B2G/Meeting/2011-11-15

Administrivia

If you're going to the work week in Taiwan, make sure you've booked a flight.

Will send another nag email. Missing some contact info.

US and European citizens should NOT need a visa.

Status updates

• Emulator test harness (ateam)
• jlebar (not in meeting) -
  • Currently: DOM API for turning screen on/off https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702256
  • Next: Allowing us to create chrome-type docshells which don't have chrome permissions. (In order to implement a full-featured web browser.)
• Gonk widget backend (mwu)
  • landed upstream on m-c
  • more support for input events (home, volume, search)
• RIL integration status (mrbkap/kyle)
  • RIL worker is up in C++. Communication through jsapi on main thread.
  • JS communication with RIL in test environment is up to parity with original python test harness.
• Sensor backends (thinker)
  • android implementation looking good, going through review. Should land this week.
  • collaborator iterating on DOM API
• Mediaserver crash, debuggerd iloop (shianyow)
  • fix for debuggerd iloop landed in b2g
  • mediaserver crash is reproducible, under investigation
• apitrace (kanru)
  • working with GL test program in android build
  • right now apitrace looks like a backend for Android libEGL, so it's totally transparent to gecko
• navigator.apps (fabrice)
  • DOM API implemented, finishing up firefox integration pieces. Aiming for FF11
• Contacts API (gwagner)
  • implementation underway, fighting with compile times and JNI. first version should be ready for later this week
• Contacts database (philikon)
  • initial DB prototype ready. Running into IDB issues, API limitations of W3C/WAC/phoneGap specs
  • addressbook app with fb/gmail import: http://philikon.de/files/webcontacts/
  • code https://github.com/philikon/webcontacts
• Gaia update
  • New team member: Justin D'Arcangelo (EST, frontend work for Gaia)
  • Apps update
    • Vivien was @MozCamp. found new contributor to help implement a "Maps" application. fixed some more bugs in gaia
    • Initial prototype of Gallery app landed (benfrancis). Improvements to browser app. Work ongoing on camera-app prototype.
    • Initial app manager read (justindarc). Working on focus issues and backgrounding/foregrounding. App switching upcoming soon.