841179 - test output: JS Error: "[Exception.. (NS_NOINTERFACE) .. PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm" line: 25

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Add-on SDK Graveyard :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[Erik Vold [:erikvold] (please needinfo? me)]

I see this when running `cfx test -f tab`

info: addon-sdk: [JavaScript Error: "[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE) [nsIInterfaceRequestor.getInterface]"  nsresult: "0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm :: pbu_privacyContextFromWindow :: line 25"  data: no]" {file: "resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm" line: 25}]

Comment 1

[maurus]

We also see the same exception in the wild, in our error logs for our Firefox add-on.
This seems to only affect FF >= 23.

Comment 2

[maurus]

Possibly related:

Firefox 16:
[exc] [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE) [nsIInterfaceRequestor.getInterface]" nsresult: "0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm :: pbu_isWindowPrivate :: line 12" data: no]

Firefox 17:
[exc] [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE) [nsIInterfaceRequestor.getInterface]" nsresult: "0x80004002 (NS_NOINTERFACE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm :: pbu_privacyContextFromWindow :: line 16" data: no]

Comment 3

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399562