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Use the canvas element in order Possible features are not limited to create a generic front-end for data visualization of the Mozilla source. Many types of information about above (or just working on the Mozilla project can be keyed to the source tree. For exampleweb interface), file change-rates, code-coverage, bug activity per module, checkins per module, etc. The visualization will be Cobbler has an ongoing RFE list in Trac that has a heatmapwide variety of potential ideas, showing certain types of activity in and ideas beyond the treeones listed are also fair game. Doing this visualizaiton using canvas3d would allow for a third axis, and changes over time to be shownSee https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/report/1?sort=type&asc=1
== Mozilla Data Visualization Back-ends ==Resources: http://fedoraproject.org/cobbler
Create a data-source for the Mozilla Tree Visualization project. This means data mining cvs.mozilla.org, bugzilla.mozilla.org, bonsai.mozilla.org and preparing the data for use in a heatmap visualization.Contact: Michael DeHaan
Many open source projects rely on bugzilla for bug tracking, Koji Personal Repos (KoPeR) is a concept to allow Fedora maintainers to create personal repos of packages to build against and open source developers use different instances, forcing them to have multiple logins. Complete OpenID support in bugzillashare with others.
ReferencesResources: see [httpshttp://bugzilla.mozillafedoraproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294608 bug 294608]wiki/JesseKeating/KojiPersonalRepos
== Tbeachball - Quantifying Mozilla's Responsiveness == Contact: Jesse Keating
This project will add instrumentation == Port Wubi to Mozilla in order to determine how much time is spent away from the main event loop, and therefore from the user's mouse/keyboard input. When the user does something, how long does it take for Mozilla to act on that stimulus? One thing that sometimes interferes with interface responsiveness is spending too long away from the main event loop, perhaps in layout or some other intensive computation. This leads to new events from the user, such as mouse clicks or keypresses, not being noticed and acted upon. This could also be expanded in order to include the triggering of log points and specific dialog openings, etc. with a view to understanding what the long-running events actually are.Fedora ==
References: http://shaver.off.net/diary/2007/08/25/tbeachball/ If upstream is willing to integrate it, port wubi-installer and http://shaver.offmake it more cross distribution.net/misc/latency-tracing-patchOtherwise, provide a similar implementation for Fedora.txt
== Port distcc to MSYS ==http://wubi-installer.org/
The recent work to add [[Distcc With MSVC|MSVC == Delta RPM support]] to distcc works using the cygwin in Koji build environment. However, since this project was completed, Mozilla has switched to MSYS (see the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites Mozilla Win32 build docs). Port distcc so that it works with the new MSYS environment.system ==
References * https: Cesar and Tom//fedorahosted.org/bodhi/ticket/160
The recent work to add [[Distcc With MSVC|MSVC support]] to distcc only allows for Using Puppet, or some other management tool, create a grid of a single file to be sent back from build slaves. This means dozen machines, then turn that extra debugging info (e.ginto 12,000 machines.Address the network characteristics - how much bandwidth do you need on different components, the communication mechanisms - does UDP work at such a scale, .pdb files) cannot be sent with binaries. Modify distcc so that it can support debug Mozilla buildsthe grid topology - what happens when two nodes are behind firewalls.
ReferencesResource: Cesar and Tom[[:fedora:Nightlife|Nightlife wiki page]], Matthew Farrellee
Previous work was done Along with a good build infrastructure, a strong test framework and methodology is key to survival of modern software. Condor is a system that is shipped on adding [[, currently, 14 different platforms - OS X Keychain integration]] + Arch combinations. New features need to be verified to Firefox. This work was focused on tightly binding C++ all those platforms and Mac API callsshown to cause no regressions in other features. Since then more work Condor has been done to [http://bloga large test suite, but no suite covers everything or in sufficient depth.mozilla.com/dolske/2007/05/28/followup-password-manager-changes-coming-in-ff3-alpha-5/ modularize Pick a few features, say the VM Universe or Concurrency Limits, and demonstrate full understanding of them by testing all of the password manager] in Firefoxcorner cases. Various platform "keychains" need to be integrated with This is far from a simple task, and requires more than a cursory understand of the new systemto properly complete. See bugs [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309807 309807]Understanding the complex interactions of distributed components, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106400 106400]common patterns exist across many distribute systems, and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371000 371000]. See also [http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2007-August/msg00241.html this e-mail message]as well as intimate interactions with the OS is key.
