796471 - Installing a Web App, Updating the Manifest, Install App Again - App Does Not Update

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::System, defect)

Description

[GH to BZ]

[GitHub issue by jds2501 on 2012-08-10T05:53:58Z, https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia/issues/3322]
## Build

* Device: Otoro
* Gaia: b6162954a4515114f24012b855f1e10cd8e9ad26
* Mozilla Central: 71acb417f8020fae803a7fb57a60d5b684943506

## Steps to Reproduce

1. Go to testmanifest.com
2. Install the web app
3. Change the name of the web app for the web app you've installed
4. Try installing that web app again

## Expected

The name of the app should change to the updated name in the app manifest.

## Actual

The name of the app does not change to the updated name in the app manifest.

## Additional Notes

Looks like a general problem that we aren't taking into account when we try to install an app already on the system that had it's app manifest change.

Comment 1

[GH to BZ]

[GitHub comment by jds2501 on 2012-08-10T05:59:00Z]
cc @jcarpenter 

Leaving this to UX to make the call on this one if it blocks or not. Some notes worth noting:

1. Reinstalling of a web app won't be exposed by marketplace
2. App updates is tied to the system (a fundamental piece too) - in updating a "hosted" installed app on the system, we would probably hit this bug if the app manifest changes
3. Work around would require uninstalling the app and installing the app again to get the update

Comment 2

[GH to BZ]

[GitHub comment by autonome on 2012-08-22T15:37:16Z]
Not blocking for V1. We can fix this as the app ecosystem grows larger.

Comment 3

[jaxo]

The problem seems to be still alive.
And reinstalling the app means to 1st remove the app (to fight the SAME_ORIGIN_CONFLICT), which is not the easiest thing to do on Aurora:
- rm the appropriate entry in ~/.local/share/applications (owa-http...)
- rm -r \{xxx...xxxx}
- fix the webapps.json
- rm -r ~/.http\;xxxx

The (local, client) manifest.webapp contains critical info (like the manifest.version) and it would be nice to know that the hosted app is up-to-date, client side in synch with the host repo. 

Not blocking, but it might be in the future.

Comment 4

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on