content script apis ideas

sdk_strawman.js

// Content scripts will be able to require modules, only
// high level ones that are E10S friendly and can do
// everything via data that is serialize. 
$(function() {
	// what we have now
	self.on('event-name', function(data) {
		// ... something
	});
	self.port.emit('something');


        // instead, (re)implementing APIs or providing new globals
        // we just expose modules to a content scripts.
        var notify = require('sdk/notifications')
	addon.notify({
		title: 	'foo',
		text: 	'bar',
		data: 	'baz baz',
		onClick: function() {
                  // called if notification is clicked
                }
	});

        var Panel = require('sdk/panel').Panel;
        var panel = Panel({
           // ....
        });
        panel.show();

        var request = require('sdk/request').request;
	request({
          url: 'http://something.ca',
	  // ...
	  onComplete: function(response) {
	    // response data is brought back serialized.
	  }
	})

	/*
	 * the 'require' case, perhaps we have an abstract 'bridge'
	 * protocol that a module can implement, which handles communication?
	 */
	self.require('notifications').notify({
		title: 	'foo',
		text: 	'bar',
		data: 	'baz baz',
		onClick: function() {}
	});

});