How find UUID of a Mozilla OpenSearch addon?

Question

I have developed a simple Mozilla add-on which consists of a single open search descriptor XML file.

Now I want to update my add-on with a new project generated by JetPack (still a search engine, but with many other features).

No problem to generate my XPI package, but when I try to publish the new XPI, I got the following error message:

"UUID doest not match the module"

How can I find the UUID of my "opensearch" add-on?

That's interesting can you post your code, I don't think i ran into this before. See this topic: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25083992/firefox-says-could-not-download-the-search-plugin-from — Noitidart, Aug 25 '14 at 14:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '14 at 17:28

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I have no experience with OpenSearch addpms. But since they have no provision for a developer-supplied UUID, my guess is that one is automatically applied when they get published. If my guess is correct then you should be able to find on AMO. Click Edit listing and scroll down to Technical Details, it is the last entry.

answered Aug 25 '14 at 17:28

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Yes I can see the UUID field ... but it's empty! – Thomas Decaux Aug 26 '14 at 08:09
Then I'm afraid you 're out of luck. – paa Aug 26 '14 at 09:50
Look like they (Mozilla) consider OpenSearch module is not a real add-on. – Thomas Decaux Aug 26 '14 at 12:31
Just to be sure, you get this message when you try to upload the xpi as a new version of the OpenSearch XML, right? – paa Aug 26 '14 at 13:07
Not a new XML, since OpenSearch doest not work under Ubuntu, I decided to move to a JetPack bootstrapped project (with Javascript, package.json etc...), hence I need the UUID value. – Thomas Decaux Aug 26 '14 at 13:55

How find UUID of a Mozilla OpenSearch addon?

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