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"coverage" ping
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This ping is not enabled by default. When enabled, a ping is generated a total of once per profile, as a diagnostic tool
to determine whether Telemetry is working for users.
This ping contains no client id and no environment data.
You can find more background information in `this blog post <https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2018/08/20/effectively-measuring-search-in-firefox/>`_.
Structure:
.. code-block:: js
{
"appVersion": "63.0a1",
"appUpdateChannel": "nightly",
"osName": "Darwin",
"osVersion": "17.7.0",
"telemetryEnabled": 1
}
Expected behaviours
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The following is a list of expected behaviours for the ``coverage`` ping:
- The ping will only be sent once per ping version, per profile.
- If sending the ping fails, it will be retried on startup.
- A totally arbitrary UUID is generated on first run on a new profile, to use for filtering duplicates.
- The ping is sent to a different endpoint not using existing Telemetry.
- The ping does not honor the Telemetry enabled preference, but provides its own opt-out preference: `toolkit.coverage.opt-out`.
- The ping is disabled by default. It is intended to be enabled for users on an experimental basis using the preference `toolkit.coverage.enabled`.
Version History
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- Firefox 64: