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/* -*- js-indent-level: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
/* 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
import { AppConstants } from "resource://gre/modules/AppConstants.sys.mjs";
import { EXIT_CODE } from "resource://gre/modules/BackgroundTasksManager.sys.mjs";
import { XPCOMUtils } from "resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.sys.mjs";
const lazy = {};
ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
AddonManager: "resource://gre/modules/AddonManager.sys.mjs",
ASRouterTargeting:
// eslint-disable-next-line mozilla/no-browser-refs-in-toolkit
"resource:///modules/asrouter/ASRouterTargeting.sys.mjs",
BackgroundTasksUtils: "resource://gre/modules/BackgroundTasksUtils.sys.mjs",
ExperimentManager: "resource://nimbus/lib/ExperimentManager.sys.mjs",
JSONFile: "resource://gre/modules/JSONFile.sys.mjs",
TaskScheduler: "resource://gre/modules/TaskScheduler.sys.mjs",
UpdateUtils: "resource://gre/modules/UpdateUtils.sys.mjs",
NimbusFeatures: "resource://nimbus/ExperimentAPI.sys.mjs",
});
ChromeUtils.defineLazyGetter(lazy, "log", () => {
let { ConsoleAPI } = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
"resource://gre/modules/Console.sys.mjs"
);
let consoleOptions = {
// tip: set maxLogLevel to "debug" and use log.debug() to create detailed
// messages during development. See LOG_LEVELS in Console.sys.mjs for details.
maxLogLevel: "error",
maxLogLevelPref: "app.update.background.loglevel",
prefix: "BackgroundUpdate",
};
return new ConsoleAPI(consoleOptions);
});
ChromeUtils.defineLazyGetter(lazy, "localization", () => {
return new Localization(
["branding/brand.ftl", "toolkit/updates/backgroundupdate.ftl"],
true
);
});
XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetters(lazy, {
idleService: ["@mozilla.org/widget/useridleservice;1", "nsIUserIdleService"],
UpdateService: [
"@mozilla.org/updates/update-service;1",
"nsIApplicationUpdateService",
],
});
// We may want to change the definition of the task over time. When we do this,
// we need to remove and re-register the task. We will make sure this happens
// by storing the installed version number of the task to a pref and comparing
// that version number to the current version. If they aren't equal, we know
// that we have to re-register the task.
const TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION = 4;
const TASK_INSTALLED_VERSION_PREF =
"app.update.background.lastInstalledTaskVersion";
// This returns the version of the task naming scheme being used which
// is different from the task version used for the task definition.
function taskNameVersion(taskVersion) {
if (AppConstants.platform != "win" || taskVersion < 4) {
return 1;
}
return 2;
}
export var BackgroundUpdate = {
QueryInterface: ChromeUtils.generateQI([
"nsINamed",
"nsIObserver",
"nsITimerCallback",
]),
name: "BackgroundUpdate",
_initialized: false,
get taskId() {
let taskId = "backgroundupdate";
if (AppConstants.platform == "win") {
// In the future, we might lift this to TaskScheduler Win impl, so that
// all tasks associated with this installation look consistent in the
// Windows Task Scheduler UI.
taskId = `${AppConstants.MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME_DO_NOT_USE} Background Update`;
}
return taskId;
},
async deleteTasksInRange(installedVersion, currentVersion) {
for (
let taskVersion = installedVersion;
taskVersion <= currentVersion;
taskVersion++
) {
try {
await lazy.TaskScheduler.deleteTask(this.taskId, {
nameVersion: taskNameVersion(taskVersion),
});
} catch (e) {
lazy.log.error(
`deleteTasksInRange: Error deleting task ${taskVersion}: ${e}`
);
}
}
},
/**
* Whether this installation has an App and a GRE omnijar.
*
* Installations without an omnijar are generally developer builds and should not be updated.
*
* @returns {boolean} - true if this installation has an App and a GRE omnijar.
