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* This page is intended to summarize plans and directions for Firebug.next
* This page is intended to summarize plans and directions for Firebug.next
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* Provide any feedback on Firebug [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/firebug newsgroup]
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* This summary should also help [http://groups.google.com/group/firebug-working-group FWG] to prioritize planned steps and features.
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== Strategy ==
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This section describes goals and strategy that keeps Firebug a competitive in-browser tool and leader in space of in-browser developer tools.
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* Provide any feedback on Firebug [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/firebug newsgroup]
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* Improve memory footprint & performance
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* Reuse built-in dev-tools API and components
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* Innovate features that only Firebug can deliver
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* Extension compatibility
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* Faster release cycle
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== Version Numbering ==
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The next planned version number is: '''1.11'''
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== Status ==
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Development happens on [http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.11/ Firebug 1.11] branch (currently alpha).
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Current status of Firebug development.
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=== Firebug 1.8 ===
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If a significant new feature (or set of features) is introduced in new release the version numbering can move into 2.* scheme. An example of such feature can be support for remote debugging.
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Development frozen on this branch.
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=== Firebug 1.9 ===
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== Schedule ==
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/ Firebug 1.9] is the last released version (available on AMO and getfirebug.com) compatible with Firefox 5-11. Selected patches will be back-ported from 1.10.
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The goal is to introduce new Firebug release till the end of 2012
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=== Firebug 1.10 ===
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{| class="wikitable" style=""
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Development happens on [http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.10/ Firebug 1.10] branch (currently alpha).
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! style="width:200px" | Phase || style="width:200px" | Start Date
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| Alpha || Started
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| Beta || 9th of November
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| Final Release || 7th of December
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* The entire release cycle (from the first alpha to the final release) should target 4-5 months
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* The beta phase should be at least 4 weeks
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* The new release should introduce 8-10 new features (or significant bug fixes)
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== Goals for Firebug.next ==
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== Suggested Features ==
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Use this section to suggest any feature you'd like to see in Firebug.next.
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* Improve memory footprint & performance
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* JSD2 Adoption
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* Reuse built-in dev-tools API and components
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* Remote Debugging
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* Innovate features that only Firebug can deliver
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* Integrating FireClosure
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== Summary ==
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== Planned Features / Changes ==
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This section summarizes all features that are planned for Firebug.next. Every feature in this section must have an owner.
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See the following table that summarizes list of features and dev folks working on them.
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=== Regular Tasks ===
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Append yourself as a developer to features you are interested in to participate.
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list?can=2&q=blocks%3A1.10 Firebug 1.10 blockers] (not fixed)
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list?can=2&q=blocks%3A1.11 Firebug 1.11 blockers]
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{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:top;"