== Convert password storage to a SQLite database ==Resource: [[:fedora:Nightlife|Nightlife wiki page]], Matthew Farrellee
Currently, Firefox stores logins in a text file in the user--- Below: Commented out by Chris Tyler 2008-08-31 -- I think we's profile (signons2.txt). The format is simple, but inflexible. Storage of other browser data, such as cookies and form history, has steadily been moving towards using SQLite-backed databases so moving password storage to ll get all the same kind of storage would be good. Some work was started in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288040 bug 288040]students doing this.
Users can enable There is a "master password" lot of packages in their browserFedora waiting for someone to review it. While a completely new Fedora contributor needs to be sponsored before his package is approved, which securely encrypts all their stored passwords. The current implementation subsequent packages can be awkward reviewed and approved by any Fedora package maintainer. In addition to use and has some limitationsthat, see [https://bugzillavirtually anybody with a Red Hat Bugzilla account can do do unofficial reviews.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322617 bug 322617]. Fixing Working through the review queue and doing this would involve having password manager being more involved with the cryptography operations -- deriving a key from a passphrase with PKCS#5, work might be fun and using NSS useful learning process for folks interested in RPM and PKCS#11 to encrypt/decrypt entriespackaging in general.
== Add Offline Support to an open source web app ==The general process is described in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/HowToGetSponsored and in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/ReviewGuidelines.
Firefox 3 will support offline abilities, such that web developers can write their apps so they work even when no network is present. === Review Requests Good headway has been made already [=== * Unassigned review requests - http://wwwfedoraproject.bluishcoderorg/PackageReviewStatus/NEW.cohtml* In progress review requests - http://fedoraproject.nzorg/2007wiki/02PackageMaintainers/offlineInProgressReviewRequests* Approved review requests -zimbrahttp://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/ApprovedReviewRequests-with-firefox> = Potential Mozilla Projects = == [[Sample Project]] == This is a sample project stub.html porting Zimbra You can use the template for [[Sample Project]]in order to create a project page for one of the stubs below. Pick another web app This is how you 'sign-up' for a project. NOTE: if someone has already created the project page, speak to this person and see if you can join them. If so, simply add offline supportyour name to the '''Project Leader(s)''' page. Otherwise, for you can become a contributor later. == Improve Localization build system == Currently it requires many many steps to produce another language of Firefox.It would really easy to package these many steps to reduce the required knowledge to generate a new language. Adding a few make steps to wrap this process would help everyone.This is a very easy project to tackle but very benefitial if the time and love is given to it. Reference: armenzg == Create a cross-repo pushlog to see all locales's checkins ==We currently check many different repositories to trigger builds when a developer makes a change. We also check the localizer's repositories to see if they have pushed any changes. The problem is that we have close to eighty different localization repositories and that takes a long time to check each one of them.If we had a joint view that would improve our systems. An exampleof that view is:https://l10n-stage-sj.mozilla.org/pushes/but the format should be more like this: [http://moodlehg.mozilla.org Moodle]/mozilla-central/pushlogwhich is what our release engineering systems check for.This project would require you to hack hg and pushlog to make it work.armenzg has many blog posts explaining how to setup pushlog in your local machine. Reference: armenzg - Bug 498641
== Firefox Session Saver Extension ==References: #maildev
Write a simple (i.e., nothing more than a simple "save session") extension to leverage the existing [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Session_restore_API Session Store API] in order to allow the user to save his/her currently open tabs and restore them. This is similar to what Firefox does when it unexpectedly crashes and gives the user the option to restore a previous session. NOTE: there are extensions that do this already, but many of them are more feature rich than need be. See also [http://www.beltzner.ca/mike/archives/2007/05/28/resurrect_your_session.html this blog post].== <strike>XULRunner Application Packaging ==
It's common for a developer to want to "watch" all the bugs that are filed in a certain [httpsResources:plasticmillion, mfinkle, #mozpad, #prism<//bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] component. Mozilla uses a convoluted and painful system of synthetic accounts to simulate this capability, and we'd all really prefer to be able to do it more directly and with less opportunity for error.strike>
Reference: == 'Compact databases' feature for Mozilla calendaring applications (Lightning, Sunbird) == Add the possibility to compact the database for local storage calendars based on SQLite using the VACUUM command. At the moment the local database for events and tasks will not get smaller even if you delete your tasks and events. This has serious performance implications for people, who work a lot with their calendar. See also [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76794 352976 Bug 76794352976] Resources: ctalbert, daniel in #calendar on irc.mozilla.org
We wanted to have <strike>Write an extension that would be able to serve users testcases to try leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and allow them to submit results to [http://litmus.mozilla.org http://litmus.mozilla.org]. We could expand the feature set of add the extension ability to do highlight spelling mistakes for a lot of other cool things with Bugzilla and Website Reporter integrationgiven web page (i. So we need some ideas theree. If you're interested, you could consult the work of [[User:djhamp-g|David Hamp-Gonsalves]], who created the Buggy Bar extensionvs. a textbox).</strike>
Create an extension to Firefox so <strike>Often files downloaded by the browser are put in a temporary folder that when a bookmark is clicked, emptied on close. Users (and that site is already open in any tab in any window, that tab/window is brought especially novice users) should be protected from inadvertent data loss as a result of important files being saved to this temp folder. This project will add fixes to the front rather than loading the page againbrowser so that users are protected. Ideas include:
Related tech * Make Firefox aware of common productivity file types (e.g., .doc, .pdf) and whitelist these types so they aren't deleted* Have office type files download automatically to a documents folder instead of temp* Firefox could check the timestamp of such files and skills: XULdelete them only if the timestamp is the same as when it was originally saved by the browser (i.e., has not been edited)* Warn the user on closing the browser that files are going to be removed* Assuming files still exist on start-up (see above), JavaScriptalert the user that these files are still there (similar to "New Session or Restart Existing?" dialog)* Have the browser pop-up a Save As dialog instead of automatically saving to temp, and use a documents path
== Firebug "linting" for portability problems ==Other ideas are possible, and a combination of these might be necessary. Ultimately, this fix should target regular users without much knowledge of the filesystem.</strike>
Lots of web developers use Firebug and Firefox for building their applicationsResources: ted, but we want those apps to work well in other browsers as well. If Firebug knew about JS or CSS patterns that could cause problems in other browsers, it would make it much easier to have those applications work in all browsers.mfinkle
As Firefox 3 gets ramped up, there are nearly 3000 add-ons that need to get updated to some degree. Write tools (web or XULRunner) to look in add-ons and find things that developers will need to update. You'll want to work with the Mozilla documentation and evangelism teams to figure out what you're looking for and what to recommend to users.== Standalone Test Harnesses ==
== Make FUEL work Mozilla uses several systems for [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing automated testing], including [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mochitest Mochitest], [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing#Reftest Reftest], [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Writing_xpcshell-based_unit_tests xpcshell unit tests], and [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing#Crash_tests crash tests]. Currently, to run these test suites or develop new tests, you need to build your own Firefox with --enable-tests, and run the tests from the object directory. Ideally there would be a standalone package available for download that would let you run these test suites against any Firefox 2 ==build, to ease development of new tests and allow more people to get involved with automated testing.
Mozilla's [* References: http://wikixoatlicue.mozillablogspot.org/FUEL FUEL] (Firefox User Extension Library) is a JavaScript Library designed to help developers build extensions using terminology and interfaces that are more familiar to them. Currently it works with Firefox 3, but it would be helpful to have it work with Firefox 2 as well. Work toward having the existing [http:com/2008/mxr.mozilla.org01/seamonkey/find?string=fuel%2Ftest%2Fbrowser_ FUEL Tests] pass for Firefox 2standalone-test-product.html* Possible Resources: Ben Hearsum
Help Unlike many open source projects, it's not possible to develop an do a CVS checkout and build the code. This is due to the complex module and version combinations necessary to get and build a particular product, for example Firefox. To accomplish this, Mozilla uses [http://wwwmxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/client.mk client.mk], which provides a set of rules for getting and building the code. Increasingly, Mozilla is moving toward using the Python based buildbot system for automated builds and tests. It would be good to add a Source class for client.mk checkouts. This would mean creating a a general Source class that understands the idea of checking out a file, and which could then be used to drive the checkout and allow for integration with client.mk. References: Ben Hearsum (bhearsum), Rob Helmer (rhelmer) == Port the Firefox Release Repackager to other platforms == The [http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/release-repackager/ Firefox Release Repackager] allows one to take a released version of the browser, deconstruct it in order to add some custom extension, then repackage it. This allows organizations to ship slightly modified versions of stock releases, useful for their users. Currently the repackager only works on Mac. Port this tool to Windows and/or Linux. In order to do this you'll need platform binaries of 7zip, or perhaps you can use P7zip to do a cross platform version. There are other ideas that can be added to this tool as well for making it more flexible. Resources: mkaply, bsmedberg == gdb symbol server support == Microsoft's debugger allows the use of a symbol server, which it can use to download debugging symbols for programs and libraries. [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Using_the_Mozilla_symbol_server Mozilla provides this] for nightly and release builds on Windows, and it's useful for people to debug their crashes locally without having to build a debug build. This functionality doesn't exist for Linux or OS X, where gdb is the debugger. gdb does support loading debug symbols from external files, so it could probably be extended to look for the symbols on a web server first. References:# https://bugzilla.mozpadmozilla.org/dokushow_bug.phpcgi?id=application_build_system_project automated packaging 412722#c5# http://www.linuxcommand.org/man_pages/objcopy1.html (see --add-gnu-debuglink and --only-keep-debug)# http://www.totalviewtech.com/Documentation/Tips/gnu_debuglink.html Resources: ted, Stan Shebs, Jim Blandy == gdb support for minidumps for post-mortem debugging == Microsoft's debugger allows for loading a minidump produced during a crash and then performing post-mortem debugging. GDB supports using core files for the same purpose. In Firefox 3, we produce minidump files on all of our supported platforms for use with our Breakpad crash reporting system] . Sometimes people may want to debug a crash locally using one of these minidumps. On Windows, using the symbol server, they can simply load the minidump in their debugger. Currently there is no equivalent on Linux or Mac. Extending gdb to support loading minidumps for XULRunner applicationspost-mortem debugging would be useful. This project may rely on the gdb symbol server project to be truly useful. References:# http://code.google.com/p/google-breakpad/source/browse/trunk/src/google_breakpad/common/minidump_format.h# http://www.codeproject.com/KB/debug/postmortemdebug_standalone1.aspx# http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb_3.html#SEC7# http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb_9.html#SEC80 Resources: ted, Stan Shebs, Jim Blandy == RegressionTry ==
ResourcesMake it possible to look for bugs across old nightly builds of Firefox using automated tools. For example, [http: plasticmillion//db48x.net/regression-search/ regression-search] is a script that allows you to do binary searches across binaries, mfinklelooking for the existence of a bug. This could be improved through the use of tools like [http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/coscripter/browse/about co-scripter]. Ideally the user could look for bugs in automated ways, #mozpadwithout having to download and install tons of browser versions.
== Embeddable HTTP Engine ==Resources: db48x, ted
Create an HTTP facility (transport, not rendering) for desktop apps that shares cache and cookies with the browser -- basically export the firefox http engine. A dbus-exported [http://svn.mugshot.org/dumbhippo/trunk/client/linux/src/hippo-dbus-http.c proof-of-concept] exists which which shows some basic structure. A better solution would support more http features, avoid the dbus daemon for large files, and use Firefox instead of libcurl. One challenge is making this work when Firefox is not running. Resources: RH online desktop team.== Extend Try Server to test Thunderbird patches ==
== Universal Firefox "Specifically, Mozilla has a great system called “try servers” where one can submit patches against the tree, and the build system runs builds on Linux, Mac and Windows, using those patches, then serves those builds for testing. This is really helpful to figure out if proposed patches solve specific problems...The only problem is that there’s a USB Key ==little bit of patching needed to the try server code itself to make it able to work with other targets besides Firefox, as described in bug 431375" ([http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/05/02/thunderbird-team-needs-help-from-pythonperl-build-assist/ Ascher])
Create a portable USB installation of Firefox that will work on all of Windows, Linux, == Add DTrace probes and Mac. Currently there are binaries scripts for doing this with Windows/Linux. You'll need to get binaries for the app on each platform, figure out how to share a common profile, and get it all on a single USB key. Some existing work in this area has been done, and could be built upon.Mozilla code base ==
== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTrace DTrace] was created by Sun in OpenSolaris to allow developers to write simple scripts in order to probe and instrument executing programs in a way not possible otherwise. One of the advantages of DTrace is that it allows you to turn on probing when you need it, but not incur an execution penalty with regard to performance (i.e., when probes aren'Compact databasest being scripted, they aren' feature for t run). This requires developers to add "probes" to their source code. For example, if you wanted to know when a particular function is entered/exited, get info about what happened, etc. you could add probes to the particular function. Writing the probes is not difficult, however there are hundreds or thousands of probes that Mozilla calendaring applications (Lightning, Sunbird) ==would like across its code base.