*/
async _hasOmnijar() {
const appOmniJar = PathUtils.join(
Services.dirsvc.get("XCurProcD", Ci.nsIFile).path,
AppConstants.OMNIJAR_NAME
);
const greOmniJar = PathUtils.join(
Services.dirsvc.get("GreD", Ci.nsIFile).path,
AppConstants.OMNIJAR_NAME
);
let bothExist =
(await IOUtils.exists(appOmniJar)) && (await IOUtils.exists(greOmniJar));
return bothExist;
},
_force() {
// We want to allow developers and testers to monkey with the system.
return Services.prefs.getBoolPref("app.update.background.force", false);
},
/**
* Check eligibility criteria determining if this installation should be updated using the
* background updater.
*
* These reasons should not factor in transient reasons, for example if there are currently multiple
* Firefox instances running.
*
* Both the browser proper and the backgroundupdate background task invoke this function, so avoid
* using profile specifics here. Profile specifics that the background task specifically sources
* from the default profile are available here.
*
* @returns [string] - descriptions of failed criteria; empty if all criteria were met.
*/
async _reasonsToNotUpdateInstallation() {
let SLUG = "_reasonsToNotUpdateInstallation";
let reasons = [];
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking app.update.auto`);
let updateAuto = await lazy.UpdateUtils.getAppUpdateAutoEnabled();
if (!updateAuto) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NO_APP_UPDATE_AUTO);
}
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking app.update.background.enabled`);
let updateBackground = await lazy.UpdateUtils.readUpdateConfigSetting(
"app.update.background.enabled"
);
if (!updateBackground) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NO_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUND_ENABLED);
}
const bts =
"@mozilla.org/backgroundtasks;1" in Cc &&
Cc["@mozilla.org/backgroundtasks;1"].getService(Ci.nsIBackgroundTasks);
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking for MOZ_BACKGROUNDTASKS`);
if (!AppConstants.MOZ_BACKGROUNDTASKS || !bts) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NO_MOZ_BACKGROUNDTASKS);
}
// The methods exposed by the update service named like `canX` answer the
// question "can I do action X RIGHT NOW", where-as we want the variants
// named like `canUsuallyX` to answer the question "can I usually do X, now
// and in the future".
let updateService = Cc["@mozilla.org/updates/update-service;1"].getService(
Ci.nsIApplicationUpdateService
);
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking that updates are not disabled by policy, testing ` +
`configuration, or abnormal runtime environment`
);
if (!updateService.canUsuallyCheckForUpdates) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.CANNOT_USUALLY_CHECK);
}
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking that we can make progress: updates can stage and/or apply`
);
if (
!updateService.canUsuallyStageUpdates &&
!updateService.canUsuallyApplyUpdates
) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.CANNOT_USUALLY_STAGE_AND_CANNOT_USUALLY_APPLY);
}
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking that we are on a supported OS (currently only Windows)`
);
if (AppConstants.platform != "win") {
reasons.push(this.REASON.UNSUPPORTED_OS);
}
if (AppConstants.platform == "win") {
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking that we can usually use Windows BITS`);
if (!updateService.canUsuallyUseBits) {
// There's no technical reason to require BITS, but the experience
// without BITS will be worse because the background tasks will run
// while downloading, consuming valuable resources.
reasons.push(this.REASON.WINDOWS_CANNOT_USUALLY_USE_BITS);
}
// Historically the background update process assumed the Mozilla
// Maintenance Service was available and could update this installation.
// We want to handle unelevated installations where this is not the case,
// and for flexibility we are rolling this out behind a Nimbus feature.
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking that the Mozilla Maintenance Service Registry key exists, ` +
`or that the unelevated installs are permitted`
);
let serviceRegKeyExists = false;
try {
serviceRegKeyExists = Cc["@mozilla.org/updates/update-processor;1"]
.createInstance(Ci.nsIUpdateProcessor)
.getServiceRegKeyExists();
} catch (ex) {
lazy.log.error(
`${SLUG}: Failed to check for Maintenance Service Registry Key: ${ex}`
);
}
if (!serviceRegKeyExists) {
// A Nimbus rollout sets this preference and allows users with
// unelevated installations to update in the background. For that to
// work we use the setPref function to toggle a preference, because the
// value for Nimbus is currently not readable in a backgroundtask. The
// preference serves in that case as our communication channel.
let allowUnelevated = await Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
"app.update.background.allowUpdatesForUnelevatedInstallations"
);
if (!allowUnelevated) {
// With the nimbus feature disabled and without the registry key we
// do not want to attempt an update for unelevated installations.
reasons.push(this.REASON.SERVICE_REGISTRY_KEY_MISSING);
} else {
// We record in telemetry, that the service registry key is missing
// and the experiment is enabled. This is the first time that the
// Nimbus feature could impact Firefox behaviour.
lazy.NimbusFeatures.backgroundUpdate.recordExposureEvent();
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: ` +
"expermiment active: trying to update unelevated installations."
);
// Now check if the path is writable. If not we are dealing with an
// elevated installation and cannot update it without the service for
// which the registry key is missing at this point.
if (!updateService.isAppBaseDirWritable) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.SERVICE_REGISTRY_KEY_MISSING);
reasons.push(this.REASON.APPBASEDIR_NOT_WRITABLE);
}
}
}
}
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking that this installation has an omnijar`);
if (!(await this._hasOmnijar())) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NO_OMNIJAR);
}
if (updateService.manualUpdateOnly) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.MANUAL_UPDATE_ONLY);
}
this._recordGleanMetrics(reasons);
return reasons;
},
/**
* Check if this particular profile should schedule tasks to update this installation using the
* background updater.
*
* Only the browser proper should invoke this function, not background tasks, so this is the place
* to use profile specifics.
*
* @returns [string] - descriptions of failed criteria; empty if all criteria were met.
*/
async _reasonsToNotScheduleUpdates() {
let SLUG = "_reasonsToNotScheduleUpdates";
let reasons = [];
const bts =
"@mozilla.org/backgroundtasks;1" in Cc &&
Cc["@mozilla.org/backgroundtasks;1"].getService(Ci.nsIBackgroundTasks);
if (bts && bts.isBackgroundTaskMode) {
throw new Components.Exception(
`Not available in --backgroundtask mode`,
Cr.NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
);
}
// No default profile happens under xpcshell but also when running local
// builds. It's unexpected in the wild so we track it separately.
if (!lazy.BackgroundTasksUtils.hasDefaultProfile()) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NO_DEFAULT_PROFILE_EXISTS);
}
if (!lazy.BackgroundTasksUtils.currentProfileIsDefaultProfile()) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.NOT_DEFAULT_PROFILE);
}
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: checking app.update.langpack.enabled`);
let updateLangpack = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
"app.update.langpack.enabled",
true
);
if (updateLangpack) {
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: app.update.langpack.enabled=true, checking that no langpacks are installed`
);
let langpacks = await lazy.AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["locale"]);
lazy.log.debug(`${langpacks.length} langpacks installed`);
if (langpacks.length) {
reasons.push(this.REASON.LANGPACK_INSTALLED);
}
}
this._recordGleanMetrics(reasons);
return reasons;
},
/**
* Register a background update task.
*
* @param {string} [taskId]
* The task identifier; defaults to the platform-specific background update task ID.
* @return {object} non-null if the background task was registered.
*/
async _registerBackgroundUpdateTask(taskId = this.taskId) {
let binary = Services.dirsvc.get("XREExeF", Ci.nsIFile);
let args = [
"--MOZ_LOG",
// Note: `maxsize:1` means 1Mb total size, trimmed to 512kb on overflow.
"sync,prependheader,timestamp,append,maxsize:1,Dump:5",
"--MOZ_LOG_FILE",
// The full path might hit command line length limits, but also makes it
// much easier to find the relevant log file when starting from the
// Windows Task Scheduler UI.
PathUtils.join(
Services.dirsvc.get("UpdRootD", Ci.nsIFile).path,
"backgroundupdate.moz_log"
),
"--backgroundtask",
"backgroundupdate",
];
let workingDirectory = Services.dirsvc.get("UpdRootD", Ci.nsIFile).path;
await IOUtils.makeDirectory(workingDirectory, { ignoreExisting: true });
let description = await lazy.localization.formatValue(
"backgroundupdate-task-description"
);
// Let the task run for a maximum of 20 minutes before the task scheduler
// stops it.
let executionTimeoutSec = 20 * 60;
let result = await lazy.TaskScheduler.registerTask(
taskId,
binary.path,
// Keep this default in sync with the preference in firefox.js.
Services.prefs.getIntPref("app.update.background.interval", 60 * 60 * 7),
{
workingDirectory,
args,
description,
executionTimeoutSec,
}
);
Services.prefs.setIntPref(
TASK_INSTALLED_VERSION_PREF,
TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION
);
return result;
},
/**
* Background Update is controlled by the per-installation pref
* "app.update.background.enabled". When Background Update was still in the
* experimental phase, the default value of this pref may have been changed.
* Now that the feature has been rolled out, we need to make sure that the
* desired default value is restored.
*/
async ensureExperimentToRolloutTransitionPerformed() {
if (!lazy.UpdateUtils.PER_INSTALLATION_PREFS_SUPPORTED) {
return;
}
const transitionPerformedPref = "app.update.background.rolledout";
if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(transitionPerformedPref, false)) {
// writeUpdateConfigSetting serializes access to the config file. Because
// of this, we can safely return here without worrying about another call
// to this function that might still be in progress.
return;
}
Services.prefs.setBoolPref(transitionPerformedPref, true);
const defaultValue =
lazy.UpdateUtils.PER_INSTALLATION_PREFS["app.update.background.enabled"]
.defaultValue;
await lazy.UpdateUtils.writeUpdateConfigSetting(
"app.update.background.enabled",
defaultValue,
{ setDefaultOnly: true }
);
// To be thorough, remove any traces of the pref that used to control the
// default value that we just set. We don't want any users to have the
// impression that that pref is still useful.
Services.prefs.clearUserPref("app.update.background.scheduling.enabled");
},
observe(subject, topic, data) {
let whatChanged;
switch (topic) {
case "idle-daily":
this._snapshot.saveSoon();
return;
case "user-interaction-active":
this._startTargetingSnapshottingTimer();
Services.obs.removeObserver(this, "idle-daily");
Services.obs.removeObserver(this, "user-interaction-active");
lazy.log.debug(
`observe: ${topic}; started targeting snapshotting timer`
);
return;
case "nsPref:changed":
whatChanged = `per-profile pref ${data}`;
break;
case "auto-update-config-change":
whatChanged = `per-installation pref app.update.auto`;
break;
case "background-update-config-change":
whatChanged = `per-installation pref app.update.background.enabled`;
break;
case "nimbus-update":
whatChanged = `Nimbus ${data}`;
break;
}
lazy.log.debug(
`observe: ${whatChanged} may have changed; invoking maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask`
);
this.maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask();
},
/**
* Maybe schedule (or unschedule) background tasks using OS-level task scheduling mechanisms.
*
* @return {boolean} true if a task is now scheduled, false otherwise.
*/
async maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask() {
let SLUG = "maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask";
await this.ensureExperimentToRolloutTransitionPerformed();
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: checking eligibility before scheduling background update task`
);
// datetime with an empty parameter records 'now'
Glean.backgroundUpdate.timeLastUpdateScheduled.set();
let previousEnabled;
let successfullyReadPrevious;
try {
previousEnabled = await lazy.TaskScheduler.taskExists(this.taskId);
successfullyReadPrevious = true;
} catch (ex) {
successfullyReadPrevious = false;
}
const previousReasons = Services.prefs.getCharPref(
"app.update.background.previous.reasons",
null
);
if (!this._initialized) {
Services.obs.addObserver(this, "auto-update-config-change");
Services.obs.addObserver(this, "background-update-config-change");
// Witness when our own prefs change.
Services.prefs.addObserver("app.update.background.force", this);
Services.prefs.addObserver("app.update.background.interval", this);
lazy.NimbusFeatures.backgroundUpdate.onUpdate((event, reason) => {
this.observe(null, "nimbus-update", reason);
});
// Witness when the langpack updating feature is changed.
