Check whether the experiment can be replaced by a compose script

[marph91]

John Bieling wrote:

To get rid of your Experiment, you could try using a compose script. The compose script is setting up a runtime message listener and does something like this, when triggered:

function getSelectionText() {
var text = "";
if (window.getSelection) {
text = window.getSelection().toString();
} else if (document.selection && document.selection.type != "Control") {
text = document.selection.createRange().text;
}
return text;
}

More about messages and content scripts (which is valid for our compose scripts as well):
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/sendMessage

Example for message display scripts (same thing, but for the message window):
https://github.com/thundernest/sample-extensions/tree/master/messageDisplayScript

[marph91]

Another advantage: strict_max_version wouldn't be necessary anymore.

A "strict_max_version" is required for Thunderbird Mail Experiments, including Theme Experiments.

[marph91]

TODO: Is the compose script only for creating new messages or for reading messages, too?