Jetpack (Firefox project)

Jetpack was a working group which wrote a software development kit for Firefox add-ons. They produced the Add-on SDK, a set of APIs, a runtime, and a command-line tool for creating and running add-ons, and the Add-on Builder, a Web-based integrated development environment which used the SDK.[2][3]

Jetpack
Developer(s)Mozilla Corporation/Mozilla Foundation
Stable release
1.14[1] / March 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)
Written inHTML, CSS and JavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformMozilla
TypeSoftware development kit (SDK)
LicenseMPL 2.0
Websitehttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/
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Origins and lineage
Category

Add-ons developed with the SDK were written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript using CommonJS conventions. They did not require the user to restart Firefox when they were installed or uninstalled. The SDK's APIs were high-level, task-oriented, and designed to insulate developers from changes across Firefox versions.[4]

Mozillians running the project made a tool called the Jetpack Prototype. APIs provided by the Jetpack Prototype were not compatible with the Add-on SDK.[5]

References
  1. "Jetpack/Release Notes". mozilla.org. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. "Add-on SDK Documentation". mozilla.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. "Add-on Builder". mozilla.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. "Jetpack/FAQ". mozilla.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. "Jetpack Prototype". mozillalabs.org. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.


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