Scalars.yaml

# This file contains a definition of the scalar probes that are recorded in Telemetry.
# They are submitted with the "main" pings and can be inspected in about:telemetry.

# The following section contains the accessibility scalars.
a11y:
  instantiators:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1323069
    description: >
      The leaf name and version number of the binary for the process responsible
      for remotely instantiating a11y.
    expires: "61"
    kind: string
    notification_emails:
      - dbolter@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    keyed: false
    cpp_guard: 'ACCESSIBILITY'

# The following section contains the aushelper system add-on scalars.
aushelper:
  websense_reg_version:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1305847
    description: The Websense version from the Windows registry.
    expires: "60"
    kind: string
    notification_emails:
      - application-update-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

# The following section contains the browser engagement scalars.
browser.engagement:
  max_concurrent_tab_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271304
    description: >
      The count of maximum number of tabs open during a subsession,
      across all windows, including tabs in private windows and restored
      at startup.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  tab_open_event_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271304
    description: >
      The count of tab open events per subsession, across all windows, after the
      session has been restored. This includes tab open events from private windows
      and from manual session restorations (i.e. after crashes and from about:home).
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  max_concurrent_window_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271304
    description: >
      The count of maximum number of browser windows open during a subsession. This
      includes private windows and the ones opened when starting the browser.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  window_open_event_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271304
    description: >
      The count of browser window open events per subsession, after the session
      has been restored. The count includes private windows and the ones from manual
      session restorations (i.e. after crashes and from about:home).
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  total_uri_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count of the total non-unique http(s) URIs visited in a subsession, including
      page reloads, after the session has been restored. This does not include background
      page requests and URIs from embedded pages or private browsing.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  unfiltered_uri_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1304647
    description: >
      The count of the total non-unique URIs visited in a subsession, not restricted to
      a specific protocol, including page reloads and about:* pages (other than initial
      pages such as about:blank, ...), after the session has been restored. This does
      not include background page requests and URIs from embedded pages or private browsing.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  unique_domains_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271310
    description: >
      The count of the unique domains visited in a subsession, after the session
      has been restored. Subdomains under eTLD are aggregated after the first level
      (i.e. test.example.com and other.example.com are only counted once).
      This does not include background page requests and domains from embedded pages
      or private browsing. The count is limited to 100 unique domains.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - rweiss@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  restored_pinned_tabs_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373728
    description: >
      The count of the number of pinned tabs that were restored.
    expires: '62'
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - chutten@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

# The following section contains the browser engagement scalars.
browser.engagement.navigation:
  urlbar:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count URI loads triggered in a subsession from the urlbar (awesomebar),
      broken down by the originating action.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  searchbar:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count URI loads triggered in a subsession from the searchbar,
      broken down by the originating action.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  about_home:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count URI loads triggered in a subsession from about:home,
      broken down by the originating action.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  about_newtab:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count URI loads triggered in a subsession from about:newtab,
      broken down by the originating action.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  contextmenu:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1271313
    description: >
      The count URI loads triggered in a subsession from the contextmenu,
      broken down by the originating action.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - bcolloran@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  activitystream:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1381460
    description: >
      Count search events originating from Activity Stream.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - aoprea@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

# The following section contains the browser usage scalars.
browser.usage:
  graphite:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1331915
    description: >
      The number of times a graphite2 font has been loaded.
    expires: "60"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - tom@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all'

# This section is for probes used to measure use of the Webextensions storage.sync API.
storage.sync.api.usage:
  extensions_using:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1328974
    description: >
      The count of webextensions that have data stored in the chrome.storage.sync API.
      This includes extensions that have not used the storage.sync API this session.
      This includes items that were not stored this session.
      This scalar is collected after every sync.
    expires: "58"
    kind: uint
    keyed: false
    notification_emails:
      - eglassercamp@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main
  items_stored:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1328974
    description: >
      The count of items in storage.sync storage, broken down by extension ID.
      This includes extensions that have not used the storage.sync API this session.
      This includes items that were not stored this session.
      This scalar is collected after every sync.
    expires: "58"
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - eglassercamp@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main
  storage_consumed:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1328974
    description: >
      The count of bytes used in storage.sync, broken down by extension ID.
      This includes extensions that have not used the storage.sync API this session.
      This includes items that were not stored this session.
      This scalar is collected after every sync.
    expires: "58"
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - eglassercamp@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main

