Jetpack Manager for Node.js
Replacing the previous python tool for developing Firefox Add-ons, cfx, jpm is a utility for developing, testing, and packaging add-ons.
Currently only works with Firefox 38+. Check out the --binary flag for ensuring that you're using the correct release of Firefox with jpm.
Installing from npm:
npm install jpm -g
Installing from GitHub to get latest features or working on jpm itself, use npm link to add the jpm global to your path:
git clone https://github.com/mozilla-jetpack/jpm.git
cd jpm
npm install
npm link
Type jpm --help for all available commands and options or read the documentation linked below.
- Getting Started with jpm
- package.json keys that jpm uses
- Command Line Guide
- Self-hosting signed add-ons
- Transitioning From CFX
Read about how to contribute patches to jpm.
Note: this is experimental
You must have the Extension Auto-Installer
installed on a pre-production Firefox and you need to use a profile
that sets xpinstall.signatures.required to false
(more info). For logging with watchpost, also see Developing without browser restarts.
Once this has completed, setup a watchpost:
jpm watchpost --post-url http://localhost:8888/
This will watch for changes to the current working directory and post a new xpi to your installed
Extension Auto-Installer which will then install the new xpi. To end the process, use the hokey, CTRL + C.
For a simple xpi and post, use:
jpm post --post-url http://localhost:8888/