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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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diff --git a/devtools/client/responsive.html/docs/browser-swap.md b/devtools/client/responsive.html/docs/browser-swap.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..75055ad4e --- /dev/null +++ b/devtools/client/responsive.html/docs/browser-swap.md @@ -0,0 +1,146 @@ +# Overview + +The RDM tool uses several forms of tab and browser swapping to integrate the +tool UI cleanly into the browser UI. The high level steps of this process are +documented at `/devtools/docs/responsive-design-mode.md`. + +This document contains a random assortment of low level notes about the steps +the browser goes through when swapping browsers between tabs. + +# Connections between Browsers and Tabs + +Link between tab and browser (`gBrowser._linkBrowserToTab`): + +``` +aTab.linkedBrowser = browser; +gBrowser._tabForBrowser.set(browser, aTab); +``` + +# Swapping Browsers between Tabs + +## Legend + +* (R): remote browsers only +* (!R): non-remote browsers only + +## Functions Called + +When you call `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther` to move tab content from a +browser in one tab to a browser in another tab, here are all the code paths +involved: + +* `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther` + * `gBrowser._beginRemoveTab` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer.updateVisibility` + * Emit `TabClose` + * `browser.webProgress.removeProgressListener` + * `filter.removeProgressListener` + * `listener.destroy` + * `gBrowser._swapBrowserDocShells` + * `ourBrowser.webProgress.removeProgressListener` + * `filter.removeProgressListener` + * `gBrowser._swapRegisteredOpenURIs` + * `ourBrowser.swapDocShells(aOtherBrowser)` + * Emit `SwapDocShells` + * `PopupNotifications._swapBrowserNotifications` + * `browser.detachFormFill` (!R) + * `browser.swapFrameLoaders` + * `browser.attachFormFill` (!R) + * `browser._remoteWebNavigationImpl.swapBrowser(browser)` (R) + * `browser._remoteWebProgressManager.swapBrowser(browser)` (R) + * `browser._remoteFinder.swapBrowser(browser)` (R) + * Emit `EndSwapDocShells` + * `gBrowser.mTabProgressListener` + * `filter.addProgressListener` + * `ourBrowser.webProgress.addProgressListener` + * `gBrowser._endRemoveTab` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer._fillTrailingGap` + * `gBrowser._blurTab` + * `gBrowser._tabFilters.delete` + * `gBrowser._tabListeners.delete` + * `gBrowser._outerWindowIDBrowserMap.delete` + * `browser.destroy` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer.removeChild` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer.adjustTabstrip` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer._setPositionalAttributes` + * `browser.parentNode.removeChild(browser)` + * `gBrowser._tabForBrowser.delete` + * `gBrowser.mPanelContainer.removeChild` + * `gBrowser.setTabTitle` / `gBrowser.setTabTitleLoading` + * `browser.currentURI.spec` + * `gBrowser._tabAttrModified` + * `gBrowser.updateTitlebar` + * `gBrowser.updateCurrentBrowser` + * `browser.docShellIsActive` (!R) + * `gBrowser.showTab` + * `gBrowser._appendStatusPanel` + * `gBrowser._callProgressListeners` with `onLocationChange` + * `gBrowser._callProgressListeners` with `onSecurityChange` + * `gBrowser._callProgressListeners` with `onUpdateCurrentBrowser` + * `gBrowser._recordTabAccess` + * `gBrowser.updateTitlebar` + * `gBrowser._callProgressListeners` with `onStateChange` + * `gBrowser._setCloseKeyState` + * Emit `TabSelect` + * `gBrowser._tabAttrModified` + * `browser.getInPermitUnload` + * `gBrowser.tabContainer._setPositionalAttributes` + * `gBrowser._tabAttrModified` + +## Browser State + +When calling `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther`, the browser is not actually +moved from one tab to the other. Instead, various properties _on_ each of the +browsers are swapped. + +Browser attributes `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther` transfers between +browsers: + +* `usercontextid` + +Tab attributes `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther` transfers between tabs: + +* `usercontextid` +* `muted` +* `soundplaying` +* `busy` + +Browser properties `gBrowser.swapBrowsersAndCloseOther` transfers between +browsers: + +* `mIconURL` +* `getFindBar(aOurTab)._findField.value` + +Browser properties `gBrowser._swapBrowserDocShells` transfers between browsers: + +* `outerWindowID` in `gBrowser._outerWindowIDBrowserMap` +* `_outerWindowID` on the browser (R) +* `docShellIsActive` +* `permanentKey` +* `registeredOpenURI` + +Browser properties `browser.swapDocShells` transfers between browsers: + +* `_docShell` +* `_webBrowserFind` +* `_contentWindow` +* `_webNavigation` +* `_remoteWebNavigation` (R) +* `_remoteWebNavigationImpl` (R) +* `_remoteWebProgressManager` (R) +* `_remoteWebProgress` (R) +* `_remoteFinder` (R) +* `_securityUI` (R) +* `_documentURI` (R) +* `_documentContentType` (R) +* `_contentTitle` (R) +* `_characterSet` (R) +* `_contentPrincipal` (R) +* `_imageDocument` (R) +* `_fullZoom` (R) +* `_textZoom` (R) +* `_isSyntheticDocument` (R) +* `_innerWindowID` (R) +* `_manifestURI` (R) + +`browser.swapFrameLoaders` swaps the actual page content. |