services.sync:
  fxa_verification_method:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1353645
    description: >
      The method we used ("push" or "poll") to determine the verification of a
      Firefox Account email.
    expires: "60"
    kind: string
    keyed: false
    notification_emails:
      - sync-staff@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main

security:
  pkcs11_modules_loaded:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369911
    description: >
      A keyed boolean indicating the library names of the PKCS#11 modules that
      have been loaded by the browser.
    expires: "62"
    kind: boolean
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - seceng-telemetry@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main

preferences:
  created_new_user_prefs_file:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1367813
    description: >-
      A boolean indicating that profile/prefs.js was not found and it is being
      created for the first time in this session.
    expires: "62"
    kind: boolean
    notification_emails:
      - bsmedberg@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main
  prefs_file_was_invalid:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1367813
    description: >-
      Set to true if a failure occurred reading profile/prefs.js.
    expires: "62"
    kind: boolean
    notification_emails:
      - bsmedberg@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main
  read_user_js:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1367813
    description: >-
      Set to true if user.js exists and was read.
    expires: "62"
    kind: boolean
    notification_emails:
      - bsmedberg@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - main

# The following section contains WebRTC nICEr scalars
# For more info on ICE, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5245
# For more info on STUN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5389
# For more info on TURN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5766
webrtc.nicer:
  stun_retransmits:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1325536
    description: >
      The count of STUN message retransmissions during a WebRTC call.
      When sending STUN request messages over UDP, messages may be
      dropped by the network. Retransmissions are the mechanism used to
      accomplish reliability of the STUN request/response transaction.
      This can happen during both successful and unsuccessful WebRTC
      calls.
      For more info on ICE, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5245
      For more info on STUN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5389
      For more info on TURN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5766
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - webrtc-ice-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

  turn_401s:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1325536
    description: >
      The count of TURN 401 (Unauthorized) responses to allocation
      requests. Only 401 responses beyond the first, expected 401 are
      counted. More than one 401 repsonse indicates the client is
      experiencing difficulty authenticating with the TURN server. This
      can happen during both successful and unsuccessful WebRTC calls.
      For more info on ICE, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5245
      For more info on STUN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5389
      For more info on TURN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5766
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - webrtc-ice-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

  turn_403s:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1325536
    description: >
      The count of TURN 403 (Forbidden) responses to CreatePermission or
      ChannelBind requests.  This indicates that the TURN server is
      refusing the request for an IP address or IP address/port
      combination, likely due to administrative restrictions.
      For more info on ICE, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5245
      For more info on STUN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5389
      For more info on TURN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5766
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - webrtc-ice-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

  turn_438s:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1325536
    description: >
      The count of TURN 438 (Stale Nonce) responses to allocation
      requests. This can happen during both successful and unsuccessful
      WebRTC calls.
      For more info on ICE, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5245
      For more info on STUN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5389
      For more info on TURN, see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5766
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - webrtc-ice-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

# The following section contains content process base counters.
dom.contentprocess:
  troubled_due_to_memory:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1305091
    description: >
      The number of content processes that were marked as troubled because
      it was running low on virtual memory.
    expires: "58"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - benjamin@smedbergs.us
      - mconley@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.toolbar.eyedropper:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1247985
      - 1352115
    description: Number of times the DevTools Eyedropper has been opened via the inspector toolbar.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.copy.unique.css.selector:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1323700
      - 1352115
    description: Number of times the DevTools copy unique CSS selector has been used.
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.copy.full.css.selector:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1323700
      - 1352115
    description: Number of times the DevTools copy full CSS selector has been used.
    expires: "57"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.copy.xpath:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 987877
    description: Number of times the DevTools copy XPath has been used.
    expires: "58"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.rules.gridinspector:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373483
    description: >
      Number of times the DevTools grid inspector was opened from the rules view.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.grid.gridinspector:
  opened:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373483
    description: >
      Number of times the DevTools grid inspector was opened from the grid view.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.grid.showGridAreasOverlay:
  checked:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373483
    description: >
      Number of times the DevTools grid inspector's "Display grid areas" was checked.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.grid.showGridLineNumbers:
  checked:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373483
    description: >
      Number of times the DevTools grid inspector's "Display grid numbers" was checked.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