Services.prefs.addObserver("app.update.langpack.enabled", this);
// Witness when langpacks come and go.
const onAddonEvent = async addon => {
if (addon.type != "locale") {
return;
}
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: langpacks may have changed; invoking maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask`
);
// No need to await this promise.
this.maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask();
};
const addonsListener = {
onEnabled: onAddonEvent,
onDisabled: onAddonEvent,
onInstalled: onAddonEvent,
onUninstalled: onAddonEvent,
};
lazy.AddonManager.addAddonListener(addonsListener);
this._initialized = true;
}
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking for reasons to not update this installation`
);
let reasons = await this._reasonsToNotUpdateInstallation();
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: checking for reasons to not schedule background updates with this profile`
);
let moreReasons = await this._reasonsToNotScheduleUpdates();
reasons.push(...moreReasons);
let enabled = !reasons.length;
if (this._force()) {
// We want to allow developers and testers to monkey with the system.
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: app.update.background.force=true, ignoring reasons: ${JSON.stringify(
reasons
)}`
);
reasons = [];
enabled = true;
}
let updatePreviousPrefs = () => {
if (reasons.length) {
Services.prefs.setCharPref(
"app.update.background.previous.reasons",
JSON.stringify(reasons)
);
} else {
Services.prefs.clearUserPref("app.update.background.previous.reasons");
}
};
try {
// Interacting with `TaskScheduler.sys.mjs` can throw, so we'll catch.
if (!enabled) {
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: not scheduling background update: '${JSON.stringify(
reasons
)}'`
);
if (!successfullyReadPrevious || previousEnabled) {
let installedVersion = Services.prefs.getIntPref(
TASK_INSTALLED_VERSION_PREF,
TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION
);
await this.deleteTasksInRange(
installedVersion,
TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION
);
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: witnessed falling (enabled -> disabled) edge; deleted task ${this.taskId}.`
);
}
updatePreviousPrefs();
return false;
}
if (successfullyReadPrevious && previousEnabled) {
let taskInstalledVersion = Services.prefs.getIntPref(
TASK_INSTALLED_VERSION_PREF,
1
);
if (taskInstalledVersion == TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION) {
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: background update was previously enabled; not registering task.`
);
return true;
}
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: Detected task version change from ` +
`${taskInstalledVersion} to ${TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION}. ` +
`Removing task so the new version can be registered`
);
try {
let installedVersion = Services.prefs.getIntPref(
TASK_INSTALLED_VERSION_PREF,
TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION
);
await this.deleteTasksInRange(
installedVersion,
TASK_DEF_CURRENT_VERSION
);
} catch (e) {
lazy.log.error(`${SLUG}: Error removing old task: ${e}`);
}
try {
// When the update directory was moved, we migrated the old contents
// to the new location. This can potentially happen in a background
// task. However, we also need to re-register the background task
// with the task scheduler in order to update the MOZ_LOG_FILE value
// to point to the new location. If the task runs before Firefox has
// a chance to re-register the task, the log file may be recreated in
// the old location. In practice, this would be unusual, because
// MOZ_LOG_FILE will not create the parent directories necessary to
// put a log file in the specified location. But just to be safe,
// we'll do some cleanup when we re-register the task to make sure
// that no log file is hanging around in the old location.
let oldUpdateDir = Services.dirsvc.get(
"OldUpdRootD",
Ci.nsIFile
).path;
let oldLog = PathUtils.join(oldUpdateDir, "backgroundupdate.moz_log");
if (await IOUtils.exists(oldLog)) {
try {
await IOUtils.remove(oldLog);
// We may have created some directories in order to put this log
// file in this location. Clean them up if they are empty.
//
// Potentially removes "C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\updates\<hash>"
await IOUtils.remove(oldUpdateDir);
// Potentially removes "C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\updates"
await IOUtils.remove(PathUtils.parent(oldUpdateDir));
// Potentially removes "C:\ProgramData\Mozilla"
await IOUtils.remove(PathUtils.parent(oldUpdateDir, 2));
} catch (e) {
if (
!(
DOMException.isInstance(e) &&
e.name === "OperationError" &&
e.message.includes(
"Could not remove the non-empty directory at"
)
)
) {
throw e;
}
}
}
} catch (ex) {
lazy.log.warn(
`${SLUG}: Ignoring error encountered attempting to remove stale log file: ${ex}`
);
}
}
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: background update was previously disabled for reasons: '${previousReasons}'`
);
await this._registerBackgroundUpdateTask(this.taskId);
lazy.log.info(
`${SLUG}: witnessed rising (disabled -> enabled) edge; registered task ${this.taskId}`
);
updatePreviousPrefs();
return true;
} catch (e) {
lazy.log.error(
`${SLUG}: exiting after uncaught exception in maybeScheduleBackgroundUpdateTask!`,
e
);
return false;
}
},
/**
* Record parts of the update environment for our custom Glean ping.