Add the possibility to compact the database for local storage calendars based on SQLite using the VACUUM command. At the moment the local database for events and tasks will not get smaller even if you delete your tasks and events. This has serious performance implications for people, who work a lot with their calendar.Resources: sayrer
See also [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352976 Bug 352976]= Plugin Code Test Suite ==
ResourcesCreate a [http: ctalbert//developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Plugins plugin] test suite. There are currently no tests of any kind, daniel and this code is very brittle and not well understood. This would involve creating a plugin or set of plugins and some html/js to drive that plugin in #calendar order to push test coverage. Maybe look at the JRE tests, create some specific plugin cases (e.g., swf to load that tests flash specific code). The newly announced Google Chromium browser [http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/getting-around-the-chrome-source-code seems to have something like this] with regard to using the npapi for driving tests via plug-in. See also docs on irc[http://dev.mozillachromium.org/developers/design-documents/inter-process-communication IPC] and [http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/plugin-architecture plug-in design] in Chromium.
== Thunderbird Draft Scheduler Extension ==This will require C programming, as well as light web development (html, js, perhaps swf).
Write an extension for Thunderbird so that the user has the ability to mark a draft email for sending later. This is not the same as having to save emails in your DRAFT box because users would have to remember to go back in and click Send later. What is different here is that users could set the date and time for each email to be sent. This feature would be helpful to those who work late into the night but prefer not to send emails at such a late hour. This feature would also benefit support staff, e.g., administrative assistants, who constantly have to send out regular email reminders, e.g., for meetings, timesheets, etc.Resources: jst
Resources: Vivian Ngo== Create self-serve symbol upload system ==
Write an extension to leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and add the ability to highlight spelling mistakes for a given web page (i.e., vs. a textbox).Resources: ted
It'd be really nice <strike>Mozilla [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/tests/mochitest/ajax/ uses] many common JavaScript library test suites to add additional coverage to have a webpage "delta debugger" extension - something where the user could make a change, save a complete copy of the document post-change, load it in the browser again, and see if the bug's still thereJavaScript implementation. If it One test suite that isnot currently used by Mozilla, user makes another changebut could be, gets another complete copy saved, loads is the new copy, lather rinse repeat[http://openlayers.org OpenLayer's] js [http://trac.openlayers.org/browser/trunk/openlayers/tests test suite]. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug. If the cgi?id=399311 bug isn't there, scrap the newly saved copy, but allow the user to annotate it, saying "Hey, I tried this already, don't try it again"# 399311].
Suggestions include wrapping Jesse Ruderman's "Lithium" testcase reducer project into an user-friendly Firefox extension, or a DOM Inspector-like tool, focusing on a representation of the tree of DOM nodes.Resources: sayrer</strike>
Resources: Alex Vincent (WeirdAl in #developers on irc.mozilla.org)== <strike>Import sqlite test suite</strike> ==
== Modify Firefox <strike>Mozilla uses an embedded version of [http://www.sqlite.org/ SQLite] extensively to throttle Plugins when Inactive ==[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/storage store data] such as bookmarks, history, etc. To insure that it runs properly within Mozilla, it would be good to add the entire sqlite test suite to Mozilla's tests, so that testing the browser also means testing sqlite. The sqlite test suite is written in TCL and needs to be ported to JavaScript. Some [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/storage/test/unit/test_like.js work has already been done], but more is required to get full test coverage.
Modify the browser so that it throttles plugins back when the userReferences: [https:/browser/system is inactivebugzilla. Consider, for examplemozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391756 bug 391756], [http://www.kaourantin0xdeadbeef.net/2006com/05weblog/frame-rates-in-flash-player.html work] that has been done in Safari. You could consider doing this via the IdleService, with an observer set to go off at an appropriate interval. You should also consider how to deal with the case of videos (YouTube). Perhaps keep a white list of movie sites, or other plugin-dependent content that shouldn't be throttled.?p=368
== Modify Firefox to handle files downloaded to Temp more appropriately ==Resources: sdwilsh </strike>
Often files downloaded by the browser are put in a temporary folder that is emptied Take : [http://zenit.senecac.on close. Users (and especially novice users) should be protected from inadvertent data loss as a result of important files being saved to this temp folderca/wiki/index. This project will add fixes to the browser so that users are protected. Ideas include:php/Import_sqlite_test_suite Park,KiWon]
* == Make Firefox aware of common productivity file types (e.g., .doc, .pdf) and whitelist these types so they aren't deleted* Have office type files download automatically to a documents folder instead of temp* Firefox could check the timestamp of such files and delete them only if the timestamp is the same as when it was originally saved by the browser (i.e., has not been edited)* Warn the user on closing the browser that files are going to be removed* Assuming files still exist on start-up (see above), alert the user that these files are still there (similar to "New Session or Restart Existing?" dialog)* Have the browser pop-up a Save As dialog instead of automatically saving to temp, and use a documents pathchromebug work in Thunderbird ==
Other ideas are possible, and a combination of these might be necessary. Ultimately, this fix should target regular users without much knowledge of the filesystem.TBD
It would be useful if you could pause/mute/freeze distracting content in a tab. Often this means plugins, which are playing music or animating. One possible solution is to expose the API that bfcache uses to freeze/thaw a window, since plugins are themselves "windows." Other platform specific approaches may also be available (e.g., hooking sound API calls in Windows).TBD
References: http://www.melez.com/mykzilla/2007/04/tab-specific-mute.html== Help Calendar integration on Trunk ==
== Standalone Test Harnesses ==TBD
Mozilla uses several systems for [httpResources://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing automated testing], including [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mochitest Mochitest], [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing#Reftest Reftest], [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Writing_xpcshell-based_unit_tests xpcshell unit tests], and [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_automated_testing#Crash_tests crash tests]. Currently, to run these test suites or develop new tests, you need to build your own Firefox with --enable-tests, and run the tests from the object directory. Ideally there would be a standalone package available for download that would let you run these test suites against any Firefox build, to ease development of new tests and allow more people to get involved with automated testing.Fallen
* References: http://xoatlicue.blogspot.com/2008/01/standalone-test-product.html
* Possible Resources: Rob Campbell (robcee), Ben Hearsum
== Provide a way to easily perform bookmark queries in JS ==
Right now the only way of finding bookmarks in FUEL is to recursively iterate folders beginning with the root. Because the assumption is that in Firefox 3 users are going to accumulate a lot of bookmarks, this could be not efficient enough (not to mention inconvenient). It would be useful if [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/FUEL FUEL] provided an interface for querying bookmarks, as a wrapper for nsINavHistoryQuery and friends. An example of how it could look like in action:== HTML page set sanitizer ==
var query = bookmarksThe Talos performance testing system at Mozilla currently runs on a large set of web pages pulled from the Alexa Top 500.newQuery(); queryThese pages can't be redistributed, since they're mirrors of copyrighted web pages.type = "folder"; queryIn addition, many of them contain adult content.searchTerms = "goats"; var This makes it difficult for people to duplicate the Talos results = queryor to test changes that have an expected performance impact.execute();
References: Mark Finkle A useful solution to this problem would be a tool that takes a mirrored copy of a website and "sanitizes" it, by changing the page text and image contents (mfinklemaking them junk or filler text or something). The caveat here is that this *cannot* change the performance characteristics of the page. For example, [https://bugzillataking a page that is all Chinese text and replacing it with "Lorem Ipsum" filler text would cause the page to take different text rendering paths, which would change what is measured.mozillaAs another example, making all JPEG images solid black would likely make them decode and render much faster.org/show_bugAny solution should have some analysis performed that shows that performance is not significantly altered in the sanitized page set.cgi?id=409279 bug 409279]
== Provide an easier mechanism for creating History Listeners in JS ==Resources: ted (but find someone better!)
