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CSS Checker JetPack Extension

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How to Launch Add-on
== Project Name ==
CSS Checker JetPack Add-on SDK Extension 0.13
== Project Description ==
* [[User:David.humphrey|Dave Humphrey]]
 
== How to Launch Add-on ==
# Get [https://jetpack.mozillalabs.com/ Add-on SDK]
# Get [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/ the code]
# Put the code under <code>jetpack_folder/packages/</code>
# Execute <code>cfx run -b /path/to/minefield/firefox.exe</code> under <code>jetpack_folder/packages/css-checker/</code> folder
# Try it out with on the examples in <code>css-checker/example/</code> folder
== Project Details ==
Release 0'''Add-on SDK Code''' * [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/lib/main.js main.js] - executed upon launch; connects UI, pagemods and utility functions together.:* Populates UI:* Attaches pagemod.js to loading web pages:* Downloads external files * [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/lib/funcs.js funcs.js] - a library with utility functions.:* <code>parseCSS(css)</code> - parses CSS::* Arguments: CSS Style Sheet in String format::* Returns: Array of Objects with selector, property and value properties:* <code>cssToXPath(rule)</code> - converts CSS Selector to XPath::* Arguments: CSS Selector in String format::* Returns: CSS Selector in XPath format::* Note: stolen from Firebug project * [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/lib/ui.js ui.js] - a library that deals with User Interface.:* <code>populateUI()</code> - populates widget::* Arguments: None::* Returns: None::* Dependencies: panel.html, panel.js:* <code>getStatus()</code> - returns status of whether or not to modify web pages::* Arguments: None::* Returns: status, possible values: "Enabled", "Disabled".1The extension '''Content Scripts''' * [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/data/pagemod.js pagemod.js] - a script that is based attached to all loading webpages.:* Sends CSS either as clear text or as a link to the add-on JetPack SDK .:* Receives a list of styles to be applied and packaged as standard FF extension in XPath to apply styles to. * [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/data/panel.js panel.js] - a xpi archivescript that modifies and sends status information to the add-on'''UI Component'''* [https://github.com/manoutoftime/cssChecker/blob/master/data/panel.html panel.html] - UI elements that is displayed on widget click. == Releases ==
The way it works:{| class="wikitable" border="1"! Release !! Notes !! Status|-| 0.1 || rewritten as of 0.3 || Done|-| 0.2 || rewritten as of 0.3 || Done|-On tab load| 0.3 || Added UI, Page-mods, content scripts, it will parse page style sheets all the way down to X CSS propertiesXMLHttpRequest. It will then get that CSS property selector and convert it to xpath. Firefox xpath evaluator interface will then build Removed: a list lot of matching DOM elementsuseless code.|| DoneThe problem right now is to get webkit properties from style sheet, since those are ignored by Firefox nsCSSScanner|-| 0.4 || Write tests for funcs.parseCss and funcs.cssToXPath. Fix bugs if any come up. Release add-on on AMO.|| In progress|}
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