{"json_modified": "2016-08-26T07:31:54.149772", "uuid": "1b1272d9-17fd-40bf-9222-9d7dc1c59f15", "title": "How to convert an overlay extension to restartless", "url": "/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/How_to_convert_an_overlay_extension_to_restartless", "tags": ["Firefox", "Guide", "Firefox OS", "Extensions", "Add-ons", "add-ons", "Preferences system", "Code snippets"], "translations": [{"uuid": "02b1ef88-06c6-4e4d-a139-0c4fae7bb11e", "title": "How to convert an overlay extension to restartless", "url": "/ru/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/How_to_convert_an_overlay_extension_to_restartless", "tags": [], "summary": "First off, what kind of <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons\">add-on</a> are we talking about here? Well, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XUL_Overlays\">XUL overlays</a> and windows, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/JavaScript_code_modules\">JSM files</a>, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Chrome_Registration\">chrome &amp; resource mappings</a> with localization, default preferences, but <strong>no XPCOM components of your own</strong>. Some of that will have to be replaced and the rest will need to be loaded differently.", "localization_tags": ["inprogress"], "locale": "ru", "last_edit": "2015-09-07T16:51:43", "review_tags": []}], "modified": "2016-08-26T07:31:53", "label": "How to convert an overlay extension to restartless", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 114759, "last_edit": "2016-08-26T07:31:50", "summary": "First off, what kind of <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons\">add-on</a> are we talking about here? Well, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XUL_Overlays\">XUL overlays</a> and windows, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/JavaScript_code_modules\">JSM files</a>, <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Chrome_Registration\">chrome &amp; resource mappings</a> with localization, default preferences, but <strong>no XPCOM components of your own</strong>. Some of that will have to be replaced and the rest will need to be loaded differently.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "Requirements", "title": "Requirements"}, {"id": "Step_1_Use_Services.jsm", "title": "Step 1: Use Services.jsm"}, {"id": "Step_2_No_more_resource_URIs_for_files_internal_to_your_bundle", "title": "Step 2: No more resource:// URIs for files internal to your "}, {"id": "Step_2a_Load_your_JSM_from_chrome", "title": "Step 2a: Load your JSM from chrome://"}, {"id": "Step_2b_Audit_any_remaining_resource_URI_usage_internal_to_your_extension", "title": "Step 2b: Audit any remaining resource:// URI usage internal to your extension"}, {"id": "Step_3_No_more_nsIFile_access_for_files_internal_to_your_bundle", "title": "Step 3: No more "}, {"id": "Step_3a_Option_1_Use_nsIZipReader", "title": "Step 3a: Option 1: Use "}, {"id": "Step_3b_Option_2_Use_XMLHttpRequest", "title": "Step 3b: Option 2: Use "}, {"id": "Step_4_Manually_handle_default_preferences", "title": "Step 4: Manually handle default preferences"}, {"id": "Step_4a_Another_way_to_handle_default_preferences", "title": "Step 4a: Another way to handle default preferences"}, {"id": "Step_5_No_more_internal_JAR_files", "title": "Step 5: No more internal JAR files"}, {"id": "Step_6_No_more_XUL_overlays", "title": "Step 6: No more XUL overlays"}, {"id": "Step_6a._Details_on_adding_elements_dynamically_to_chrome_XUL_window", "title": "Step 6a. Details on adding elements dynamically to chrome XUL window"}, {"id": "Step_7_Manually_handle_global_CSS_Stylesheets", "title": "Step 7: Manually handle global CSS Stylesheets"}, {"id": "Step_8_Window_icons", "title": "Step 8: Window icons"}, {"id": "Step_9_bootstrap.js", "title": "Step 9: bootstrap.js"}, {"id": "Step_10_Bypass_cache_when_loading_properties_files", "title": "Step 10: Bypass cache when loading properties files"}, {"id": "Put_it_all_together", "title": "Put it all together"}, {"id": "Further_reading", "title": "Further reading"}], "slug": "Mozilla/Add-ons/How_to_convert_an_overlay_extension_to_restartless", "review_tags": []}