Issue 4670 - Add a new build type for Gecko-based WebExtensions

build.py

Index: build.py
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--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ import sys
 import re
 import subprocess
 import shutil
 import buildtools
 from getopt import getopt, GetoptError
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
-knownTypes = ('gecko', 'chrome', 'safari', 'generic', 'edge')
+knownTypes = ('gecko', 'gecko-webext', 'chrome', 'safari', 'generic', 'edge')
 
 
 class Command(object):
     name = property(lambda self: self._name)
     shortDescription = property(
         lambda self: self._shortDescription,
         lambda self, value: self.__dict__.update({'_shortDescription': value})
     )
@@ -190,17 +190,17 @@ def runBuild(baseDir, scriptName, opts, 
             kwargs['multicompartment'] = True
         elif option in {'-r', '--release'}:
             kwargs['releaseBuild'] = True
     if len(args) > 0:
         kwargs['outFile'] = args[0]
 
     if type == 'gecko':
         import buildtools.packagerGecko as packager
-    elif type == 'chrome':
+    elif type in {'chrome', 'gecko-webext'}:
         import buildtools.packagerChrome as packager
     elif type == 'safari':
         import buildtools.packagerSafari as packager
     elif type == 'edge':
         import buildtools.packagerEdge as packager
 
     packager.createBuild(baseDir, type=type, **kwargs)
 
@@ -249,17 +249,17 @@ def readLocaleConfig(baseDir, type, meta
         import buildtools.packagerGecko as packager
         localeDir = packager.getLocalesDir(baseDir)
         localeConfig = {
             'name_format': 'BCP-47',
             'file_format': 'gecko-dtd',
             'target_platforms': {'gecko'},
             'default_locale': packager.defaultLocale
         }
-    elif type == 'chrome':
+    elif type in {'chrome', 'gecko-webext'}:
         import buildtools.packagerChrome as packager
         localeDir = os.path.join(baseDir, '_locales')
         localeConfig = {
             'name_format': 'ISO-15897',
             'file_format': 'chrome-json',
             'target_platforms': {'chrome'},
             'default_locale': packager.defaultLocale,
         }
@@ -462,29 +462,29 @@ with addCommand(runBuild, 'build') as co
     command.shortDescription = 'Create a build'
     command.description = 'Creates an extension build with given file name. If output_file is missing a default name will be chosen.'
     command.params = '[options] [output_file]'
     command.addOption('Only include the given locales (if omitted: all locales not marked as incomplete)', short='l', long='locales', value='l1,l2,l3', types=('gecko'))
     command.addOption('Use given build number (if omitted the build number will be retrieved from Mercurial)', short='b', long='build', value='num')
     command.addOption('File containing private key and certificates required to sign the package', short='k', long='key', value='file', types=('chrome', 'safari'))
     command.addOption('Create a build for leak testing', short='m', long='multi-compartment', types=('gecko'))
     command.addOption('Create a release build', short='r', long='release')
-    command.supportedTypes = ('gecko', 'chrome', 'safari', 'edge')
+    command.supportedTypes = ('gecko', 'gecko-webext', 'chrome', 'safari', 'edge')
 
 with addCommand(runAutoInstall, 'autoinstall') as command:
     command.shortDescription = 'Install extension automatically'
     command.description = 'Will automatically install the extension in a browser running Extension Auto-Installer. If host parameter is omitted assumes that the browser runs on localhost.'
     command.params = '[<host>:]<port>'
     command.addOption('Create a build for leak testing', short='m', long='multi-compartment')
     command.supportedTypes = ('gecko')
 
 with addCommand(createDevEnv, 'devenv') as command:
     command.shortDescription = 'Set up a development environment'
     command.description = 'Will set up or update the devenv folder as an unpacked extension folder for development.'
-    command.supportedTypes = ('chrome', 'safari')
+    command.supportedTypes = ('gecko-webext', 'chrome', 'safari')
 
 with addCommand(setupTranslations, 'setuptrans') as command:
     command.shortDescription = 'Sets up translation languages'
     command.description = 'Sets up translation languages for the project on crowdin.net.'
     command.params = '[options] project-key'
     command.supportedTypes = ('gecko', 'chrome', 'generic')
 
 with addCommand(updateTranslationMaster, 'translate') as command: