionController.java:872:3 | Deprecated method should be removed. Expected removal version: 143 < current version: 144 (GV10)
TEST-UNEXPECTED-ERROR | /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/WebExtensionController.java:265:5 | Deprecated method should be removed. Expected removal version: 143 < current version: 144 (GV10)

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The bug is marked as tracked for firefox143 (nightly). We have limited time to fix this, the soft freeze is in 14 days. However, the bug still isn't assigned.

:owlish, could you please find an assignee for this tracked bug? If you disagree with the tracking decision, please talk with the release managers.

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Comment 4

[Olivia Hall [:olivia]]

Attachment: Bug 1980176 - Remove GeckoView Deprecated Functions for 143

Patch removes deprecated functions:

• onInstallPromptRequest
  • Adjusts signature in GVE
  • Removes duplicate call
• removeOptionalPermissions
• addOptionalPermissions
• PermissionPromptResponse()
• CertificateRequest()

Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/d4c23b6e7fde
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/0a2809e22447
Remove GeckoView Deprecated Functions for 143 r=geckoview-reviewers,geckoview-api-reviewers,willdurand,calu

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/a72fe1923482
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/142ebb518a8b
Revert "Bug 1980176 - Remove GeckoView Deprecated Functions for 143 r=geckoview-reviewers,geckoview-api-reviewers,willdurand,calu" for causing bustages complaining about IndexOutOfBoundsException.

Comment 7

[Atila Butkovits]

Backed out for causing bustages complaining about IndexOutOfBoundsException.

Backout link: https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/142ebb518a8bdbceaa7781c2122df2d281c8e377

Push with failures: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/jobs?repo=autoland&resultStatus=testfailed%2Cbusted%2Cexception%2Cretry%2Cusercancel&revision=0a2809e22447ea507dd4b15fa09eca4879828b3c

Failure log: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/logviewer?job_id=520384583&repo=autoland&lineNumber=119310

Comment 8

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/2b9e787533ac
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/85bdf7906451
Remove GeckoView Deprecated Functions for 143 r=geckoview-reviewers,geckoview-api-reviewers,willdurand,calu

Comment 9

[Cristian Tuns]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/85bdf7906451