553499 - Keep uninstalled addons in database (marked as uninstalled), so uninstall can be undone

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

Currently, when addons are uninstalled, they are only kept in the DB until restart, and only if they require a restart. 

I want to be able to undo uninstall for bootstrapped addons, and potentially any addon after a restart.

At the very least, a name and a URL for an install file should be kept.

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

This can all be handled on the UI side.

Comment 2

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

(In reply to comment #0)
> I want to be able to undo uninstall for bootstrapped addons, and potentially
> any addon after a restart.
> 
> At the very least, a name and a URL for an install file should be kept.

Dave, isn't that a bit more as what we wanna do in bug 553494? Will entries remain in the database for later undo? If yes, how long will those entries remain before we purge those?

Comment 3

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > I want to be able to undo uninstall for bootstrapped addons, and potentially
> > any addon after a restart.
> > 
> > At the very least, a name and a URL for an install file should be kept.
> 
> Dave, isn't that a bit more as what we wanna do in bug 553494? Will entries
> remain in the database for later undo? If yes, how long will those entries
> remain before we purge those?

bug 553494 will handle undoing uninstalls purely in the UI code, we do not need to keep add-ons in the database post uninstall.