I have a self hosted (unlisted signed addon) and I am trying to test automatic updates for my web extension but I waited for like an hour and even clicking on Check for Updates does not update the extension. Here is some info:
Updates.json
{
"addons": {
"extension@requestly.in": {
"updates": [
{
"version": "4.1.9a",
"update_link": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71743966/requestly/firefox/requestly-4.1.9a.xpi"
}
]
}
}
}
Manifest.json (For extension installed on my browser)
{
"name": "Requestly",
"version": "4.1.9",
"manifest_version": 2,
"description": "Mozilla Firefox addon to modify HTTP requests (Redirect | Cancel | Replace | Modify Headers)",
"applications": {
"gecko": {
"id": "extension@requestly.in",
"strict_min_version": "49.0",
"update_url": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71743966/requestly/firefox/updates.json"
}
},
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [ "*://web.requestly.in/*" ],
"css": [ "src/pages/generated/css/main.css" ],
"js": [ "src/pages/generated/js/libs.js", "src/pages/generated/js/main.js" ]
}
],
"background": {
"scripts": [
"browser_config.js",
"src/background/storageService.js",
"src/Shared/shared.js",
"src/Shared/utils.js",
"src/background/background.js"
]
},
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": "resources/images/128x128.png",
"default_title": "Modify HTTP/HTTPS requests"
},
"icons": {
"16": "resources/images/19x19.png",
"128": "resources/images/128x128.png"
},
"permissions": [
"contextMenus",
"storage",
"webRequest",
"webRequestBlocking",
"tabs",
"http://*/*",
"https://*/*"
]
}
This is a sample HTML page (hosted on dropbox) for installing v4.1.9
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71743966/requestly/firefox/index.html
Can somebody please help here ? Let me know if something else is required.