create an extension (android application) for mobile firefox (fennec)

Question

I want create an extension for fennec (mobile firefox) in android, i have already an android application and i want lunch it from mobile firefox, by tapping a button that i will add to the user interface of this web browser, I did a lot of research but I'm still lost, I do not know where to start .. if any one has a link to tutorials or good documentation, please give it to me

Thanks a lot in advance for any help !

What exactly are you asking, a tutorial for Firefox Mobile extensions or how to launch an Android app from inside the extension? — paa, May 04 '14 at 17:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '14 at 23:16

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Use nsIProcess.

Examples: https://ask.mozilla.org/question/301/open-firefox-profile-with-nsiprocess-and-access-it-via-privealaged-scope/

Documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XPCOM_Interface_Reference/nsIProcess

answered May 03 '14 at 23:16

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bsIProcess will not launch Android apps. – paa May 04 '14 at 17:43
Hi there I noticed you accepted this as bounty, can you please show us the code on how you got it to work. – Noitidart May 08 '14 at 14:08
@paa would using js-ctypes and popen or something do the trick? – Noitidart Oct 21 '14 at 14:36
No. Ask a new question for the answer. – paa Oct 22 '14 at 15:21

create an extension (android application) for mobile firefox (fennec)

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