Browser extension to Save Items From Tabs, Yo!

Searches open tabs for media (images, audio, video), saves them, and closes the tabs.

Get it as a Firefox Add-on.

Developer Notes

This extension uses Node.js v12.

1. Install NVM.
2. Install Node using NVM: nvm install 12.11.0
3. Install the dependencies for the project: npm install

Testing

Tests are automated using Jasmine, modelled after the tests in the sync-tab-groups extension.

You can run the tests with this command:

npm run test

This will build the extension with tests included and load it as a temporary extension in Firefox using web-ext.

Two firefox windows will open automatically:

1. Window 1:
   • about:debugging to access console & debugging tools for the extension
   • about:addons to adjust the settings of the extension, e.g. enable in private browsing.
2. Window 2:
   • Unit tests
   • Integration tests

NOTE: If the integration tests fail, you may need to allow the extension in private browsing. When you click 'Allow' the test page should reload automatically because the extension reloads.

Releasing

1. First, do a dry-run of the release process by building a prod version of the extension and loading it into Firefox as a temporary extension. Manually verify that clicking the sifty button in the browser toolbar downloads media items and closes their tabs.

   npm run clean && npm run build:prod && npm run firefox:prod
   

2. Package up the extension for uploading to the Firefox Add-on repository, and follow the instructions here to submit a new version of sifty. You'll find a .zip and .xpi in the release/ subfolder.

   npm run release