A better way == 3D object picking ==Canvas 3D JS Library is a library for adding easy history event listeners the creation and manipulation of 3D scenes in the browser without needing to FUEL is needed, perhapsknow much 3D programming. Some initial design work has been done on Part of this, see [https://bugzillaproject is to handle mouse input.mozilla This particular project looks at how to perform "picking".org/show_bug.cgi?id=406974 bug 406974] That is, when given a coordinate within the canvas, return the 3D object at that location.
ReferencesResources: Mark Finkle cathy, Andor (mfinklehttp://www.c3dl.org)
Unlike many open source projects, it's not possible to do a CVS checkout and build the code. This is due to the complex module and version combinations necessary to get and build a particular product, for example Firefox. To accomplish this, Mozilla uses == [http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/client.mk client.mk[Sample Project]], which provides a set of rules for getting and building the code.==
Increasingly, Mozilla This is moving toward using a sample project stub. You can use the Python based buildbot system template for automated builds and tests. It would be good [[Sample Project]] in order to add create a Source class project page for client.mk checkoutsone of the stubs below. This would mean creating is how you 'sign-up' for a a general Source class that understands the idea of checking out a file, and which could then be used to drive the checkout and allow for integration with client.mkproject.
ReferencesNOTE: Rob Helmer if someone has already created the project page, speak to this person and see if you can join them. If so, simply add your name to the '''Project Leader(rhelmers)''' page. Otherwise, you can become a contributor later.
Write Using Dehydra, build OOo and generate an extension for Thunderbird that allows the user to start a slideshow preview of all images xref in the current message. The feature would work like this: when a mail arrives with pictures attached, a button or some other UI is added to the message that allows the slideshow to begin. When clicked, the images same way we are shown one after the other, properly scaled to fit in the window. Consider using [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Canvas_tutorial Canvas] to do the custom graphics, and take a look at [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/556 this existing Thunderbird extension] indexing for ideasdxr.
== Thunderbird Image Auto-Resize ==TODO: more info....
Write an extension for Thunderbird that gives functionality similar to that of OutlookResources: humph, where image attachments in an email can be automatically re-sized to one of a set of smaller sizes. This is helpful for users who would otherwise try to send megabytes of image data, when they can safely scale the images down and still share their pictures with friends.taras
Many developers without highspeed network access would like to be able to use [httpFIXME ://mxr.mozillathe projects proposed on the OpenOffice.org MXR] but can't. Build a lightweight, installable Windows package that gives the full functionality of MXR locally. Create a [http://labs.mozilla.com/featured-projects/#prism Prism] front-end specific for Education Project will be adapted to the task of using this local MXRcurrent section.
Resources: Waiting we encourage you to have a look at the '''[http://lxrwiki.mozillaservices.openoffice.org/mozillawiki/sourceEducation_Project/webtools/lxr/ MXR sourceEffort OpenOffice.org Education Project Effort page]'''
== Port the Firefox Release Repackager to other platforms ==Other links:
The [http://benjaminwiki.smedbergsservices.usopenoffice.org/release-repackagerwiki/ Firefox Release Repackager] allows one to take a released version of the browser, deconstruct it in order to add some custom extension, then repackage it. Education_Project This allows organizations to ship slightly modified versions of stock releases, useful for their usersOpenOffice. Currently org Education Project on the repackager only works on Mac.Wiki]
Port this tool to Windows and/or Linux. In order to do this you'll need platform binaries of 7zip, or perhaps you can use P7zip to do a cross platform version. There are other ideas that can be added to this tool as well for making it more flexible.
Resources[[User: mkaplyEricb|Ericb]] 21:05, bsmedberg26 September 2008 (UTC)
= Introduction =
This is a list of potential projects that need people. If you'd like to work on one of these, move the chosen project to the [[Project List]] and create a page for your work based on the [[Sample Project]] template.
