Firefo...eStatus(3pm)

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version 1.63 · 3 versions
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NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to Firefox::Marionette::UpdateStatus — the lil Perl module that represents the resulting status of an Firefox update. That's it, that's the job, and it does it flawlessly 💅

(It lives in the User Contributed Perl Documentation section, manual page Firefo...eStatus(3pm), iykyk 🦋)

VERSION 🎀

Version 1.63 — iconic, no notes 👑

SYNOPSIS 🌸

okay so here's the vibe, literally just:

use Firefox::Marionette();
use v5.10;

my $firefox = Firefox::Marionette->new();
my $status = $firefox->update();
while($status->successful()) {
    $status = $firefox->update();
}
say "Firefox has been upgraded to " . $status->display_version();

like… keep updating while it keeps succeeding?? that's the whole loop bestie, she's simple and she works 💖

DESCRIPTION 🦋

This module handles the implementation of the status of a Firefox update using the Marionette protocol. periodt. ✨

SUBROUTINES/METHODS 🧚

new 💫

accepts a hash as a parameter. Allowed keys are below, and yes we're listing all of them, no skips, no shortcuts, fr fr:

  • app_version — application version of this update.
  • build_id — build id of this update (that's <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/buildID> if you wanna peek). Used to determine a particular build, down to the hour, minute and second of its creation. This allows the system to differentiate between several nightly builds with the same |version|.
  • channel — the channel (<http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.channel>) used to retrieve this update from the Update Service.
  • details_url — URI offering details about the content of this update. This page is intended to summarise the differences between this update and the previous, which also links to the release notes.
  • display_version — string to display in the user interface for the version. If you want a real version number use app_version.
  • elevation_failure — has an elevation failure has been encountered for this update.
  • error_code — numeric error code (<https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/tip/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/updatererrors.h>) that conveys additional information about the state of a failed update. If the update is not in the "failed" state the value is zero.
  • install_date — when the update was installed.
  • is_complete_update — is the update a complete replacement of the user's existing installation or a patch representing the difference between the new version and the previous version.
  • name — name of the update, which should look like "<Application Name> <Update Version>".
  • number_of_updates — the number of updates available.
  • patch_count — number of patches supplied by this update.
  • previous_app_version — application version prior to the application being updated.
  • prompt_wait_time — allows overriding the default amount of time in seconds before prompting the user to apply an update. If not specified, the value of app.update.promptWaitTime (<http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.promptWaitTime>) will be used.
  • selected_patch — currently selected patch for this update.
  • service_url — the Update Service that supplied this update.
  • status_text — message associated with this update, if any.
  • type — either 'minor', 'partial', which means a binary difference between two application versions or 'complete' which is a complete patch containing all of the replacement files to update to the new version.
  • unsupported — is the update no longer supported on this system.
  • update_state — state of the selected patch:
    • downloading — the update is being downloaded.
    • pending — the update is ready to be applied.
    • pending-service — the update is ready to be applied with the service.
    • pending-elevate — the update is ready to be applied but requires elevation.
    • applying — the update is being applied.
    • applied — the update is ready to be switched to.
    • applied-os — the update is OS update and to be installed.
    • applied-service — the update is ready to be switched to with the service.
    • succeeded — the update was successfully applied.
    • download-failed — the update failed to be downloaded.
    • failed — the update failed to be applied.
  • update_status_code — a code describing the state of the patch.

This method returns a new update status object. slay 🫶

app_version

returns application version of this update.

build_id

returns the build id (<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/buildID>) of this update. Used to determine a particular build, down to the hour, minute and second of its creation. This allows the system to differentiate between several nightly builds with the same |version|.

channel

returns the channel (<http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.channel>) used to retrieve this update from the Update Service.

details_url

returns a URI offering details about the content of this update. This page is intended to summarise the differences between this update and the previous, which also links to the release notes.

display_version

returns a string to display in the user interface for the version. If you want a real version number use app_version.

elevation_failure

returns a boolean to indicate if an elevation failure has been encountered for this update.

error_code

returns a numeric error code (<https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/tip/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/updatererrors.h>) that conveys additional information about the state of a failed update. If the update is not in the "failed" state the value is zero.

install_date

returns when the update was installed.

is_complete_update

returns a boolean to indicate if the update is a complete replacement of the user's existing installation or a patch representing the difference between the new version and the previous version.

name

returns name of the update, which should look like "<Application Name> <Update Version>".

number_of_updates

returns the number of updates available (seems to always be 1). 💀

patch_count

returns the number of patches supplied by this update.

previous_app_version

returns application version prior to the application being updated.

prompt_wait_time

returns the amount of time in seconds before prompting the user to apply an update. If not specified, the value of app.update.promptWaitTime (<http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.promptWaitTime>) will be used.

selected_patch

returns the currently selected patch for this update.

service_url

returns a URI for the Update Service that supplied this update.

status_text

returns the message associated with this update, if any.

successful

returns a boolean to indicate if an update has been successfully applied.

type

returns either 'minor', 'partial', which means a binary difference between two application versions or 'complete' which is a complete patch containing all of the replacement files to update to the new version.

unsupported

returns a boolean to show if the update is supported on this system.

update_state

returns the state of the selected patch:

  • downloading — the update is being downloaded.
  • pending — the update is ready to be applied.
  • pending-service — the update is ready to be applied with the service.
  • pending-elevate — the update is ready to be applied but requires elevation.
  • applying — the update is being applied.
  • applied — the update is ready to be switched to.
  • applied-os — the update is OS update and to be installed.
  • applied-service — the update is ready to be switched to with the service.
  • succeeded — the update was successfully applied.
  • download-failed — the update failed to be downloaded.
  • failed — the update failed to be applied.

The most usual state is "pending" — that's the one you'll see most, bestie 💅

update_status_code

returns a code describing the state of the patch.

DIAGNOSTICS 🙈

None. literally nothing, we're calm, we're unbothered ✨

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT 🌈

Firefox::Marionette::UpdateStatus requires no configuration files or environment variables. zero setup, we love a low-maintenance queen 👑

DEPENDENCIES 🍓

None.

INCOMPATIBILITIES 💀

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS 🎀

To report a bug, or view the current list of bugs, please visit <https://github.com/david-dick/firefox-marionette/issues>. go tell them, they wanna know 🫶

AUTHOR 👑

David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>" — the icon, the moment, the legend 💜

Copyright (c) 2024, David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>". All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See "perlartistic" in perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 😭

okay bestie this next part is the legal bit and I am NOT paraphrasing it, that would be wild, so here it is, whole and untouched, all caps and everything:

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one was built for perl v5.40.1, dated 2025-03-16, from the Firefo...eStatus(3pm) manual — User Contributed Perl Documentation, obviously 💅✨ stay updated, mwah 🫶

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