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New-to-Necko Resources - An Aggregation
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This doc serves as a hub for resources/technologies a new-to-necko developer
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should get familiar with.
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Code Generation and IPC
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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* `IPC`_ (Inter-Process Communication) and `IPDL`_ (Inter-Thread and Inter-Process Message Passing)
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* `IDL`_ (Interface Description Language)
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- Implementing an interface (C++/JS)
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- XPCONNECT (scriptable/builtin)
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- QueryInterface (QI) - do_QueryInterface/do_QueryObject
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- do_GetService, do_CreateInstance
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* `WebIDL`_
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.. _IPC: /ipc/index.html
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.. _IDL: /xpcom/xpidl.html
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.. _IPDL: /ipc/ipdl.html
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.. _WebIDL: /toolkit/components/extensions/webextensions/webidl_bindings.html
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Necko interfaces
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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* :searchfox:`nsISupports <xpcom/base/nsISupports.idl>`
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* :searchfox:`nsIRequest <netwerk/base/nsIRequest.idl>` ->
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:searchfox:`nsIChannel <netwerk/base/nsIChannel.idl>` ->
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:searchfox:`nsIHttpChannel <netwerk/protocol/http/nsIHttpChannel.idl>`
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* :searchfox:`nsIRequestObserver <netwerk/base/nsIRequestObserver.idl>` (onStart/onStopRequest)
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* :searchfox:`nsIStreamListener <netwerk/base/nsIStreamListener.idl>` (onDataAvailable)
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* :searchfox:`nsIInputStream <xpcom/io/nsIInputStream.idl>`/
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:searchfox:`nsIOutputStream <xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.idl>`
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Libraries
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~~~~~~~~~
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* `NSPR`_
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* `NSS`_
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* `PSM`_
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.. _NSPR: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/nspr/about_nspr.html?highlight=nspr
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.. _NSS: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/security/nss/legacy/faq/index.html
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.. _PSM: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/security/nss/legacy/faq/index.html?highlight=psm
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Preferences
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~~~~~~~~~~~
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* :searchfox:`all.js <modules/libpref/init/all.js>`
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* :searchfox:`firefox.js <browser/app/profile/firefox.js>`
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* :searchfox:`StaticPrefList.yaml <modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml>`
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Debugging
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~~~~~~~~~
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* `HTTP Logging`_
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.. _HTTP Logging: /networking/http/logging.html
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Testing
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~~~~~~~
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* `xpcshell`_
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* `mochitest`_
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* `web-platform`_
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* `gtest`_
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* `marionette`_
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.. _xpcshell: /testing/xpcshell/index.html
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.. _mochitest: /testing/mochitest-plain/index.html
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.. _web-platform: /web-platform/index.html
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.. _gtest: /gtest/index.html
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.. _marionette: /testing/marionette/index.html
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See also
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~~~~~~~~
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- E10S_ (Electrolysis) -> Split ``HttpChannel`` into: ``HttpChannelChild`` & ``HttpChannelParent``
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- Fission_ -> Site isolation
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.. _E10s: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis
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.. _Fission: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/05/introducing-firefox-new-site-isolation-security-architecture/
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