'''Students:''' If you'd like to work on one of these, move the chosen project to the [[Project List]] and create a page for your work based on the [[Sample Project]] template. '''Open Source Community Members:''' We welcome your recommendations for potential projects. Please create an account on this Wiki and create a description for your proposed project below. Please list your contact info (just an IRC or FAS2 name is OK) as well as links to any related web pages as Resources for the proposed project. (Questions? Ask [[user:Chris Tyler | Chris Tyler]] or [[user:David.humphrey | David Humphrey]]). = SBR600 Potential Projects = For possible projects for the SBR600 Software Build and Release Course, lease see the [[SBR600 Potential Projects]] page. = Potential Eclipse WTP Projects = See the list of potential bugs [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/report.cgi?x_axis_field=priority&y_axis_field=product&z_axis_field=bug_severity&query_format=report-table&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=WebTools&product=WTP+Common+Tools&product=WTP+ServerTools&product=WTP+Source+Editing&product=WTP+Webservices&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_severity=major&bug_severity=normal&bug_severity=minor&bug_severity=trivial&priority=P2&priority=P3&priority=P4&priority=P5&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&format=table&action=wrap&field0-0-0=assigned_to&type0-0-0=regexp&value0-0-0=.@ca.ibm.com&field0-0-1=noop&type0-0-1=noop&value0-0-1= here]. <!-- = Potential Fedora Projects =
== [[Sample Project]] ==
NOTE: if someone has already created the project page, speak to this person and see if you can join them. If so, simply add your name to the '''Project Leader(s)''' page. Otherwise, you can become a contributor later.
== Mozilla Tree Visualization Ideas Pool == Lots of good ideas are listed in [[:fedora:SummerCoding/2008/Ideas|Summer Coding Ideas (Fedora Wiki)]]. These projects were originally proposed for Google Summer of Code projects; if you want to use one of them, please discuss it with [[User:Chris Tyler|Chris Tyler]] before selecting it, because the scope and mentorship model for GSOC is different from that of the LUX projects. == Cobbler Web == Cobbler is a Linux install server that simplifies tasks associated with fully automated installation such as DHCP, DNS, kickstart, yum, and virtualization. It aims to be a universal install server for all linux distributions. Currently Cobbler has a web interface that allows users an easier way of interacting with cobbler. There are several core improvements that can be made. One idea is to extend cobbler web to produce views that make it easier for users to edit fields that only they edit (let me reinstall systems I own but don't show me fields I shouldn't care about). Another is to enable search features in the web app to make it tolerate thousands of systems to a better extent. Finally, another feature is to add a task engine to cobblerd, to make it possible to run commands like "cobbler import" and "cobbler reposync" in the background and see their output in the web interface via an AJAXy type system.
== Add OpenID support to Bugzilla Personal Koji Repositories ==
== Add Multi-File transfer to distcc Benchmark Nightlife Scalability Issues ==
== Add password managers Create Test Suite for various platforms Condor ==
== Refactor master password out of NSS Review Packages ==
== Thunderbird SMTP Auto-Sensing ==
Modify Thunderbird so that it uses the correct SMTP server for your current network and IP. In other words, if you are at home, use your home ISP's SMTP, but if you use a school wireless network, switch to the school's SMTP. These various SMTP configurations should be manually controlled by the user, that is, you don't have to try and figure out which SMTP to use. Rather, it should be configurable in an options dialog.
Help to develop an [http://www.mozpad.org/doku.php?id== [[Bugzilla component-watchingapplication_build_system_project automated packaging system]] ==for XULRunner applications.
== Litmus <strike>[[Spellcheck Extension for Arbitrary Web Pages]]</strike> ==
== [["Avoid loading the same page twice" Extension]] <strike>Modify Firefox to handle files downloaded to Temp more appropriately </strike>==
See also: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280419 bug 280419] and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= Add369108 bug 369108], and code [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-on update helper tools for developers ==central/source/uriloader/exthandler/nsExternalHelperAppService.cpp#2077 here].
== XULRunner Application Packaging Add source checkout to buildbot ==
Mozilla has a symbol server which is used by developers to debug issues in release builds that don't include debug information (i.e., symbols). However, many crashes are related to third-party binary plugins or extensions, for which Mozilla has no symbols. This project would create a web-based self-serve solution for third-parties to upload symbols for their binary components in breakpad-formatted .sym file format. Ideally this could happen in an automated way, such that third-parties could add a step to their build system to do it automatically with each release. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id== [[Spellcheck Extension for Arbitrary Web Pages419879 bug# 419879]] ==.
== Webpage Delta Debugger <strike>Add OpenLayers test suite to Mozilla </strike>==
== Implement Audio and Visual Mute Help gristmill move forward in the Browser Thunderbird ==
== Add source checkout to buildbot =Potential OOo Projects =
== Thunderbird Picture Preview Generate an OOo XREF based on Dehydra ==
== Local MXR Existing Subjects proposed by OpenOffice.org Education Project ==