[tbb-bugs] #17248 [Tor Browser]: Investigate new WebExtensions API requirements for our extensions

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#17248: Investigate new WebExtensions API requirements for our extensions
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 Reporter:  gk                    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                  |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser           |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201511  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by brade):

 '''Requirements that we would probably implement using Native Messaging
 once it is available in Firefox (NM#):'''
 Related Bugs: https://bugzil.la/1190682

 NM1: Start and monitor an external process
 Current Solution: nsIProcess
 New Solution: Native Messaging

 NM2: Get PID of the browser process
 Current Solution: nsIXULRuntime.processID (fallback uses js-ctypes)
 New Solution: Native Messaging

 NM3: Get current working directory
 Current Solution: directory service "CurProcD"
 New Solution: Native Messaging

 NM4: Access to local files
 Current Solution: nsIFile
 New Solution: Native Messaging
 Notes: Tor Launcher checks for existence of files, reads data from files,
 constructs files paths, and parses file paths.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17248#comment:5>
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