https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers

Firefox Add-on that lets you open automatically managed disposable containers
https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers

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Firefox Add-on that lets you open automatically managed disposable containers

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers
• Owner: stoically
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-11-23T20:55:40.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-14T08:48:49.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-31T19:16:45.138Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: firefox, firefox-addon, firefox-containers, privacy, temporary-containers
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/
• Size: 3.69 MB
• Stars: 841
• Watchers: 23
• Forks: 57
• Open Issues: 169
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Temporary Containers Firefox Add-on

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/stoically/temporary-containers.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/stoically/temporary-containers)

[![Temporary Containers Matrix room #tmp:mozilla.org](https://img.shields.io/badge/matrix-%23tmp%3Amozilla.org-blue)](https://matrix.to/#/#tmp:mozilla.org)

Detailed information about the Add-on [can be found in the wiki](https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/wiki). There's also [this long-form article](https://medium.com/@stoically/enhance-your-privacy-in-firefox-with-temporary-containers-33925cd6cd21).

## Development

### Requirements

- Clone the repository

- `npm install`

- `npm run dev`

### Run in Firefox

- `npx web-ext run -s dist`

  - starts the default system Firefox with a temporary profile, loads the Add-on and watches for changes

  - append `-p profilename` to start Firefox with a specific profile

or

- Open `about:debugging` and `Load Temporary Add-on` which is located in the `dist` directory

Check `about:debugging` and click `Inspect` to the right of Temporary Containers to see the console.

### Run the tests

- Once: `npm test`

  - Shows a coverage summary and generates a detailed report in the `coverage` directory

- Watcher: `npm run watch:test`

### Release

#### AMO and GitHub

- Bump manifest version

- Commit, tag and push

- Upload zip web-ext-artifact to AMO

- Download published AMO xpi

- Create and publish GitHub release with AMO xpi

#### Pre-Release on GitHub

- Bump manifest version

- Commit and push

- git tag v1.0beta1

- git push origin v1.0beta1

- git log \$(git tag --sort=-version:refname | sed -n 2p)..HEAD --pretty=format:%s

- Add release notes and publish

## Libraries

[Vue.js](https://vuejs.org) and [SemanticUI](https://semantic-ui.com/) are used for the preferences & popup UI.

## License

MIT