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=== Feature Overview ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! style="width:230px" | Feature || style="width:230px" | Developers || Related Issues || Status
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! style="width:200px" | Feature || style="width:120px" | Developers || Related Issues || Status
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| Delayed Firebug Load || Honza, Harutyun? || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4989 Issue 4989]: Separate global UI (browser.xul) from Firebug UI (firebugFrame.xul) || <span style="font-weight:bold; color:green;">done</span>
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| Adopt JSD2 || Honza, Sebastian, Farshid || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5421 Issue 5421]: Adopt JSD2 || style="background-color:gold; font-weight:bold;" | started
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| Orion Text View || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5219 Use SourceEditor (Orion) for Command Editor]<br/>[http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5175 Issue 5175]: Integrate Orion as replacement for the Script panel UI || <span style="color:goldenrod;">started</span>
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| Firecookie || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5422 issue 5422]: Integrate Firecookie into Firebug || not started
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| Group Console Messages || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4979 Issue 4979]: Group console messages || style="background-color:gold; font-weight:bold;" | started
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| Remote HTTP Monitor || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5423 issue 5423]: Integrate HTTP Monitor into Firebug || <span style="color:goldenrod;">started</span>
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| SPDY Support || Bharath || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5696 Issue 5696]: SPDY support in the Net panel || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| Support for <code>PerformanceTiming</code> || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5843 Issue 5843]: Support for PerformanceTiming spec || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| Integrate SelectBug || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5931 Issue 5843]: Integrate SelectBug extension into Firebug || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| Restart-less Firebug Extensions || Honza || TODO || <span style="font-weight:bold; color:green;">done</span>
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| Improve <code>$x()</code> || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=18 Issue 18]: Beef up $x || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| JSD2 || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5421 Issue 5421]: Implement JSD2 || not started
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| Auto-completion for [[Command Line|Command Editor]] || Simon || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=55 Issue 55]: Auto-completion for Command Editor<br/>[http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5741 issue 5741]: Auto-completion within expression in Command Line || style="background-color:lightgrey; font-weight:bold; color:black;" | not started
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| Review Internal File Structure || Honza, Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4960 Issue 4960]: Review internal file structure || <span style="color:goldenrod;">started</span>
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| Event types filter || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=229 Issue 229]: Allow event types to be filtered with "Log Events" || style="background-color:gold; font-weight:bold;" | started
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| Style Tracing || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=2916 Issue 2916]: Trace Styles Feature || <span style="color:goldenrod;">started</span>
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| Syntax highlighting for JavaScript || Honza || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4823 Issue 4823]: Native javascript code color/highlight (without FireRainbow extension)<br/>[http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5175 Issue 5175]: Integrate Orion as replacement for the Script panel UI || style="background-color:gold; font-weight:bold;" | started
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| New Inspector || - || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4848 Issue 4848]: Create new SVG inspector || not started
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| Delete all watch expressions at once || Florent || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5639 Issue 5639]: Allow deleting all watch expressions at once || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| Net Panel Improvements || - || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=2617 Issue 2617]: Net panel header should be fixed on top instead of scrolling with the content || not started
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| Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=2202 Issue 2202]: Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements || style="background-color:#00B400; font-weight:bold; color:white;" | done
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| HTML Entities || Sebastian || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=3159 Issue 3159]: Show numeric character reference of MathML || <span style="font-weight:bold; color:green;">done</span>
 