*
* This is just like the Telemetry Environment, but pared down to what we're
* likely to use in background update-specific analyses.
*
* Right now this is only for use in the background update task, but after Bug
* 1703313 (migrating AUS telemetry to be Glean-aware) we might use it more
* generally.
*/
async recordUpdateEnvironment() {
try {
Glean.update.serviceEnabled.set(
Services.prefs.getBoolPref("app.update.service.enabled", false)
);
} catch (e) {
// It's fine if some or all of these are missing.
}
// In the background update task, this should always be enabled, but let's
// find out if there's an error in the system.
Glean.update.autoDownload.set(
await lazy.UpdateUtils.getAppUpdateAutoEnabled()
);
Glean.update.backgroundUpdate.set(
await lazy.UpdateUtils.readUpdateConfigSetting(
"app.update.background.enabled"
)
);
Glean.update.channel.set(lazy.UpdateUtils.UpdateChannel);
Glean.update.enabled.set(
!Services.policies || Services.policies.isAllowed("appUpdate")
);
Glean.update.canUsuallyApplyUpdates.set(
lazy.UpdateService.canUsuallyApplyUpdates
);
Glean.update.canUsuallyCheckForUpdates.set(
lazy.UpdateService.canUsuallyCheckForUpdates
);
Glean.update.canUsuallyStageUpdates.set(
lazy.UpdateService.canUsuallyStageUpdates
);
Glean.update.canUsuallyUseBits.set(lazy.UpdateService.canUsuallyUseBits);
},
/**
* Schedule periodic snapshotting of the Firefox Messaging System
* targeting configuration.
*
* The background update task will target messages based on the
* latest snapshot of the default profile's targeting configuration.
*/
async scheduleFirefoxMessagingSystemTargetingSnapshotting() {
let SLUG = "scheduleFirefoxMessagingSystemTargetingSnapshotting";
let path = PathUtils.join(PathUtils.profileDir, "targeting.snapshot.json");
let snapshot = new lazy.JSONFile({
beforeSave: async () => {
if (Services.startup.shuttingDown) {
// Collecting targeting information can be slow and cause shutdown
// crashes. Just write what we have in that case. During shutdown,
// the regular log apparatus is not available, so use `dump`.
if (lazy.log.shouldLog("debug")) {
dump(
`${SLUG}: shutting down, so not updating Firefox Messaging System targeting information from beforeSave\n`
);
}
return;
}
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: preparing to write Firefox Messaging System targeting information to ${path}`
);
// Merge latest data into existing data. This data may be partial, due
// to runtime errors and abbreviated collections, especially when
// shutting down. We accept the risk of incomplete or even internally
// inconsistent data: it's generally better to have stale data (and
// potentially target a user as they appeared in the past) than to block
// shutdown for more accurate results. An alternate approach would be
// to restrict the targeting data collected, but it's hard to
// distinguish expensive collection operations and the system loses
// flexibility when restrictions of this type are added.
let latestData = await lazy.ASRouterTargeting.getEnvironmentSnapshot({
targets: [
lazy.ExperimentManager.createTargetingContext(),
lazy.ASRouterTargeting.Environment,
],
});
// We expect to always have data, but: belt-and-braces.
if (snapshot?.data?.environment) {
Object.assign(snapshot.data.environment, latestData.environment);
} else {
snapshot.data = latestData;
}
},
path,
});
// We don't `load`, since we don't care about reading existing (now stale)
// data.
snapshot.data = await lazy.ASRouterTargeting.getEnvironmentSnapshot(
lazy.ASRouterTargeting.Environment,
lazy.ExperimentManager.createTargetingContext()
);
// Persist.
snapshot.saveSoon();
this._snapshot = snapshot;
// Continue persisting periodically. `JSONFile.sys.mjs` will also persist one
// last time before shutdown.
