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How to call function inside a firefox add on from another firefox add on

I am working on a project in my company and I have to decide on whether to build a web application or a firefox add on that would be then published.

The major motivation behind building a firefox addon is being able to call functions inside other add ons.

Excuse me if I am saying something stupid, I have no experience with firefox or add ons and couldn't find anything useful. I would be very grateful for any information, or even a hint on where to start my research.

Thank you very much for your answers.

Solution

  • Answer 1 is more of an old-school approach to building add-ons for Firefox. There is a newer, more web-like api Mozilla has been working on called the Add-on SDK:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/dev-guide/tutorials/index.html#getting-started