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| Note that Zotero 6 provides a ''resourceURI'' nsIURI object instead of a ''rootURI'' string, so for Zotero 6 compatibility you'll want to assign ''resourceURI.spec'' to ''rootURI'' if ''rootURI'' isn't provided. | Note that Zotero 6 provides a ''resourceURI'' nsIURI object instead of a ''rootURI'' string, so for Zotero 6 compatibility you'll want to assign ''resourceURI.spec'' to ''rootURI'' if ''rootURI'' isn't provided. |
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| In Zotero 7, the ''install()'' and ''startup()'' bootstrap methods are called only after Zotero has initialized, and the ''Zotero'' object is automatically made available in the bootstrap scope, along with ''Services'', ''Cc'', ''Ci'', and other Mozilla and browser objects. This isn't the case in Zotero 6, in which these functions can load before the ''Zotero'' object is available and won't automatically get ''window'' properties such as ''URL''. (''Zotero'' also isn't available in ''uninstall()'' in Zotero 6.) The sample plugin provides an example of [[https://github.com/zotero/make-it-red/blob/main/src-1.2/bootstrap.js|waiting for availability of the ''Zotero'' object]] and [[https://github.com/zotero/make-it-red/blob/main/src-1.2/lib.js|importing global properties]] in a bootstrapped plugin that works in both Zotero 6 and 7. | In Zotero 7, the ''install()'' and ''startup()'' bootstrap methods are called only after Zotero has initialized, and the ''Zotero'' object is automatically made available in the bootstrap scope, along with ''Services'', ''Cc'', ''Ci'', and other Mozilla and browser objects. This isn't the case in Zotero 6, in which these functions can load before the ''Zotero'' object is available and won't automatically get ''window'' properties such as ''URL''. (''Zotero'' also isn't available in ''uninstall()'' in Zotero 6.) The sample plugin provides an example of [[https://github.com/zotero/make-it-red/blob/main/src-1.2/bootstrap.js|waiting for availability of the ''Zotero'' object]] and [[https://github.com/zotero/make-it-red/blob/main/src-1.2/make-it-red.js|importing global properties]] in a bootstrapped plugin that works in both Zotero 6 and 7. |
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| Bootstrapped plugins can be disabled or uninstalled without restarting Zotero, so you'll need to make sure you remove all functionality in the ''shutdown()'' function. | Bootstrapped plugins can be disabled or uninstalled without restarting Zotero, so you'll need to make sure you remove all functionality in the ''shutdown()'' function. |
| The following list includes nearly all Mozilla changes that affected Zotero code. You may encounter other breaking changes if you use APIs not used in Zotero. [[https://searchfox.org/|Searchfox]] is the best resource for identifying current correct usage in Mozilla code and changes between Firefox 60 and Firefox 128. | The following list includes nearly all Mozilla changes that affected Zotero code. You may encounter other breaking changes if you use APIs not used in Zotero. [[https://searchfox.org/|Searchfox]] is the best resource for identifying current correct usage in Mozilla code and changes between Firefox 60 and Firefox 128. |
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| Earlier Zotero 7 beta releases were based on Firefox 102, so we've listed changes for Firefox 102 and Firefox 115 separately. An upcoming beta will be based on Firefox 128. | Earlier Zotero 7 beta releases were based on Firefox 102, so we've listed changes for Firefox 102, 115, and 128 separately. |
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| === Firefox 60 → Firefox 102 === | === Firefox 60 → Firefox 102 === |
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