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| Breakpoint Improvements || - || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4378 Issue 4378]: Move editing of breakpoint conditions to Breakpoints Side Panel
 
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[http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=2817 Issue 2817]: Hit counts for breakpoints || not started
 
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| Group Console Messages || - || [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4979 Issue 4979]: Group console messages || not started
 
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== New Features for 1.10 ==
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* Feature planning should keep in mind the suggested release schedule above
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This section lists of all suggested areas FWG should focus on in Firebug 1.10
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Regular Tasks:
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=== Feature Description ===
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list?can=2&q=label%3Ablocks-1.10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Owner+Test+Summary+Reporter&cells=tiles Firebug 1.10 blockers]
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This section provides detailed description of all planned features.
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* Memory leaks ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=zombiehunter Zombie Hunter] is necessary)
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** Fixing memory leaks is still the top Firebug priority.
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==== Adopt JSD2 ====
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Firebug script debugger and all related features like BON (break on ...) should be based on new JSD2 API. Using JSD2 API will also enable remote debugging.
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=== Delayed Firebug Load ===
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Part of this task is also internal Firebug architecture refactoring so it's ready for remote debugging features. Note that adopting JSD2 doesn't automatically mean that Firebug is remote-debugging-ready. This is covered by [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5837 issue 5837]
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Firebug UI & Logic is mostly running inside an iframe (chrome://firebug/content/firebugFrame.xul). The goal here is to load the content of the iframe on demand at soon as the user needs Firebug the first time.
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However there are some pieces that are running within the global Firefox UI (browser.xul) and must be loaded immediately after the browser window is loaded.
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Note that this task doesn't have to make it into Firebug.next, but it could be possible (if useful) to at least merge code changes.
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* Page context menu (inspector, open with editor)
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'''Resources:'''
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* Firebug global menu (tool, view, web developer, ...)
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* [https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Firebug_1.7:_Mozilla_Backend Firebug 1.7 BTI]
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* Firebug start button (Firefox toolbar)
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* [https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Script_Panel_Refactoring Script Panel Refactoring]
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* Firebug iframe and a splitter
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* [https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Remoting_Prototype Remoting Prototype]
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* [https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Remoting_Architecture Remoting Architecture]
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Firebug iframe content should be automatically loaded when the user presses F12 or uses any command available through an existing menu or a keyboard shortcut. Such functionality requires all global parts to be clearly separated and independent for the Firebug UI itself (the one running in the iframe).
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'''Source Repository:'''
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Development happens on [https://github.com/firebug/firebug/commits/jsd2 JSD2 branch]
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==== SPDY Support ====
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* Separate ''Firebug UI'' from ''Global UI'' (create separate directory for global parts)
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'''Tasks:'''
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* Create a command dispatcher for global commands that loads Firebug if necessary.
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* Display use of SPDY protocol for requests inside [[Net Panel]]
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* Initialize global UI independently of Firebug availability (e.g. translations)
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* Adapt to the current
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==== Group Console Messages ====
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Console messages optionally need to be grouped to avoid spamming the [[Console Panel]].
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=== Orion Text View Integration ===
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'''Tasks:'''
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The Script panel content (JavaScript text view) should be based on Orion Text View. The goal here is to have syntax coloring and improved performance for huge scripts.
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* Group error messages
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* Group messages produced by the <code>console</code> object
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==== Support for <code>PerformanceTiming</code> ====
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* Remove all code related to Script panel content generation (firebug/js/sourceBox module)
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Performance timing data accessible through <code>window.performance.timing</code> should be displayed.
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* Integrate Orion Text View
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* Create a new Orion breakpoint ruler
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* Support for tooltips displaying result of and evaluated expressions under the mouse (based on Orion Text Styler)
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* Part of the integration is also using SourceEditor (Firefox 8+) for multiline console (command editor).
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=== Firecookie Integration ===
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'''Tasks:'''
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[http://www.softwareishard.com/blog/firecookie/ Firecookie] is a an extension for Firebug that makes possible to view and manage cookies in your browser.
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* Decide where and how to display the data (probably inside [[Console Panel]])
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* Create the graphical display
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It was required many times to have such functionality included in Firebug by default.
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==== Integrate SelectBug ====
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'''Tasks:'''
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* Integrate SelectBug
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* Fix any occurring errors
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==== Improve <code>$x()</code> ====
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* Firecookie code base doesn't support AMD
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The [[Command Line API]] <code>[[$x()]]</code> should cover all functionality of <code>[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/document.evaluate document.evaluate()]</code>.
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* The code should be divided into more (AMD) modules
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* Support for backward compatibility can be removed
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* Blocking [http://code.google.com/p/firecookie/issues/list issues] should be fixed
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* Firecookie automated tests should be merged into Firebug test list
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'''Tasks:'''
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The Net panel should use [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Remote_Debugging_Protocol Remote Debugging Protocol] (RDP) to communicate with the server side that is performing HTTP monitoring. This should enabled remote HTTP monitoring e.g. for mobile devices.
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* Let <code>$x()</code> return arrays, strings, integers and booleans
