Install Firefox addon/extension with no user interaction

README.md

Src Reference: http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/download/ubuntu/install-mozilla-addon Article: http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/271-ubuntu-firefox-thunderbird-addon-commandline

Firebug & YSlow headless

Headless with Xvfb in Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install xvfb
sudo Xvfb :99.0 -ac
export DISPLAY=:99.0

Firefox profiles

sudo wget -O /usr/local/sbin/install-mozilla-addon http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/download/ubuntu/install-mozilla-addon
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/install-mozilla-addon

sudo install-mozilla-addon https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/5369/addon-5369-latest.xpi
sudo install-mozilla-addon https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1843/addon-1843-latest.xpi

Run Selenium with a Firefox profile

Get selenium

wget http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/2.45/selenium-server-standalone-2.45.0.jar

Run selenium

java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.45.0.jar

Behat config for Firefox profile

extensions:
    Behat\MinkExtension\Extension:
      selenium2:
        browser: firefox
        wd_host: 'app url'
       capabilities: { 'firefox': {'profile':'path/to/your/zip file'} }

References:

• Behat Mink:
  • Behat/MinkExtension#92
  • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/behat/nQfBiwCWzq8
• Firefox: https://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/FirefoxDriver
• Saucelabs: https://docs.saucelabs.com/reference/test-configuration/#selenium-rc-custom-firefox-profiles

install-headless.sh

sudo wget -O /usr/local/sbin/install-mozilla-addon http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/download/ubuntu/install-mozilla-addon
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/install-mozilla-addon
sudo install-mozilla-addon https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/5369/addon-5369-latest.xpi
sudo install-mozilla-addon https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1843/addon-1843-latest.xpi
wget http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/2.45/selenium-server-standalone-2.45.0.jar
sudo apt-get install xvfb
sudo Xvfb :99.0 -ac
export DISPLAY=:99.0

java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.45.0.jar > /dev/null 2>&1 &

install-mozilla-addon

#!/bin/sh
# -------------------------------------------------------
#  Command line script to install 
#  Firefox and Thunderbird add-ons
#  as global extensions available to all users
#
#  Must be run with sudo
#  Depends on unzip and wget
#  Parameters :
#    $1 = URL of extension on https://addons.mozilla.org/
# 
#  26/03/2013, V1.0 - Creation by N. Bernaerts
# -------------------------------------------------------


# -------------------  parameters  ----------------------

# set default add-ons URL base
URL_FIREFOX="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/"
URL_THUNDER="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/"

# set global extensions installation path
# you may have to adapt it to your environment
PATH_FIREFOX="/usr/lib/firefox-addons/extensions"
PATH_THUNDER="/usr/lib/thunderbird-addons/extensions"

# ------------------  Script  --------------------------

# determine if we are dealing with firefox or thunderbird extension
EXT_FIREFOX=`echo "$1" | grep "$URL_FIREFOX"`
EXT_THUNDER=`echo "$1" | grep "$URL_THUNDER"`

# setup global extension path accordingly
if [ "$EXT_FIREFOX" != "" ]; then PATH_EXTENSION=$PATH_FIREFOX
elif [ "$EXT_THUNDER" != "" ]; then PATH_EXTENSION=$PATH_THUNDER
else PATH_EXTENSION=""
fi

# if add-on is recognised, install it
if [ "$PATH_EXTENSION" != "" ]
then
  # download extension
  wget -O addon.xpi "$1"

  # get extension UID from install.rdf
  UID_ADDON=`unzip -p addon.xpi install.rdf | grep "<em:id>" | head -n 1 | sed 's/^.*>\(.*\)<.*$/\1/g'`

  # move extension to default installation path
  unzip addon.xpi -d "$PATH_EXTENSION/$UID_ADDON"
  rm addon.xpi

  # set root ownership
  chown -R root:root "$PATH_EXTENSION/$UID_ADDON"
  chmod -R a+rX "$PATH_EXTENSION/$UID_ADDON"

  # end message
  echo "Add-on added under $PATH_EXTENSION/$UID_ADDON"
fi

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