amIInstallTrigger

Method overview

Constants

Retained for backwards compatibility.

Methods

enabled()

Tests if installation is enabled.

boolean enabled();

Parameters

None.

Return value

install()

Starts a new installation of a set of add-ons.

boolean install(
  in nsIVariant aArgs,
  in amIInstallCallback aCallback Optional
);

Parameters

aArgs

The add-ons to install. This should be a JS object, each property is the name of an add-on to be installed. The value of the property should either be a string URL, or an object with the following properties:

• URL for the add-on's URL
• IconURL for an icon for the add-on
• Hash for a hash of the add-on.

aCallback Optional

A callback to call as each installation succeeds or fails.

Return value

true if the installations were successfully started.

Starts installing a new add-on. This method is deprecated, please use install() in the future.

boolean installChrome(
  in PRUint32 aType,
  in AString aUrl,
  in AString aSkin
);

Parameters

aType

Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.

aUrl

The URL of the add-on.

aSkin

Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.

Return value

true if the installation was successfully started.

Starts installing a new add-on.

boolean startSoftwareUpdate(
  in AString aUrl,
  in PRInt32 aFlags Optional
);

Parameters

aUrl

The URL of the add-on.

aFlags Optional

Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.

Return value

true if the installation was successfully started.

Tests if installation is enabled.

boolean updateEnabled();

Parameters

None.

Return value