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* Add a parameter to specify the root element
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* Add a parameter to specify the return type
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==== Auto-completion for Command Editor ====
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* nsIActivityDistributor
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Add the [[Command Line]] auto-completion to the (multi-line) [[Command Line|Command Editor]] inside the [[Console Panel]].
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* nsIActivityObserver
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* nsIWebProgressListener (monitors the file:/// protocol)
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* [http://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Net_Panel_Remoting Net Panel Remoting]
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=== Restart-less Firebug Extensions ===
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There should be a way how to install Firebug and extensions without Firefox restart. Some API related to dynamic registration are already available.
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* Review extension example
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* Update documentation/tutorial
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* http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4686
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* https://github.com/cadorn/jetpack-firebug
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=== JSD2 ===
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JSD2 (also known as JSDBG2 or JSDBGAPI) represents new API for JS debugging in Firefox.
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Jim Blandy and Jason Orendorff are working on a JS implementation of JSD built on top of the JSDBG2 API (a wrapper). This wrapper should be injected into Firebug and make it compatible with JSDBG2. Prototype implementation [http://hg.mozilla.org/users/jblandy_mozilla.com/firebug-on-jsdbg2/ is available] (Firebug 1.9 fork).
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* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/DevTools/Features/Debugger DevTools Debugger]
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=== Review Internal File Structure ===
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=== Style tracing ===
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The [[CSS Panel]] should offer a different view on CSS properties to allow to find out how a specific value was generated.
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* Investigate [http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/mozilla-central/browser/devtools/styleinspector/CssLogic.jsm.html built-in CSS API]
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* Create a new property-based view for the CSS panel using the built-in CSS API
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** Add option to the CSS panel to toggle between the current view and the property-based view
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** Add display of assigned properties, which can be expanded to see the trace
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** Allow disabling of single styles in the trace and the complete style trace
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=== New Inspector ===
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Firebug should reuse the existing built-in Inspector to avoid conflicts with the page styles.
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* Investigate [http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/mozilla-central/browser/devtools/styleinspector/StyleInspector.jsm.html built-in Inspector API]
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* Replace Firebug Inspector
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=== Net Panel Improvements ===
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Proposed Net panel improvements
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* Net panel header should not scroll.
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=== HTML entities ===
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The [[HTML Panel]] needs different options how entities are displayed.
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* Show Entities as Names
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* Show Entities as Unicode
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=3159#c23 Undocumented API].
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* Implement new mapping function in <code>lib/string.js</code> including the API
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=== Breakpoint Improvements ===
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Several new features related to breakpoints should be introduced.
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It should be possible to specify how many times a breakpoint should be hit before it breaks the script execution as well as to create and edit breakpoint conditions in the [[Breakpoints Side Panel]].
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* Move breakpoint condition editing to the Breakpoints side panel
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** Add breakpoint condition to Breakpoints side panel
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=== Group Console Messages ===
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== Further Suggestions ==
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Please append further suggestions for new 1.10 features in this section so. We'll yet discuss all these suggestions.
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* Allow auto-completion within an expression
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* Add auto-completion to the Command Editor
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* Enhance positioning of the Completion List Popup
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=== Better user feedback ===
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==== Event types filter ====
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This has been already discussed before. It could be useful to have more feedback from Firebug users and use it for targeted improvements. The feedback should be collected using Testpilot and its related infrustructure and/or through a Firebug extension.
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The user should have the possibility to choose certain event types to be logged to the [[Console Panel]].
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* Refactor setting the event types to work together with the ones set via <code>[[monitorEvents()]]</code>.
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==== Syntax highlighting for JavaScript ====
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=2633 Issue 2633]: Instrumentation for Firebug aka "Help Improve Firebug"
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The [[Script Panel]] should have syntax highlighting enabled for the displayed JavaScript code.
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* [http://code.google.com/p/fbug/source/browse/#svn%2Fextensions%2Fbugpilot BugPilot]
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* Replace <code>SourceBox</code> code by Orion
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* Re-add context menu options
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* Adjust CSS to match the Firebug UI
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=== Mapping of URLs to file system paths ===
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==== Deleting all watch expressions at once ====
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Firebug currently doesn't have any connection to the server files. Many people don't understand that and they are asking how to achieve that.
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Allow removing all watch expressions added to the [[Watch Side Panel]] at the same time.
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This change would at least allow mapping between local server URLs and the file system.
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* How is this related to Firediff?
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* Add a context menu option "Delete All Watches"
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==== Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements ====
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* http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5035
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Firebug [[Activation]] needs to distinguish between subdomains when ''[[Firebug Menu|Activate Same Origin]]'' is enabled.
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== Open Questions ==
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* Change the activation logic to consider subdomains
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* Apart from Firecookie integration, are there any other extensions we would like to distribute with Firebug by default? (e.g. EventBug, FireStarter, NetExport, ...).
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== Resources ==
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* [https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Firebug_Roadmap_1.10 Firebug 1.10 Roadmap]

