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+.. _jar_manifests:
+
+=============
+JAR Manifests
+=============
+
+JAR Manifests are plaintext files in the tree that are used to package chrome
+files into ``.jar`` files and create :ref:`Chrome Registration <Chrome Registration>`
+manifests. JAR Manifests are commonly named ``jar.mn``. They are declared in ``moz.build`` files using the ``JAR_MANIFESTS`` variable, which makes up a collection of ``jar.mn`` files.
+All files declared in JAR Manifests are processed and installed into ``omni.ja`` files in ``browser/`` and ``toolkit/`` when building Firefox.
+
+``jar.mn`` files are automatically processed by the build system when building a
+source directory that contains one. The ``jar.mn`` is run through the
+:ref:`preprocessor` before being passed to the manifest processor. In order to
+have ``@variables@`` expanded (such as ``@AB_CD@``) throughout the file, add
+the line ``#filter substitution`` at the top of your ``jar.mn`` file.
+
+The format of a jar.mn is fairly simple; it consists of a heading specifying
+which JAR file is being packaged, followed by indented lines listing files and
+chrome registration instructions.
+
+For a simple ``jar.mn`` file, see `toolkit/profile/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/toolkit/profile/jar.mn>`_. For a much
+more complex ``jar.mn`` file, see `toolkit/locales/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/toolkit/locales/jar.mn>`_. More examples with specific formats and uses are available below.
+
+Shipping Chrome Files
+======================
+General Format
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+To ship chrome files in a JAR, an indented line indicates a file to be packaged::
+
+ <jarfile>.jar:
+ path/in/jar/file_name.xul (source/tree/location/file_name.xul)
+
+Note that file path mappings are listed by destination (left) followed by source (right).
+
+Same Directory Omission
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+If the JAR manifest and packaged files live in the same directory, the source path and parentheses can be omitted.
+A sample of a ``jar.mn`` file with omitted source paths and parentheses is `this revision of browser/components/colorways/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/browser/components/colorways/jar.mn>`_::
+
+ browser.jar:
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.html
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.css
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.js
+
+Writing the following is equivalent, given that the aforementioned files exist in the same directory as the ``jar.mn``. Notice the ``.jar`` file is named ``browser.jar``::
+
+ browser.jar:
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.html (colorwaycloset.html)
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.css (colorwaycloset.css)
+ content/browser/colorwaycloset.js (colorwaycloset.js)
+
+This manifest is responsible for packaging files needed by Colorway Closet, including
+JS scripts, localization files, images (ex. PNGs, AVIFs), and CSS styling. Look at `browser/components/colorways/colorwaycloset.html <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/browser/components/colorways/colorwaycloset.html#18>`_
+to see how a file may be referenced using its chrome URL.
+
+Absolute Paths
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+The source tree location may also be an absolute path (taken from the top of the source tree).
+One such example can be found in `toolkit/components/pictureinpicture/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/2005e8d87ee045f19dac58e5bff32eff7d01bc9b/toolkit/components/pictureinpicture/jar.mn>`_::
+
+ toolkit.jar:
+ * content/global/pictureinpicture/player.xhtml (content/player.xhtml)
+ content/global/pictureinpicture/player.js (content/player.js)
+
+Asterisk Marker (Preprocessing)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+An asterisk marker (``*``) at the beginning of the line indicates that the file should be processed by the :ref:`preprocessor` before being packaged.
+The file `toolkit/profile/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/toolkit/profile/jar.mn>`_ indicates that the file `toolkit/profile/content/profileDowngrade.xhtml <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/2005e8d87ee045f19dac58e5bff32eff7d01bc9b/toolkit/profile/content/profileDowngrade.xhtml#34,36>`_ should be
+run through the preprocessor, since it contains ``#ifdef`` and ``#endif`` statements that need to be interpreted::
+
+ * content/mozapps/profile/profileDowngrade.xhtml (content/profileDowngrade.xhtml)
+
+Base Path, Variables, Wildcards and Localized Files
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+The ``.jar`` file location may be preceded with a base path between square brackets.
+The file `toolkit/locales/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/toolkit/locales/jar.mn>`_ uses a base path so that the ``.jar`` file is under a ``localization`` directory,
+which is a `special directory parsed by mozbuild <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/2005e8d87ee045f19dac58e5bff32eff7d01bc9b/python/mozbuild/mozpack/packager/l10n.py#260-265>`_.
+
+It is also named according to the value passed by the variable ``@AB_CD@``, normally a locale. Note the use of the preprocessor directive ``#filter substitution`` at the top of the file for replacing the variable with the value::
+
+ #filter substitution
+
+ ...
+
+ [localization] @AB_CD@.jar:
+ crashreporter (%crashreporter/**/*.ftl)
+ toolkit (%toolkit/**/*.ftl)
+
+The percentage sign in front of the source paths designates the locale to target as a source. By default, this is ``en-US``. With this specific example, `/toolkit/locales/en-US <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/locales/en-US>`_ would be targeted.
+Otherwise, the file from an alternate localization source tree ``/l10n/<locale>/toolkit/`` is read if building a localized version.
+The wildcards in ``**/*.ftl`` tell the processor to install all Fluent files within the ``crashreporter`` and ``toolkit`` directories, as well as their subdirectories.
+
+Registering Chrome
+==================
+
+:ref:`Chrome Registration <Chrome Registration>` instructions are marked with a percent sign (``%``) at the beginning of the
+line, and must be part of the definition of a JAR file. Any additional percents
+signs are replaced with an appropriate relative URL of the JAR file being
+packaged.
+
+There are two possible locations for a manifest file. If the chrome is being
+built into a standalone application, the ``jar.mn`` processor creates a
+``<jarfilename>.manifest`` next to the JAR file itself. This is the default
+behavior.
+
+If the ``moz.build`` specifies ``USE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST = 1``, the ``jar.mn`` processor
+creates a single ``chrome.manifest`` file suitable for registering chrome as
+an extension.
+
+Example
+^^^^^^^
+
+The file `browser/themes/addons/jar.mn <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b2d2863bd315f232a3f769f76e0eb16cdca7cb0/browser/themes/addons/jar.mn>`_ registers a ``resource`` chrome package under the name ``builtin-themes``. Its source files are in ``%content/builtin-themes/``::
+
+ browser.jar:
+ % resource builtin-themes %content/builtin-themes/
+
+ content/builtin-themes/alpenglow (alpenglow/*.svg)
+ content/builtin-themes/alpenglow/manifest.json (alpenglow/manifest.json)
+
+Notice how other files declare an installation destination using the ``builtin-themes`` resource that is defined. As such, a SVG file ``preview.svg`` for a theme ``Alpenglow`` may be loaded using the resource URL ``resource://builtin-themes/alpenglow/preview.svg``
+so that a preview of the theme is available on ``about:addons``. See :ref:`Chrome Registration <Chrome Registration>` for more details on ``resource`` and other manifest instructions.