730048 - GCLI: add a command to reload resources

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(DevTools Graveyard :: Graphic Commandline and Toolbar, defect)

Description

[Mihai Sucan [:msucan]]

It would be quite cool to have a quick way to reload the page and parts of the page, as follows:

- reload
  reload the page
- reload styles
  reload all the stylesheets in the page
- reload images
- reload frames
- reload plugins
- reload videos
- reload audio
- probably reload scripts, but this is tricky. maybe for a different bug. needs more thinking.
- reload /regex_pattern/
  allow me to reload resources based on a matching pattern.
- reload 5min
  reload the page after 5 minutes.
- reload 5min 9
  reload the page after 5 minutes, but repeat the timer 9 times.


This would be quite cool to use, especially when making server-side style changes - you can just do reload styles = fancy.

Comment 1

[Mihai Sucan [:msucan]]

Another thought: allowing to reload every 5 seconds the stylsheets only would be very useful for designers who can have, say, on one monitor Firefox open and reloading stylsheets every few seconds, while they edit the styles in their favorite editor, on the second monitor. This would allow a workflow similar to that of the style editor - almost-live feedback during editing, but with external tools.

Comment 2

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Triage: Filter on BONGO DRUMS

Comment 3

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Paul - Just checking in on this bug, what do you think are the chances that we can get it done in the next couple of weeks? Otherwise we need to mark it for Firefox 17, or perhaps re-assign?

Comment 4

[Paul Adenot (:padenot)]

Most of it is working, done during the hackday. However, it triggers an xpconnect crash, (that I've filed and set blocking this bug) when I do something like "reload page 4s". I'll maybe have time to investigate soon. I'll plan to post the code anyway.

Comment 5

[Paul Adenot (:padenot)]

WIP: https://github.com/padenot/reload-gcli

Comment 6

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

We didn't get to polish this off for Firefox 16, but we should make it a priority for 17.

Triage, filter on TEABAGS

Comment 7

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Triage: Filter on the TRIAGE keyword.

Comment 8

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

New component triage. Filter on "Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce"

Comment 9

[Paul Adenot (:padenot)]

I won't be working on this in the near future.

Comment 10

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Resetting priorities because these P* levels are very out of date.
Sorry for the bug spam. Filter on Lobster Thermidor

Comment 11

[Sebastian Zartner [:sebo]]

Bulk changing the status, as there is no assignee anymore.

Sebastian

Comment 12

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Per bug 1491875, this component has been closed, and the affected code is being removed from Firefox. Closing this bug as incomplete.