node.js modules for interacting with Firefox via the DevTools remote protocol.
- Simplify app development for Firefox OS--make it look more like "normal" app development by enabling developers to use tools like Gulp to do things such as deploying to the device.
- "Close the circle" with Cordova + Firefox OS and make it possible to run
cordova emulate
orcordova deploy
. - Provide a command line tool which is somewhat equivalent in features to WebIDE, for people who like typing more than clicking.
- Mega grand goal: control/debug any browser on the command line via DevTools via Valence.
We're code reviewing and auditing the existing modules, and figuring out how to have them testable against a number of platforms (this includes both simulators and real, physical devices). We're using the node-firefox-ports module as the base to help us devise a framework that works well. For more details, look at sole's fork of the module (and all the branches) or ask her in irc.mozilla.org #apps (generally online 11-19 GMT).
Here's a very early-stages support matrix. Bear with us as we make more progresses ;)
Module / Platforms | Linux | Mac OS | Windows |
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node-firefox-ports |
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Note: Linux is tested on Ubuntu 14.
Based on early work on node-fxos by Nicola Greco.