devtools.grid.showInfiniteLines:
  checked:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1373483
    description: >
      Number of times the DevTools grid inspector's "Extend grid lines infinitely" was checked.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - dev-developer-tools@lists.mozilla.org
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

navigator.storage:
  estimate_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1359708
    description: >
      Number of times navigator.storage.estimate has been used.
    expires: "60"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - shuang@mozilla.com
      - ttung@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

  persist_count:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1359708
    description: >
      Number of times navigator.storage.persist has been used.
    expires: "60"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - shuang@mozilla.com
      - ttung@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

telemetry:
  os_shutting_down:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1363345
    description: >
      Records true if there is a signal that Firefox was quitting because
      the OS was shutting down. Only available on Windows.
    expires: "58"
    kind: boolean
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

telemetry.discarded:
  accumulations:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369041
    description: >
      Number of discarded accumulations to histograms in child processes
    expires: "never"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'
  keyed_accumulations:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369041
    description: >
      Number of discarded accumulations to keyed histograms in child processes
    expires: "never"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'
  scalar_actions:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369041
    description: >
      Number of discarded actions on scalars in child processes
    expires: "never"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'
  keyed_scalar_actions:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369041
    description: >
      Number of discarded actions on keyed scalars in child processes
    expires: "never"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'
  child_events:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1369041
    description: >
      Number of discarded events in child processes
    expires: "never"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'

# The following section contains graphics-related scalars.
gfx.advanced.layers:
  failure_id:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1365879
    description: >
      Each key is a failure for initializing Advanced Layers, and each value
      is the number of times that failure was recorded. The failure codes
      are unique strings present in MLGDeviceD3D11::Initialize, such that
      a failure can be traced back to a specific Direct3D API call.
    keyed: true
    kind: uint
    expires: "61"
    notification_emails:
      - gfx-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

# The following section is for probes testing the Telemetry system. They will not be
# submitted in pings and are only used for testing.
telemetry.test:
  unsigned_int_kind:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: >
      This is a test uint type with a really long description, maybe spanning even multiple
      lines, to just prove a point: everything works just fine.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  string_kind:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: A string test type with a one line comment that works just fine!
    expires: never
    kind: string
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  boolean_kind:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1281214
    description: A boolean test type with a one line comment that works just fine!
    expires: never
    kind: boolean
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  expired:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: This is an expired testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: 4.0a1
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  unexpired:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: This is an unexpired testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: "375.0"
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  release_optin:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: A testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  release_optout:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1276190
    description: A testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  keyed_release_optin:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1277806
    description: A testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-in
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  keyed_release_optout:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1277806
    description: A testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    release_channel_collection: opt-out
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  keyed_expired:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1277806
    description: This is an expired testing scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: 4.0a1
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  keyed_unsigned_int:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1277806
    description: A testing keyed uint scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'

  keyed_boolean_kind:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1277806
    description: A testing keyed boolean scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: boolean
    keyed: true
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'main'
      - 'content'

  content_only_uint:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1278556
    description: A testing uint scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'content'

  all_processes_uint:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1278556
    description: A testing uint scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: uint
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all'

  all_child_processes_string:
    bug_numbers:
      - 1278556
    description: A testing string scalar; not meant to be touched.
    expires: never
    kind: string
    notification_emails:
      - telemetry-client-dev@mozilla.com
    record_in_processes:
      - 'all_childs'

# NOTE: Please don't add new definitions below this point. Consider adding
# them earlier in the file and leave the telemetry.test group as the last
# one for readability.