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/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
#filter substitution;
// These preferences override override browser/-specific preferences in
// `firefox.js`. Use `backgroundtasks.js` to override general Gecko preferences
// in `greprefs.js`.
/* global pref */
// XUL notifications make no sense in background tasks. This is only applies to
// Windows for now.
pref("alerts.useSystemBackend", true);
pref("alerts.useSystemBackend.windows.notificationserver.enabled", true);
// Configure Messaging Experiments for background tasks, with
// background task-specific feature ID. The regular Firefox Desktop
// Remote Settings collection will be used.
pref(
"browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.messaging-experiments",
'{"id":"messaging-experiments","enabled":true,"type":"remote-experiments","featureIds":["backgroundTaskMessage"],"updateCycleInMs":3600000}'
);
// Disable all other Messaging System providers save for
// `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.message-groups`, which
// is required for the system to function.
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.cfr", "null");
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", "null");
// The `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.cfr` provider is
// disabled, but belt and braces: disable extension recommendations and feature
// recommendations. Neither of these make sense in background tasks, and they
// could trigger telemetry.
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false);
pref(
"browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features",
false
);
// Don't refresh experiments while a background task is running.
pref("app.normandy.run_interval_seconds", 0);
// Use a separate Nimbus application ID from regular Firefox Desktop.
// This prevents enrolling in regular desktop experiments.
pref("nimbus.appId", "firefox-desktop-background-task");
#if defined(ENABLE_TESTS)
// Test prefs to verify background tasks override browser prefs correctly.
pref("toolkit.backgroundtasks.tests.browserPrefsOverriden", 26);
#endif