{"id":7599,"date":"2015-11-23T01:49:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=7599"},"modified":"2016-03-15T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:02:47","slug":"test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Test your add-ons for Multi-process Firefox compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might have heard the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/08\/21\/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons\/\" target=\"_blank\">news<\/a> that future versions of Firefox will run the browser UI separately from web content. This is called <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Firefox\/Multiprocess_Firefox\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-process Firefox<\/a> (also \u201cElectrolysis\u201d or \u201ce10s\u201d), and it will improve browsing performance for your users.<\/p>\n<p>If your add-on code accesses web content directly, using an<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/Overlay_Extensions\" target=\"_blank\"> overlay extension<\/a>, a<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/Bootstrapped_extensions\" target=\"_blank\"> bootstrapped extension<\/a>, or<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/SDK\/Low-Level_APIs\" target=\"_blank\"> low-level SDK APIs<\/a> like window\/utils or tabs\/utils, then you will probably be affected.<\/p>\n<p><b><i><\/i><\/b><i><b>Multi-process Firefox is scheduled for release in the <a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Electrolysis#Schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">next few months<\/a>, so we urge you to <a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/SDK\/Guides\/Multiprocess_Firefox_and_the_SDK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">test your add-ons<\/a> for compatibility.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>If it breaks<\/b> in Multi-process Firefox, your users will be impacted, and you will need to update your add-on. You can find documentation on how to make them compatible <a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Working_with_multiprocess_Firefox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>If it does not break<\/b> in Multi-process Firefox, you will need to <a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Install_Manifests#multiprocessCompatible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">flag it as compatible<\/a> in the install manifest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are available to assist you <b>every Tuesday<\/b> in the <a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.mozilla.org\/addons\" target=\"_blank\">#addons channel<\/a> at irc.mozilla.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/atsay.github.io\/e10s_office_hours\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to see the schedule. Whether you need help testing or making your add-ons compatible, we&#8217;re here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might have heard the news that future versions of Firefox will run the browser UI separately from web content. This is called Multi-process Firefox (also \u201cElectrolysis\u201d or \u201ce10s\u201d), and &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":377,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[388,44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Test your add-ons for Multi-process Firefox compatibility - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amy Tsay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/\",\"name\":\"Test your add-ons for Multi-process Firefox compatibility - 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