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diff --git a/browser/components/backup/docs/backup-resources.rst b/browser/components/backup/docs/backup-resources.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4ead0d316d --- /dev/null +++ b/browser/components/backup/docs/backup-resources.rst @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +================================ +Backup Resources Reference +================================ + +A ``BackupResource`` is the base class used to represent a group of data within +a user profile that is logical to backup together. For example, the +``PlacesBackupResource`` represents both the ``places.sqlite`` SQLite database, +as well as the ``favicons.sqlite`` database. The ``AddonsBackupResource`` +represents not only the preferences for various addons, but also the XPI files +that those addons are defined in. + +Each ``BackupResource`` subclass is registered for use by the +``BackupService`` by adding it to the default set of exported classes in the +``BackupResources`` module in ``BackupResources.sys.mjs``. + +.. js:autoclass:: BackupResource + :members: + :private-members: |