- Download a Release version of Firefox
- (Create profile: https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Multiple_profiles, or via some other method)
- Navigate to about:config and set the following preferences. (If a preference does not exist, create it be right-clicking in the white area and selecting New -> String or Integer depending on the type of preference)
- Set
extensions.legacy.enabled
totrue
. This permits the loading of the embedded Web Extension since new versions of Firefox are becoming restricted to pure Web Extensions only. - Set
extensions.shield-search-nudges.variation
to one of:doshow
- The panel is shown to the user.noshow
- The panel is not shown to the user, however some telemetry is still logged (the telemetry for hiding the panel cannot be logged as it isn't shown).
- Go to this study's tracking bug and install the latest signed XPI
When the following conditions are met:
- the user is not in the first session after the add-on is installed.
- the user visits one of:
about:home
,about:newtab
or the current search engine start page
Then:
- A doorhanger prompt will be shown once per session.
- For
about:home
orabout:newtab
, the doorhanger will read "Type less, find more: Search %S right from your address bar." - For the current search engine page it will read "Start your search here to see suggestions from %S and your browsing history."
- For
The doorhanger will stop being shown (and the study will end) when one of the following is met:
- The user clicks on the "Okay, got it" button
- The user clicks in the address bar whilst the doorhanger is displayed
- The doorhanger has been displayed a total of four times.
If the study branch is noshow
, then the doorhanger will not be shown, however telemetry will
still be logged.
-
A doorhanger is shown:
- Once per session
- Only when
about:home
orabout:newtab
, or the current search engine page is shown - Only when no other dialog nor doorhanger is shown (e.g. default browser dialog)
- Up to a maximum of four times (dismiss the doorhanger by clicking out of it and outside of the address bar)
Test fails IF:
- A doorhanger is shown in the first session after installation
- It is shown more than four times
- It is displayed when it is not meant to be
- Doorhanger is shown with the wrong text (see above)
-
A doorhanger stops being shown when the "Okay, got it" button is pressed
Test fails IF:
- The doorhanger continues to be displayed after clicking the button.
-
A doorhanger stops being shown when the user clicks within the address bar whilst the doorhanger is being shown
Test fails IF:
- The doorhanger continues to be displayed after clicking in the address bar
Any UI in a Shield study should be consistent with standard Firefox design specifications. These standards can be found at design.firefox.com. Firefox logo specifications can be found here.
- Open the Browser Console using Firefox's top menu at
Tools > Web Developer > Browser Console
. This will display Shield (loading/telemetry) log output from the add-on.
See TELEMETRY.md for more details on what pings are sent by this add-on.
To debug installation and loading of the add-on:
- Open the Browser Console using Firefox's top menu at
Tools > Web Developer > Browser Console
. This will display Shield (loading/telemetry) and log output from the add-on.
Example log output after installing the add-on:
install 5 bootstrap.js:185
startup ADDON_INSTALL bootstrap.js:51
studyUtils has config and variation.name: doshow.
Ready to send telemetry bootstrap.js:121
info {"studyName":"searchNudgesExperiment","addon":{"id":"[email protected]","version":"1.3.0"},"variation":{"name":"doshow","weight":1},"shieldId":""} bootstrap.js:82
Feature start Feature.jsm:124 1533304648312 shield-study-utils DEBUG log made: shield-study-utils
1533304648312 shield-study-utils DEBUG setting up!
1533304648335 shield-study-utils DEBUG firstSeen
1533304648335 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry in: shield-study {"study_state":"enter"}
1533304648337 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry: {"version":3,"study_name":"searchNudgesExperiment","branch":"doshow","addon_version":"1.3.0","shield_version":"4.1.0","type":"shield-study","data":{"study_state":"enter"},"testing":true}
1533304648342 shield-study-utils DEBUG startup 5
1533304648342 shield-study-utils DEBUG marking TelemetryEnvironment: searchNudgesExperiment
1533304648343 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry in: shield-study {"study_state":"installed"}
1533304648343 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry: {"version":3,"study_name":"searchNudgesExperiment","branch":"doshow","addon_version":"1.3.0","shield_version":"4.1.0","type":"shield-study","data":{"study_state":"installed"},"testing":true}
1533304648482 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry {"event":"general-shown"}
1533304648482 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry in: shield-study-addon {"attributes":{"event":"general-shown"}}
1533304648485 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry: {"version":3,"study_name":"searchNudgesExperiment","branch":"doshow","addon_version":"1.3.0","shield_version":"4.1.0","type":"shield-study-addon","data":{"attributes":{"event":"general-shown"}},"testing":true}
1533304658726 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry {"event":"general-hidden"}
1533304658726 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry in: shield-study-addon {"attributes":{"event":"general-hidden"}}
1533304658727 shield-study-utils DEBUG telemetry: {"version":3,"study_name":"searchNudgesExperiment","branch":"doshow","addon_version":"1.3.0","shield_version":"4.1.0","type":"shield-study-addon","data":{"attributes":{"event":"general-hidden"}},"testing":true}