Help beta-testing ThirdStats

[devmount]

Help beta-testing ThirdStats

[koobs]

@devmount Anyway we can get nightly builds to auto update? In the event that's not possible, idea:

• In-extension version check, reports out of date / new available build in some manner (toolbar icon? notification?)

Goal: Get builds out early and often, proactively. This would improve per-build test coverage, earlier feedback, and is a lovely mechanisms for those keen to help you test.

[koobs]

Additional Idea, option in stable ThirdStats releases:

☑ Help test future Third-Stats releases!

I don't know how seamless we can get the mechanism, but we should try really hard.

[devmount]

An auto update would indeed make the testing of the current build much easier. Unfortunately there is no such mechanism for no-ATN add-ons (at least not known to me). So if some day TB implements something like that, I will adapt it right away.

The in-extension version check is a great idea. But that would require making calls either to GitHub or the ThirdStats CDN which I would like to avoid for privacy reasons. Currently ThirdStats works without any external calls.

[koobs]

An auto update would indeed make the testing of the current build much easier. Unfortunately there is no such mechanism for no-ATN add-ons (at least not known to me). So if some day TB implements something like that, I will adapt it right away.

The in-extension version check is a great idea. But that would require making calls either to GitHub or the ThirdStats CDN which I would like to avoid for privacy reasons. Currently ThirdStats works without any external calls.

Understood. How about

• Check and notify me of updated development versions

Opt-in only :)

[devmount]

Yes, opt-in would be a possibility. If I receive feedback from some more people who are using/testing nightly builds, I'll implement it.