// Hold a reference to prevent GC.
this._targetingSnapshottingTimer = Cc[
"@mozilla.org/timer;1"
].createInstance(Ci.nsITimer);
// By default, snapshot Firefox Messaging System targeting for use by the
// background update task every 60 minutes.
this._targetingSnapshottingTimerIntervalSec = Services.prefs.getIntPref(
"app.update.background.messaging.targeting.snapshot.intervalSec",
3600
);
this._startTargetingSnapshottingTimer();
},
// nsITimerCallback
notify() {
const SLUG = "_targetingSnapshottingTimerCallback";
if (Services.startup.shuttingDown) {
// Collecting targeting information can be slow and cause shutdown
// crashes, so if we're shutting down, don't try to collect. During
// shutdown, the regular log apparatus is not available, so use `dump`.
if (lazy.log.shouldLog("debug")) {
dump(
`${SLUG}: shutting down, so not updating Firefox Messaging System targeting information from timer\n`
);
}
return;
}
this._snapshot.saveSoon();
if (
lazy.idleService.idleTime >
this._targetingSnapshottingTimerIntervalSec * 1000
) {
lazy.log.debug(
`${SLUG}: idle time longer than interval, adding observers`
);
Services.obs.addObserver(this, "idle-daily");
Services.obs.addObserver(this, "user-interaction-active");
} else {
lazy.log.debug(`${SLUG}: restarting timer`);
this._startTargetingSnapshottingTimer();
}
},
_startTargetingSnapshottingTimer() {
this._targetingSnapshottingTimer.initWithCallback(
this,
this._targetingSnapshottingTimerIntervalSec * 1000,
Ci.nsITimer.TYPE_ONE_SHOT
);
},
/**
* Reads the snapshotted Firefox Messaging System targeting out of a profile.
* Collects background update specific telemetry. Never throws.
*
* If no `lock` is given, the default profile is locked and the preferences
* read from it. If `lock` is given, read from the given lock's directory.
*
* @param {nsIProfileLock} [lock] optional lock to use
* @returns {object} possibly empty targeting snapshot.
*/
async readFirefoxMessagingSystemTargetingSnapshot(lock = null) {
let SLUG = "readFirefoxMessagingSystemTargetingSnapshot";
let defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot = {};
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingExists.set(false);
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingException.set(true);
try {
defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot =
await lazy.BackgroundTasksUtils.readFirefoxMessagingSystemTargetingSnapshot(
lock
);
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingExists.set(true);
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingException.set(false);
if (defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot?.version) {
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingVersion.set(
defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot.version
);
}
let environment = defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot?.environment;
if (environment) {
if (environment.firefoxVersion) {
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingEnvFirefoxVersion.set(
environment.firefoxVersion
);
}
if (environment.currentDate) {
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingEnvCurrentDate.set(
// Glean date times are provided in nanoseconds, `getTime()` yields
// milliseconds (after the Unix epoch).
new Date(environment.currentDate).getTime() * 1000
);
}
if (environment.profileAgeCreated) {
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingEnvProfileAge.set(
// Glean date times are provided in nanoseconds, `profileAgeCreated`
// is in milliseconds (after the Unix epoch).
environment.profileAgeCreated * 1000
);
}
// Experiment details.
let activeExperiments = (
environment.activeExperiments || []
).toSorted();
let activeRollouts = (environment.activeRollouts || []).toSorted();
let previousExperiments = (
environment.previousExperiments || []
).toSorted();
let previousRollouts = (environment.previousRollouts || []).toSorted();
// Add default profile experiments to background task profile Glean experiments.
for (let slug of Object.keys(environment.enrollmentsMap || [])) {
let branch = environment.enrollmentsMap[slug];
let source = "defaultProfile";
// Experiments have type "nimbus-nimbus", rollouts type "nimbus-rollout".
let type;
if (
activeExperiments.includes(slug) ||
previousExperiments.includes(slug)
) {
type = "nimbus-nimbus";
} else if (
activeRollouts.includes(slug) ||
previousRollouts.includes(slug)
) {
type = "nimbus-rollout";
} else {
// This shouldn't happen, but it's not worth failing.
lazy.log.warn(
`${SLUG}: enrollment not recognized as experiment or rollout: '${slug}'`
);
type = "nimbus-unexpected";
}
let extras = { type, source };
Services.fog.setExperimentActive(slug, branch, extras);
if (
previousExperiments.includes(slug) ||
previousRollouts.includes(slug)
) {
Services.fog.setExperimentInactive(slug, branch, extras);
}
}
}
} catch (f) {
if (DOMException.isInstance(f) && f.name === "NotFoundError") {
Glean.backgroundUpdate.targetingException.set(false);
lazy.log.info(`${SLUG}: no default profile targeting snapshot exists`);
} else {
lazy.log.warn(
`${SLUG}: ignoring exception reading default profile targeting snapshot`,
f
);
}
}
return defaultProfileTargetingSnapshot;
},
/**
* Local helper function to record all reasons why the background updater is
* not used with Glean. This function will only track the first 20 reasons.
* It is also fault tolerant and will only display debug messages if the
* metric cannot be recorded for any reason.
*
* @param {array of strings} [reasons]
* a list of BackgroundUpdate.REASON values (=> string)
*/
async _recordGleanMetrics(reasons) {
// Record Glean metrics with all the reasons why the update was impossible.
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(this.REASON)) {
if (reasons.includes(value)) {
try {
// `testGetValue` throws a `DataError` in case
// of `InvalidOverflow` and other outstanding errors.
Glean.backgroundUpdate.reasonsToNotUpdate.testGetValue();
Glean.backgroundUpdate.reasonsToNotUpdate.add(key);
} catch (e) {
// Debug print an error message and break the loop to avoid Glean
// messages on the console would otherwise be caused by the add().
lazy.log.debug("Error recording reasonsToNotUpdate");
console.log("Error recording reasonsToNotUpdate");
break;
}
}
}
},
};
BackgroundUpdate.REASON = {
CANNOT_USUALLY_CHECK:
"cannot usually check for updates due to policy, testing configuration, or runtime environment",
CANNOT_USUALLY_STAGE_AND_CANNOT_USUALLY_APPLY:
"updates cannot usually stage and cannot usually apply",
LANGPACK_INSTALLED:
"app.update.langpack.enabled=true and at least one langpack is installed",
MANUAL_UPDATE_ONLY: "the ManualAppUpdateOnly policy is enabled",
NO_DEFAULT_PROFILE_EXISTS: "no default profile exists",
NOT_DEFAULT_PROFILE: "not default profile",
NO_APP_UPDATE_AUTO: "app.update.auto=false",
NO_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUND_ENABLED: "app.update.background.enabled=false",
NO_MOZ_BACKGROUNDTASKS: "MOZ_BACKGROUNDTASKS=0",
NO_OMNIJAR: "no omnijar",
SERVICE_REGISTRY_KEY_MISSING:
"the maintenance service registry key is not present",
UNSUPPORTED_OS: "unsupported OS",
WINDOWS_CANNOT_USUALLY_USE_BITS: "on Windows but cannot usually use BITS",
APPBASEDIR_NOT_WRITABLE: "the base directory is not writable",
};
/**
* Specific exit codes for `--backgroundtask backgroundupdate`.
*
* These help distinguish common failure cases. In particular, they distinguish
* "default profile does not exist" from "default profile cannot be locked" from
* more general errors reading from the default profile.
*/
BackgroundUpdate.EXIT_CODE = {
...EXIT_CODE,
// We clone the other exit codes simply so we can use one object for all the codes.
DEFAULT_PROFILE_DOES_NOT_EXIST: 11,
DEFAULT_PROFILE_CANNOT_BE_LOCKED: 12,
DEFAULT_PROFILE_CANNOT_BE_READ: 13,
// Another instance is running.
OTHER_INSTANCE: 21,
};