956871 - (dbg-remote) [meta] Remote debugging

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: about:debugging, defect, P3)

Description

[Nick Fitzgerald [:fitzgen] [⏰PST; UTC-8]]

Right now (for example, Metro): https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Remote_Debugging/Firefox_for_Metro

The process involves manually restarting the browser, flipping prefs, etc. It is a pain for our users[0].

We should streamline the process.

[0] https://twitter.com/pornelski/status/418105982976557056

Comment 1

[Dave Camp (:dcamp)]

A few thoughts, probably for their own bugs:

a) Might be able to turn on unix domain socket debugging by default on android, and avoid a pref change there.
b) adbjs!
c) App manager on android would help a lot here, better than mucking with the connect page.
d) Maybe we should just turn on the connect page by default rather than hiding it behind a (restart-required!) pref until app manager does android.

Comment 2

[Dave Camp (:dcamp)]

e) Wifi/bonjour support?

Comment 3

[Nick Fitzgerald [:fitzgen] [⏰PST; UTC-8]]

(In reply to Dave Camp (:dcamp) from comment #1)
> c) App manager on android would help a lot here, better than mucking with
> the connect page.

That would be awesome. Awesome to the max.

http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090909220405/en.futurama/images/8/8b/ThatGuy.jpg

> d) Maybe we should just turn on the connect page by default rather than
> hiding it behind a (restart-required!) pref until app manager does android.

Or we could just add a pref observer.

Comment 4

[Nick Fitzgerald [:fitzgen] [⏰PST; UTC-8]]

(In reply to Nick Fitzgerald [:fitzgen] from comment #3)
> Or we could just add a pref observer.

Filed bug 956881

Comment 5

[Paul Rouget [:paul]]

We're working on this already: bug 942756 and bug 912900.

Comment 6

[Paul Rouget [:paul]]

(In reply to Dave Camp (:dcamp) from comment #1)
> A few thoughts, probably for their own bugs:
> 
> a) Might be able to turn on unix domain socket debugging by default on
> android, and avoid a pref change there.

Why do we want unix domain socket for android?

> b) adbjs!

libadb.js,

We're working on this too: https://github.com/mozilla/libadb.js

It's almost working as an addon. Once it's stabilized, we'll see if/how we can integrate it in Firefox Desktop.

> c) App manager on android would help a lot here, better than mucking with
> the connect page.

bug 912900

> d) Maybe we should just turn on the connect page by default rather than
> hiding it behind a (restart-required!) pref until app manager does android.

it will be turned on by default in bug 942756.

> e) Wifi/bonjour support?

Later :)

Comment 7

[Panos Astithas (he/him) [:past] (please ni?)]

(In reply to Paul Rouget [:paul] from comment #6)
> (In reply to Dave Camp (:dcamp) from comment #1)
> > a) Might be able to turn on unix domain socket debugging by default on
> > android, and avoid a pref change there.
> 
> Why do we want unix domain socket for android?

For both security (can't bind to a public network interface by accident or malice) and consistency with Firefox OS (bug 916777).

Comment 8

[Eddy Bruel [:ejpbruel]]

We already have a meta bug for remote debugging (bug 1070868) so we don't really need a separate meta bug for the UX part. I've moved the dependencies of this bug to bug 1070868 and will mark it as resolved.

Comment 9

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

These issues were really about "remote debugging" not just "browser debugging".

As discussed on IRC, I will open a new bug to keep tracking them.

Comment 10

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

Actually, it's just easier to revive this.

Comment 11

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

We intend to move remote debugging into about:debugging (bug 1212802) and then remove WebIDE (bug 1314811), so let's track remote debugging improvements under about:debugging from now on.