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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 19:33:14 +0000 |
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diff --git a/remote/doc/marionette/index.rst b/remote/doc/marionette/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7272aff162 --- /dev/null +++ b/remote/doc/marionette/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +========== +Marionette +========== + +Marionette is a remote `protocol`_ that lets out-of-process programs +communicate with, instrument, and control Gecko-based browsers. + +It provides interfaces for interacting with both the internal JavaScript +runtime and UI elements of Gecko-based browsers, such as Firefox +and Fennec. It can control both the chrome- and content documents, +giving a high level of control and ability to emulate user interaction. + +Within the central tree, Marionette is used in most TaskCluster +test jobs to instrument Gecko. It can additionally be used to +write different kinds of functional tests: + + * The `Marionette Python client`_ is used in the `Mn` job, which + is generally what you want to use for interacting with web documents + +Outside the tree, Marionette is used by `geckodriver`_ to implement +`WebDriver`_. + +Marionette supports to various degrees all the Gecko based applications, +including Firefox, Thunderbird, Fennec, and Fenix. + +.. _protocol: Protocol.html +.. _Marionette Python client: /python/marionette_driver.html +.. _geckodriver: /testing/geckodriver/ +.. _WebDriver: https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/ + +Some further documentation can be found here: + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + Intro.md + Building.md + PythonTests.md + Protocol.md + Contributing.md + NewContributors.md + Patches.md + Debugging.md + Testing.md + Taskcluster.md + CodeStyle.md + SeleniumAtoms.md + Prefs.md + + +Bugs +==== + +Bugs are tracked in the `Testing :: Marionette` component. + + +Communication +============= + +The mailing list for Marionette discussion is +https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-webdriver. + +If you prefer real-time chat, ask your questions +on `#webdriver:mozilla.org <https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#webdriver:mozilla.org>`__. |