The Idiom Replace X browser addon

Development

Links

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Your_first_WebExtension
• https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/debugging/
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Content_scripts

Useful Firefox tools

Installing add ons

In Firefox: Open the about:debugging page, click the "This Firefox" option, click the "Load Temporary Add-on" button, then select any file in your extension's directory.

debugging:

Also via the page about:debugging

run

./node_modules/web-ext/bin/web-ext run --url <the start url to open>

code check

./node_modules/web-ext/bin/web-ext lint 

pack the extension

./node_modules/web-ext/bin/web-ext build --overwrite-dest 

Self-Signing the extension

https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/signing-and-distribution-overview/ see "Signing your extension for self-distribution" in https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/getting-started-with-web-ext/#Signing_your_extension_for_distribution