2029625 - Turn WebSerial pref on by default

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Device Interfaces, task)

Description

[Greg Stoll :gstoll]

dom.webserial.enabled

Comment 1

[Greg Stoll :gstoll]

Attachment: Bug 2029625 - turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik!

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/b8b2599b3e9b
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/f451a504660d
turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/a4aea9bef54b
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/463414f06fa6
Revert "Bug 2029625 - turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik" for causing xpc failures at test_SitePermissions.js

Comment 4

[rperta]

Backed out for causing xpc failures at test_SitePermissions.js and plain failures at test_interfaces_secureContext.html
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Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/d7f8618db7f1
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/8847446df1a6
turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik,webidl,emilio

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/1d3674d9fb63
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/69c0262b1e2c
Revert "Bug 2029625 - turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik,webidl,emilio" for causing xpcshells, mochitest and TV failures at SitePermissions.js

Comment 7

[Silaghi Andreea]

Backed out for causing xpcshells, mochitest and TV failures at SitePermissions.js
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Failure lines:
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | browser/modules/test/unit/test_SitePermissions.js | testExactHostMatch - [testExactHostMatch : 307] Found an unknown permission serial in exact host match test.Please add new permissions from SitePermissions.sys.mjs to this test. - false == true

TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | dom/workers/test/test_worker_interfaces_secureContext.html | undefined: If this is failing: DANGER, are you sure you want to expose the new interface Serial to all webpages as a property on 'self'? Do not make a change to this file without a review from a DOM peer for that specific change!!! (or a JS peer for changes to ecmaGlobals)

Comment 8

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/ebb3284af9c5
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/5cac67a3f453
turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik,webidl,emilio,dom-worker-reviewers,edenchuang

Comment 9

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/80ec6bec711d
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/03a3e30e0381
Revert "Bug 2029625 - turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik,webidl,emilio,dom-worker-reviewers,edenchuang" for causing wpt failures @ serial-report-only.https.html

Comment 10

[Norisz Fay [:noriszfay]]

Backed out for causing wpt failures @ serial-report-only.https.html

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Comment 11

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/0179675ca5aa
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/c90ef1f1babe
turn on WebSerial pref by default r=haik,webidl,emilio,dom-worker-reviewers,edenchuang

Comment 12

[Serban Stanca [:SerbanS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/c90ef1f1babe

Comment 13

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

Could you consider nominating this for a release note? (Process info)

Comment 14

[Alan Byrne [:abyrne]]

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: WebSerial is a technology used to program microcontrollers and other development boards, and previously this was supported by other browsers except Firefox, increasing churn amongst users who needed to use this capability.
[Affects Firefox for Android]: No
[Suggested wording]: You can now manage microcontrollers that support serial communications in Firefox via the Web Serial API. This lets you program Microcontrollers and development boards, such as ESP devices, BBCmicro:bit and Raspberry Pi Picos, 3D printers & CNC machines, and other supported devices.
[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/fully-support-web-usb-and-web-serial/idc-p/122848/highlight/true#M63757

Comment 15

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

Thanks, added to the Fx151 nightly release notes, please allow 30 minutes for the site to update.
Keeping the relnote-firefox flag as ? to keep it on the radar for inclusion in the final Fx151 release notes.

Comment 16

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

Added to the final Fx151 release notes

Comment 17

[Hamish Willee]

FF151 MDN docs for can be tracked in https://github.com/mdn/content/issues/43967