762881 - Setting the extensions.<ID>.getAddons.cache.enabled does not clear the extension cache

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

We have an add-on that we were not hosting on AMO.

We recently uploaded it to AMO and were not aware of the cache pref until now, so we are setting the pref.

It has no effect on our add-on because all of the information is still in the cache.

When this pref is set, the information in the extensions cache should be cleared.

It especially should not change the creator from what is in install.rdf.

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

I think the problem here is this. We pull down the metadata for new add-on installs before we can query the value of that pref. The cache should get removed after a day of having the add-on installed but of course the user is likely to see the data immediately after installing.

Comment 2

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

So you're saying once I've set the preference, the cache will get cleared after 24 hours?

Comment 3

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

(In reply to Michael Kaply (mkaply) from comment #2)
> So you're saying once I've set the preference, the cache will get cleared
> after 24 hours?

I believe that to be the case (though that doesn't make this bug any less valid I think)

Comment 4

[BMO Automation]

Per policy at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bug_Triage/Projects/Bug_Handling/Bug_Husbandry#Inactive_Bugs. If this bug is not an enhancement request or a bug not present in a supported release of Firefox, then it may be reopened.