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diff --git a/devtools/docs/user/application/index.rst b/devtools/docs/user/application/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d07d4b02b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/devtools/docs/user/application/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +=========== +Application +=========== + +The **Application panel** provides tools for inspecting and debugging modern web apps (also known as `Progressive Web Apps <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Progressive_web_apps>`_). This includes inspection of `service workers <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API>`_ and `web app manifests <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest>`_. + +.. image:: sw-registered.jpg + :alt: the firefox application panel zoomed out view showing a picture of two arctic foxes + :class: border + + +Accessing the Application panel +******************************* + +The Application panel is available on the standard DevTools tab menu under *Application*, in Firefox 79+. If you can’t see it there, you can enable it by going to the "three dot" menu and selecting *Settings* (also accessible by pressing F1), then checking the *Application* checkbox under *Default Developer Tools*. + + +Finding an example +****************** + +If you want to test this functionality and you don't have a handy PWA available, you can grab one of our simple examples to use: + +- Add to homescreen demo: Shows pictures of foxes (`source code <https://github.com/mdn/pwa-examples/tree/master/a2hs>`__ | `live version <https://mdn.github.io/pwa-examples/a2hs/>`__) + +- Js13kpwa demo: Show information on entries to the JS13K annual competition (`source code <https://github.com/mdn/pwa-examples/tree/master/js13kpwa>`__ | `live version <https://mdn.github.io/pwa-examples/js13kpwa/>`__) + + +How to +****** + +- :doc:`Debug service workers <service_workers/index>` +- :doc:`Inspect web app manifests <manifests/index>` |