Hacking Ubiquity Presented by Andy Edmonds http://surfmind.com

What is Ubiquity Extensible Firefox command line Official Mozilla labs project Version 0.1.2 (rc5) 2 months old

Extensible Firefox command line

Official Mozilla labs project

Version 0.1.2

(rc5)

2 months old

Built In Commands Search: google, amazon, youtube, yahoo, etc Tag: add to bookmarks with annotation Edit: persist changes to page Acting on selection Highlight, map, wordcount Translate Zoom

Search: google, amazon, youtube, yahoo, etc

Tag: add to bookmarks with annotation

Edit: persist changes to page

Acting on selection

Highlight, map, wordcount

Translate

Zoom

Linguistics in Ubiquity Verb Noun Modifiers This Always refers to current selection Coming Soon Me Here

Verb

Noun

Modifiers

This

Always refers to current selection

Coming Soon

Me

Here

More on Nouns Core Nouns Contacts Date Percentage Address Language Tag … Proposed Timezone City Time See https:// wiki.mozilla.org /Labs/Ubiquity/Nouns

Core Nouns

Contacts

Date

Percentage

Address

Language

Tag

…

Proposed

Timezone

City

Time

See https:// wiki.mozilla.org /Labs/Ubiquity/Nouns

Installing Other Commands Command directory: the Herd Notions of a community of trust Right now, subscribing previews the code Auto-update opens major security holes Distribution Channel for Your Hacks

Command directory: the Herd

Notions of a community of trust

Right now, subscribing previews the code

Auto-update opens major security holes

Distribution Channel for Your Hacks

Example: Andyed’s Nofollow CmdUtils.CreateCommand({ name: &quot;nofollow&quot;, author: {name: &quot;Andy Edmonds&quot;, homepage: &quot;http://surfmind.com/lab/mozilla/ubiquity/nofollow.js&quot;}, license: &quot;MPL”, // helper function _lookAtLinks: function(bMarkup){ var doc = CmdUtils.getDocumentInsecure(); for(var i=0;i<doc.links.length;i++) { … } str+= &quot;Of &quot; + i + &quot; links, &quot;; str+= linkOffsiteCount + &quot; go offsite (of &quot; + curDomain + &quot;), and ” + linkUniqueCount + &quot; are unique.<br/><br/>”; str+=&quot;found <strong>&quot; + found + &quot;</strong> no-followed.<br/><br/>&quot; return str; }, preview: function( pblock ) { pblock.innerHTML = this._lookAtLinks(false); }, execute: function() { this._lookAtLinks(true); } }) Install at http://surfmind.com/lab/mozilla/ubiquity/nofollow.html

CmdUtils.CreateCommand({

name: &quot;nofollow&quot;,

author: {name: &quot;Andy Edmonds&quot;, homepage: &quot;http://surfmind.com/lab/mozilla/ubiquity/nofollow.js&quot;},

license: &quot;MPL”,

// helper function

_lookAtLinks: function(bMarkup){

var doc = CmdUtils.getDocumentInsecure();

for(var i=0;i<doc.links.length;i++) {

…

}

str+= &quot;Of &quot; + i + &quot; links, &quot;;

str+= linkOffsiteCount + &quot; go offsite (of &quot; + curDomain + &quot;), and ” + linkUniqueCount + &quot; are unique.<br/><br/>”;

str+=&quot;found <strong>&quot; + found + &quot;</strong> no-followed.<br/><br/>&quot;

return str;

},

preview: function( pblock ) {

pblock.innerHTML = this._lookAtLinks(false);

},

execute: function() {

this._lookAtLinks(true);

}

})

Resources to Get Started Command-editor (real time testing) chrome://ubiquity/content/editor.html Authoring Tutorial https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1_Author_Tutorial The Herd https://labs.toolness.com/ubiquity-herd/

Command-editor (real time testing)

chrome://ubiquity/content/editor.html

Authoring Tutorial

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1_Author_Tutorial

The Herd

https://labs.toolness.com/ubiquity-herd/

Ubiquity Command Support CmdUtils chrome://ubiquity/content/cmdUtils.js Library for accessing selections, the doc & window, clipboard, screenshot, & templating engine Jquery FUEL: Extension developer library

CmdUtils

chrome://ubiquity/content/cmdUtils.js

Library for accessing selections, the doc & window, clipboard, screenshot, & templating engine

Jquery

FUEL: Extension developer library

FUEL Library Preferences Session Storage Filesystem Etc. Intended to reduce pain (and increase API stability) of Firefox XPCOM

Preferences

Session Storage

Filesystem

Etc.

Intended to reduce pain (and increase API stability) of Firefox XPCOM

Enterprise Command Line: VersionOne.com var noun_type_creatable_asset = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;CreatableAsset&quot;, [&quot;Story&quot;, &quot;Issue&quot;, &quot;Defect&quot;,&quot;Task&quot;, &quot;Test&quot;,&quot;Requirement&quot;, &quot;BacklogItem&quot;] ); var noun_type_asset = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;Asset&quot;, [&quot;Story&quot;, &quot;Issue&quot;, &quot;Defect&quot;, &quot;Iteration&quot;, &quot;Sprint&quot;, &quot;Task&quot;, &quot;Test&quot;, &quot;Requirement&quot;, &quot;BacklogItem&quot;] ); var noun_type_assets = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;Assets&quot;, [&quot;Stories&quot;, &quot;Issues&quot;, &quot;Defects&quot;, &quot;Iterations&quot;, &quot;Sprints&quot;, &quot;Tasks&quot;, &quot;Tests&quot;, &quot;Requirements&quot;, &quot;BacklogItems&quot;] ); Commands to: Jump to locations Do a free text search Structured search My todos Open items

var noun_type_creatable_asset = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;CreatableAsset&quot;, [&quot;Story&quot;, &quot;Issue&quot;, &quot;Defect&quot;,&quot;Task&quot;, &quot;Test&quot;,&quot;Requirement&quot;, &quot;BacklogItem&quot;] );

var noun_type_asset = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;Asset&quot;, [&quot;Story&quot;, &quot;Issue&quot;, &quot;Defect&quot;, &quot;Iteration&quot;, &quot;Sprint&quot;, &quot;Task&quot;, &quot;Test&quot;, &quot;Requirement&quot;, &quot;BacklogItem&quot;] );

var noun_type_assets = new CmdUtils.NounType( &quot;Assets&quot;, [&quot;Stories&quot;, &quot;Issues&quot;, &quot;Defects&quot;, &quot;Iterations&quot;, &quot;Sprints&quot;, &quot;Tasks&quot;, &quot;Tests&quot;, &quot;Requirements&quot;, &quot;BacklogItems&quot;] );

Commands to:

Jump to locations

Do a free text search

Structured search

My todos

Open items

Ideas Augment a page with data from another source Use Firefox “Places” (history/marks)

Augment a page with data from another source

Use Firefox “Places” (history/marks)

Caveats Frustrating developer experience Error messages don’t have line numbers! Security issues Current release is 1.1 1.2 shortly https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1.2_Release_Notes_(Raging_Stream) A bit ugly To be determined: Is a command line usable by my mom?

Frustrating developer experience

Error messages don’t have line numbers!

Security issues

Current release is 1.1

1.2 shortly

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1.2_Release_Notes_(Raging_Stream)

A bit ugly

To be determined:

Is a command line usable by my mom?

Happy Hacking Andy Edmonds http://surfmind.com

Andy Edmonds

http://surfmind.com