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How do we package an extension for publishing that contains a native app?

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In order to use a native app in Windows, we have to create Windows registry keys that tell Mozilla/Firefox where the native app is located, the name of the native app, etc. We also have to copy files on the user's system to that location. Is there a standard installer for native apps that we should use? I currently have a batch file that creates a folder, copies files, and registers the Windows registry keys.

Instructions for submitting the add-on indicate that we should zip certain standard files, but there does not appear to be dedicated discussion about packaging the native app components.

In order to use a native app in Windows, we have to create Windows registry keys that tell Mozilla/Firefox where the native app is located, the name of the native app, etc. We also have to copy files on the user's system to that location. Is there a standard installer for native apps that we should use? I currently have a batch file that creates a folder, copies files, and registers the Windows registry keys. Instructions for submitting the add-on indicate that we should zip certain standard files, but there does not appear to be dedicated discussion about packaging the native app components.

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

This forum focuses on end user support. The Add-ons team has a forum for add-on developers over here:

https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/add-ons/development

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You should contact Microsoft since Windows product is their domain. FF is a Browser not something like a O/S like Windows.

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Until somebody else comes up with a proper answer for you, you might find this interesting reading material :

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_manifests

and also :

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_messaging

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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

This forum focuses on end user support. The Add-ons team has a forum for add-on developers over here:

https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/add-ons/development