254980 - Provide sample code for npruntime-compliant plugin

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Description

[Jonathan Brecher]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8a3) Gecko/20040808
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8a3) Gecko/20040808

The current top-of-tree builds are rumored to have support enabled for the
npruntime extensions.  Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to add that support
to my existing plugin.

Based on past experience, I assume I'm doing something stupid, but it's going to
be a pain to figure out *what* as long as I'm working in the dark.

Is there any possibility of having some sample code of a simple plugin that
implements the npruntime api?

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:

Comment 1

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Comment 2

[Jonathan Brecher]

If you want developers to support the Mozilla platform by writing plugins, you MUST provide sample 
code. If you don't want developers, you might as well remove the plugin interface altogether. Just think 
how many bugs could be closed off if you remove support for plugins!

Comment 3

[Pete Zha]

Yes, I think this is reasonable.

Comment 4

[Christian :Biesinger (don't email me, ping me on IRC)]

note bug 283878 and its patch

Comment 5

[Alfred Peng]

I think bug 283878 is the plugin sdk for npruntime. We still need an example for npruntime to show how the npruntime plugin can be written.
(In reply to comment #4)
> note bug 283878 and its patch
> 

Comment 6

[Alfred Peng]

I'd like to take this bug. But it seems that I don't have the permission to do that. I wonder who can help me to assign the bug to me, and if I want to have the permission, what should I do? Thanks.
I'll post the patch for the bug later.

Comment 7

[Pete Zha]

-->Alfred

Comment 8

[Alfred Peng]

Attachment: Patch for trunk

This patch implements a plugin based on the NPRuntime API. It simply
get/set property from/to the plugin object, and call the method defined
by the object.
I also provide a test page for this plugin.

Comment 9

[Alfred Peng]

Attachment: Patch v2 for trunk

Update the sample plugin patch based on the last enumeration checkin.

Comment 10

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

Comment on attachment 213723 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch v2 for trunk

Clearing review request, sorry for completely dropping the ball on this.

This patch, and bug, is probably obsolete by now.