example notifcationbox addon

notification.js

"use strict";

const observer = require("observer-service");
const tabs = require("tabs");
const widgets = require("widget");
const { WindowTracker, isBrowser } = require('api-utils/window-utils');

var widget = widgets.Widget({
  id: "mozilla-link",
  label: "Mozilla website",
  contentURL: "http://www.mozilla.org/favicon.ico",
  onClick: function() {                                  
    //tabs.activeTab.url = "http://www.mozilla.org/";
    appendNotification("here is my message");
  }
});

console.log("The add-on is running.");



// notification box?
//https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL/notificationbox

// inspired by: https://github.com/erikvold/menuitems-jplib/blob/master/lib/menuitems.js
var notificationboxTracker = new WindowTracker({
    onTrack: function(window) {
        if (!isBrowser(window)) return;
         
        console.log("tracking",window.location);
        var message = 'Another pop-up blocked';  
        var nb = window.gBrowser.getNotificationBox();  
        var buttons = [{  
            label: 'Button',  
            accessKey: 'B',  
            popup: 'blockedPopupOptions',  
            callback: null  
        }];  
        /*const priority = nb.PRIORITY_WARNING_MEDIUM;  
        nb.appendNotification(message, 'popup-blocked',  
                             'chrome://browser/skin/Info.png',  
                              priority, buttons);   
        */
        var appendNoticeFromMsg = function (subject,data){
            console.log("OBSERVED",subject,data,"TOPIC:", this.topic);
            nb.appendNotification(subject,'got-notice',
                'chrome://browser/skin/Info.png',
                nb.PRIORY_INFO_LOW, {});
        };
        observer.add("appendNotification",appendNoticeFromMsg);


    }     
});


var appendNotification = function(msg) {
    observer.notify("appendNotification",msg);
}