WikimediaDebug

Wikimedia developers can use a special HTTP header, X-Wikimedia-Debug, to enable certain debugging features. This Web extension allows you to easily inject the header into Wikimedia HTTP/S requests. Header injection can be toggled via toolbar icon.

You can install WikimediaDebug for Firefox, or WikimediaDebug for Chromium.

Release process

Test the release

• Clone the repository (if not already).

• Checkout latest origin/master and ensure a clean working copy.

  git remote update && git checkout -B release -t origin/master
  # Warning: Deletes any untracked files!
  git clean -dffx
  

• For Chrome:

  • Open the extension manager at chrome://extensions/.
  • Ensure any official installation of WikimediaDebug is disabled. (Temporarily)
  • Ensure "Developer mode" is enabled.
  • Use "Load unpacked" to load this directory as an extension.
  • Test the extension and confirm any change in functionality from a recent commit.

• For Firefox:

  • Open the add-on manage at about:addons (Tools > Add-ons).
  • From the gear menu, click "Debug Add-ons".
  • Use "Load Temporary Add-on..." and navigate to this directory and select the manifest.json file.
  • Test the extension and confirm any change in functionality from a recent commit.

Create the release

• After having tested the extension and having a clean working copy of origin/master (per the above), update the version in manifest.json (example) and create a commit for this release.

• Add a bullet list of noteworthy changes to CHANGELOG.md.

• Push the commit for review and merge it, then pull it down, then create a signed tag and push it.

  git remote update && git reset origin/master
  # edit manifest.json
  # edit CHANGELOG.md
  git add -p
  git commit -m "Tag X.Y.Z"
  git review
  # merge the commit
  git pull
  git tag -s X.Y.Z
  git push --tags
  

• Create a ZIP archive of the extension directory.

  git archive -v --format zip -9 -o /tmp/WikimediaDebug.zip HEAD
  

Upload to the Chrome Web Store

See https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/publish.

• On the Developer Dashboard, click "Edit" for WikimediaDebug. (Avoid "Add new item", which creates a new extension instead.)
• Click "Package / Upload new package", then select your local ZIP archive.
• Once back on the Edit page, click "Submit for review" at the top.
• Done!

Upload to Firefox Add-ons

• Log in at https://addons.mozilla.org/.
• Open "Manage My Submissions" from the Tool menu.
• Select "Wikimedia Debug Header".
• Click "Upload New Version".
• Click "Select a file..." and select the ZIP archive, then continue.
• When asked for release notes, use the same bullet list as used for CHANGELOG.md.
• Done!