mortonfox / flagstack-deployer-goes-brrr-firefox

Shortcut key to deploy a green flag on the Flagstack map (Firefox version)

Flagstack Deployer goes brrr (Firefox version)

Introduction

The purpose of this Firefox extension is to add keyboard shortcuts to help you deploy green flags on the Flagstack map page. This makes the workflow a bit easier when you are deploying a lot of green flags on the map.

Note: You need a premium membership to deploy green flags via the website map.

Installation

To build the Firefox web extension:

• Install web-ext if necessary: npm install -g web-ext
• Get the git repository: git clone [email protected]:mortonfox/flagstack-deployer-goes-brrr-firefox.git
• cd flagstack-deployer-goes-brrr-firefox
• Pack the extension: web-ext build

The packed extension will be a zip file under the web-ext-artifacts folder.

To submit the Firefox add-on:

• Log in at https://addons.mozilla.org
• Pull down the menu under your name in the top right corner.
• Click on "Submit a New Add-on".
• For "How to Distribute this Version", select "On your own". Then click on "Continue".
• Under "Upload Version", click on "Select a file..." and pick the zip file that was generated by web-ext under web-ext-artifacts.
• After the extension has been validated, click on "Continue".
• For "Do you use any of the following in your extension?", answer "No" and click on "Continue".
• Wait for the add-on to be reviewed.

Mozilla will send you an email once the extension has been reviewed.

To install the extension:

• Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addons and find the extension in the list.
• Click on the extension name.
• Click on "View All".
• Click on the version number.
• Click on the XPI file name to install it.

After installing the extension, you can customize the keyboard shortcuts like so:

• Go to about:addons
• Click on gear and then "Manage Extension Shortcuts".

The defaults are Alt-G to start a green flag deploy and Alt-R to save the flag.

Usage

On the Flagstack map page, hit Alt-G and then Enter to initiate the flag deploy.

Move the flag into position.

Finally, hit Alt-R to "click" on the save button to complete the flag deploy.