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[
{
"namespace": "manifest",
"types": [
{
"$extend": "WebExtensionManifest",
"properties": {
"telemetry": {
"type": "object",
"optional": true,
"additionalProperties": { "$ref": "UnrecognizedProperty" },
"properties": {
"ping_type": {
"type": "string"
},
"schemaNamespace": {
"type": "string"
},
"public_key": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"key": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"crv": {
"type": "string",
"optional": "false"
},
"kty": {
"type": "string",
"optional": "false"
},
"x": {
"type": "string",
"optional": "false"
},
"y": {
"type": "string",
"optional": "false"
}
}
}
}
},
"study_name": {
"type": "string",
"optional": true
},
"pioneer_id": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false
}
}
}
}
},
{
"$extend": "PermissionPrivileged",
"choices": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": ["telemetry"]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"namespace": "telemetry",
"description": "Use the <code>browser.telemetry</code> API to send telemetry data to the Mozilla Telemetry service. Restricted to Mozilla privileged webextensions.",
"types": [
{
"id": "ScalarType",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["count", "string", "boolean"],
"description": "Type of scalar: 'count' for numeric values, 'string' for string values, 'boolean' for boolean values. Maps to <code>nsITelemetry.SCALAR_TYPE_*</code>."
},
{
"id": "ScalarData",
"type": "object",
"description": "Represents registration data for a Telemetry scalar.",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"$ref": "ScalarType"
},
"keyed": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if this is a keyed scalar."
},
"record_on_release": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if this data should be recorded on release."
},
"expired": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if this scalar entry is expired. This allows recording it without error, but it will be discarded."
}
}
},
{
"id": "EventData",
"type": "object",
"description": "Represents registration data for a Telemetry event.",
"properties": {
"methods": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "List of methods for this event entry."
},
"objects": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "List of objects for this event entry."
},
"extra_keys": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "List of allowed extra keys for this event entry."
},
"record_on_release": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if this data should be recorded on release."
},
"expired": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if this event entry is expired. This allows recording it without error, but it will be discarded."
}
}
}
],
"permissions": ["telemetry"],
"functions": [
{
"name": "submitPing",
"type": "function",
"description": "Submits a custom ping to the Telemetry back-end. See <code>submitExternalPing</code> inside TelemetryController.sys.mjs for more details.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "type",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]+[a-z0-9]$",
"description": "The type of the ping."
},
{
"name": "message",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "any" },
"description": "The data payload for the ping."
},
{
"description": "Options object.",
"name": "options",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"addClientId": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if the ping should contain the client id."
},
"addEnvironment": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "True if the ping should contain the environment data."
},
"overrideEnvironment": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "any" },
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "Set to override the environment data."
},
"usePingSender": {
"type": "boolean",
"optional": true,
"default": false,
"description": "If true, send the ping using the PingSender."
}
}
}
]
},
{
"name": "submitEncryptedPing",
"type": "function",
"description": "Submits a custom ping to the Telemetry back-end, with an encrypted payload. Requires a telemetry entry in the manifest to be used.",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "message",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "any" },
"description": "The data payload for the ping, which will be encrypted."
},
{
"description": "Options object.",
"name": "options",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"schemaName": {
"type": "string",
"optional": false,
"description": "Schema name used for payload."
},
"schemaVersion": {
"type": "integer",
"optional": false,
"description": "Schema version used for payload."
}
}
}
],
"async": true
},
{
"name": "canUpload",
"type": "function",
"description": "Checks if Telemetry upload is enabled.",
"parameters": [],
"async": true
},
{
"name": "scalarAdd",
"type": "function",
"description": "Adds the value to the given scalar.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name."
},
{
"name": "value",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "The numeric value to add to the scalar. Only unsigned integers supported."
}
]
},
{
"name": "scalarSet",
"type": "function",
"description": "Sets the named scalar to the given value. Throws if the value type doesn't match the scalar type.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name"
},
{
"name": "value",
"description": "The value to set the scalar to",
"choices": [
{ "type": "string" },
{ "type": "boolean" },
{ "type": "integer" },
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": { "type": "any" } }
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "scalarSetMaximum",
"type": "function",
"description": "Sets the scalar to the maximum of the current and the passed value",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name."
},
{
"name": "value",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "The numeric value to set the scalar to. Only unsigned integers supported."
}
]
},
{
"name": "keyedScalarAdd",
"type": "function",
"description": "Adds the value to the given keyed scalar.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name"
},
{
"name": "key",
"type": "string",
"description": "The key name"
},
{
"name": "value",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "The numeric value to add to the scalar. Only unsigned integers supported."
}
]
},
{
"name": "keyedScalarSet",
"type": "function",
"description": "Sets the keyed scalar to the given value. Throws if the value type doesn't match the scalar type.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name."
},
{
"name": "key",
"type": "string",
"description": "The key name."
},
{
"name": "value",
"description": "The value to set the scalar to.",
"choices": [
{ "type": "string" },
{ "type": "boolean" },
{ "type": "integer" },
{ "type": "object", "additionalProperties": { "type": "any" } }
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "keyedScalarSetMaximum",
"type": "function",
"description": "Sets the keyed scalar to the maximum of the current and the passed value",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"description": "The scalar name."
},
{
"name": "key",
"type": "string",
"description": "The key name."
},
{
"name": "value",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "The numeric value to set the scalar to. Only unsigned integers supported."
}
]
},
{
"name": "recordEvent",
"type": "function",
"description": "Record an event in Telemetry. Throws when trying to record an unknown event.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "category",
"type": "string",
"description": "The category name."
},
{
"name": "method",
"type": "string",
"description": "The method name."
},
{
"name": "object",
"type": "string",
"description": "The object name."
},
{
"name": "value",
"type": "string",
"optional": true,
"description": "An optional string value to record."
},
{
"name": "extra",
"type": "object",
"optional": true,
"description": "An optional object of the form (string -> string). It should only contain registered extra keys.",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
}
]
},
{
"name": "registerScalars",
"type": "function",
"description": "Register new scalars to record them from addons. See nsITelemetry.idl for more details.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "category",
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique category the scalars are registered in."
},
{
"name": "data",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "$ref": "ScalarData" },
"description": "An object that contains registration data for multiple scalars. Each property name is the scalar name, and the corresponding property value is an object of ScalarData type."
}
]
},
{
"name": "registerEvents",
"type": "function",
"description": "Register new events to record them from addons. See nsITelemetry.idl for more details.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "category",
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique category the events are registered in."
},
{
"name": "data",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "$ref": "EventData" },
"description": "An object that contains registration data for 1+ events. Each property name is the category name, and the corresponding property value is an object of EventData type."
}
]
},
{
"name": "setEventRecordingEnabled",
"type": "function",
"description": "Enable recording of events in a category. Events default to recording disabled. This allows to toggle recording for all events in the specified category.",
"async": true,
"parameters": [
{
"name": "category",
"type": "string",
"description": "The category name."
},
{
"name": "enabled",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether recording is enabled for events in that category."
}
]
}
]
}
]