1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/toolkit/jetpack/sdk/preferences/utils.js b/toolkit/jetpack/sdk/preferences/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d5769c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/jetpack/sdk/preferences/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+"use strict";
+
+module.metadata = {
+  "stability": "unstable"
+};
+
+const { openTab, getBrowserForTab, getTabId } = require("sdk/tabs/utils");
+const { on, off } = require("sdk/system/events");
+const { getMostRecentBrowserWindow } = require('../window/utils');
+
+// Opens about:addons in a new tab, then displays the inline
+// preferences of the provided add-on
+const open = ({ id }) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  // opening the about:addons page in a new tab
+  let tab = openTab(getMostRecentBrowserWindow(), "about:addons");
+  let browser = getBrowserForTab(tab);
+
+  // waiting for the about:addons page to load
+  browser.addEventListener("load", function onPageLoad() {
+    browser.removeEventListener("load", onPageLoad, true);
+    let window = browser.contentWindow;
+
+    // wait for the add-on's "addon-options-displayed"
+    on("addon-options-displayed", function onPrefDisplayed({ subject: doc, data }) {
+      if (data === id) {
+        off("addon-options-displayed", onPrefDisplayed);
+        resolve({
+          id: id,
+          tabId: getTabId(tab),
+          "document": doc
+        });
+      }
+    }, true);
+
+    // display the add-on inline preferences page
+    window.gViewController.commands.cmd_showItemDetails.doCommand({ id: id }, true);
+  }, true);
+});
+exports.open = open;