Extend the Browser with Jetpack

Extend the Browser with Jetpack mitcho Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine Boston JavaScript Meetup February 25, 2010

Today • extending Firefox with Jetpack add-ons • simple code demo • Jetpack present and future

The big question: hackability

the web should be generative

the browser should be generative

Firefox Add-ons 1. addons.mozilla.org (AMO) 2. over 6000 in the wild 3. HTML, JavaScript, XUL 4. Extend Firefox contest

Firefox Add-ons 1. addons.mozilla.org (AMO) 2. over 6000 in the wild my favorites: Tree Style Tabs, del.icio.us, Firebug, After the Deadline

Firefox Add-ons 1. addons.mozilla.org (AMO) 2. over 6000 in the wild 3. HTML, JavaScript, XUL 4. Extend Firefox contest

+ Firefox Addons largest extension platform ever

+ Firefox Addons 1.5 million downloads

but...

Current Add-ons 1. installs need restarts 2. not trivial to develop 3. requires manual upgrades 4. not designed for quick security review

jetpack.mozillalabs.com

Jetpack a new way to extend Firefox doesn’t replace XUL add-ons

Jetpack It’s easy 1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS • use tools like • simple, modular API 2. instant install 3. easy debugging

Jetpack It’s secure 1. modularized “capabilities” 2. fast review 3. automatic updates

Jetpack It’s built for the future 1. stable API 2. compatible with future versions

Jetpack DEMO 1: Helvetica

Jetpack DEMO 2: You Are Here

IP Query API (XML): ipinfodb.com/ip_query2.php?ip=meetup.com

Jetpack DEMO 2: You Are Here

Jetpack prototype 0.8 jetpack.mozillalabs.com

Now, an important dispatch from the mothership... CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/photos/joshmichtom/3846011713/

Now, an important dispatch from the mothership... This is a prototype. CC BY-NC-SA flickr.com/photos/the_pdub/4269928124/ CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/photos/joshmichtom/3846011713/

the Jetpack “reboot” CC BY-NC-SA flickr.com/photos/ urban_outlaw/2229348208/

the Jetpack “reboot” 1. produce full XPI’s and submit to AMO 2. adoption of Common JS • module system • add and share capabilities 3. better tools • built-in memory tracker, unit tests

the Jetpack “reboot” Coming March 2010 Learn more: wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Jetpack/Reboot

Jetpack the benefits the power of add-ons + of a modern, webby api easy, secure, future-proof

CC BY-NC-SA flickr.com/photos/terryhart/2979919447/

Thank you! Questions? mitcho Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine by-nc-sa mitcho.com @mitchoyoshitaka

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