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KiYugadgeter
KiYugadgeter

Reputation: 4012

How can I stop temporary webextension without shutdown browser?

I was executing webextension on Firefox for testing with about:debugging menu.
Then tests are done, I want to stop it.

I am looking for a way to stop without shutdown browser, but I can't find a way to stop it out.

Is there way for do it without shutdown browser?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 103

Answers (1)

Makyen
Makyen

Reputation: 33396

Just like a normal add-on, you can disable or remove a temporary WebExtension that was loaded from about:debuging from about:addons (Ctrl-Shift-A, or Cmd-Shift-A on OSX) . If you "Remove" it, and then refresh about:debugging you will see that it is gone from that list.

If you do not refresh about:debugging after disabling or removing it, it will remain in the list that is displayed. This can be convenient if you are testing behavior when the add-on is installed or removed.

The following gif shows loading and removing an add-on named "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - demo add-on":

Load and remove temporary add-on

If you do not refresh about:addons after removing an add-on, the add-on will remain in the "uninstalling" state. From that state you can "Undo" the removal/uninstall. This is displayed in about:addons with the "Undo" link. The fact that an extension is in this state is not available to WebExtension add-ons, but can be seen from other Firefox add-ons using the Add-on Manager API. The Add-on Manager API is not compatible with WebExtensions. If you want to take a look at a Firefox Add-on SDK based add-on that shows these states, you can see my answer to another question.

Upvotes: 1

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