Revision as of 14:09, 18 October 2012

  • This page is intended to summarize plans and directions for Firebug.next
  • Provide any feedback on Firebug newsgroup

Contents

Strategy

This section describes goals and strategy that keeps Firebug a competitive in-browser tool and leader in space of in-browser developer tools.

  • Improve memory footprint & performance
  • Reuse built-in dev-tools API and components
  • Innovate features that only Firebug can deliver
  • Extension compatibility
  • Faster release cycle

Version Numbering

The next planned version number is: 1.11

Development happens on Firebug 1.11 branch (currently alpha).

If a significant new feature (or set of features) is introduced in new release the version numbering can move into 2.* scheme. An example of such feature can be support for remote debugging.

Schedule

The goal is to introduce new Firebug release till the end of 2012

Phase Start Date
Alpha Started
Beta 9th of November
Final Release 7th of December
  • The entire release cycle (from the first alpha to the final release) should target 4-5 months
  • The beta phase should be at least 4 weeks
  • The new release should introduce 8-10 new features (or significant bug fixes)

Suggested Features

Use this section to suggest any feature you'd like to see in Firebug.next.

  • JSD2 Adoption
  • Remote Debugging
  • Integrating FireClosure

Planned Features / Changes

This section summarizes all features that are planned for Firebug.next. Every feature in this section must have an owner.

Regular Tasks

Feature Overview

Feature Developers Related Issues Status
Adopt JSD2 Honza, Sebastian, Farshid Issue 5421: Adopt JSD2 started
Group Console Messages Sebastian Issue 4979: Group console messages started
SPDY Support Bharath Issue 5696: SPDY support in the Net panel done
Support for PerformanceTiming Honza Issue 5843: Support for PerformanceTiming spec done
Integrate SelectBug Honza Issue 5843: Integrate SelectBug extension into Firebug done
Improve $x() Sebastian Issue 18: Beef up $x done
Auto-completion for Command Editor Simon Issue 55: Auto-completion for Command Editor
issue 5741: Auto-completion within expression in Command Line 		not started
Event types filter Sebastian Issue 229: Allow event types to be filtered with "Log Events" started
Syntax highlighting for JavaScript Honza Issue 4823: Native javascript code color/highlight (without FireRainbow extension)
Issue 5175: Integrate Orion as replacement for the Script panel UI 		started
Delete all watch expressions at once Florent Issue 5639: Allow deleting all watch expressions at once done
Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements Sebastian Issue 2202: Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements done
  • Feature planning should keep in mind the suggested release schedule above

Feature Description

This section provides detailed description of all planned features.

Adopt JSD2

Firebug script debugger and all related features like BON (break on ...) should be based on new JSD2 API. Using JSD2 API will also enable remote debugging.

Part of this task is also internal Firebug architecture refactoring so it's ready for remote debugging features. Note that adopting JSD2 doesn't automatically mean that Firebug is remote-debugging-ready. This is covered by issue 5837

Note that this task doesn't have to make it into Firebug.next, but it could be possible (if useful) to at least merge code changes.

Resources:

Source Repository: Development happens on JSD2 branch

SPDY Support

Tasks:

  • Display use of SPDY protocol for requests inside Net Panel

Group Console Messages

Console messages optionally need to be grouped to avoid spamming the Console Panel.

Tasks:

  • Group error messages
  • Group messages produced by the console object

Support for PerformanceTiming

Performance timing data accessible through window.performance.timing should be displayed.

Tasks:

  • Decide where and how to display the data (probably inside Console Panel)
  • Create the graphical display

Integrate SelectBug

Tasks:

  • Integrate SelectBug
  • Fix any occurring errors

Improve $x()

The Command Line API $x() should cover all functionality of document.evaluate().

Tasks:

  • Let $x() return arrays, strings, integers and booleans
  • Add a parameter to specify the root element
  • Add a parameter to specify the return type

Auto-completion for Command Editor

Add the Command Line auto-completion to the (multi-line) Command Editor inside the Console Panel.

Tasks:

  • Allow auto-completion within an expression
  • Add auto-completion to the Command Editor
  • Enhance positioning of the Completion List Popup

Event types filter

The user should have the possibility to choose certain event types to be logged to the Console Panel.

Tasks:

  • Create menu items for the different event groups
  • Refactor setting the event types to work together with the ones set via monitorEvents().

Syntax highlighting for JavaScript

The Script Panel should have syntax highlighting enabled for the displayed JavaScript code.

Tasks:

  • Replace SourceBox code by Orion
  • Re-add context menu options
  • Adjust CSS to match the Firebug UI

Deleting all watch expressions at once

Allow removing all watch expressions added to the Watch Side Panel at the same time.

Tasks:

  • Add a context menu option "Delete All Watches"

Activate Same Origin URLs enhancements

Firebug Activation needs to distinguish between subdomains when Activate Same Origin is enabled.

Tasks:

  • Change the activation logic to consider subdomains

Resources

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