Issue 6383 - introduce switchable app_id

templates/manifest.json.tmpl

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 {
   "manifest_version": 2,
   {%- if releaseBuild %}
   "name": "__MSG_name__",
   {%- else %}
   "name": "__MSG_name_devbuild__",
@@ skipping 15 matching lines @@
 
   {%- if metadata.has_section('compat') and metadata.has_option('compat', 'edge') %}
   "minimum_edge_version": {{metadata.get('compat', 'edge')|json}},
   {%- endif %}
 
   {%- if type == 'gecko' %}
   "applications":
   {
     "gecko":
     {
-      "id": {{metadata.get('general', 'id')|json}}
-
+      {%- set extension_id = 'beta_id' if not releaseBuild and not devenv and metadata.has_option('general', 'beta_id') else 'id' %}

[Sebastian Noack, 2018/02/13 16:11:52]

We have similar logic already for the Edge builds. Perhaps it makes sense to
implement it consistently here, i.e. call the option id_release and id_devbuild,
and move the logic into the packager.

[tlucas, 2018/02/14 10:51:48]

Good point - Done.

+      "id": {{metadata.get('general', extension_id)|json}}
       {%- if metadata.has_section('compat') and metadata.has_option('compat', 'gecko') %}
       ,
       "strict_min_version": {{metadata.get('compat', 'gecko')|json}}
       {%- endif %}
 
       {%- set updateURLSetting = 'updateURL' if releaseBuild else 'devbuildUpdateURL' %}
       {%- if metadata.has_option('general', updateURLSetting) %}
       ,
       "update_url": {{metadata.get('general', updateURLSetting)|json}}
       {%- endif %}
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     "managed_schema": {{metadata.get('general', 'managedStorageSchema')|json}}
   },
   {%- endif %}
 
   {%- if metadata.has_option('general', 'contentSecurityPolicy') %}
   "content_security_policy": {{metadata.get('general', 'contentSecurityPolicy')|json}},
   {%- endif %}
 
   "_dummy": false
 }