This type contains all the data needed to:
- create a notification using
notifications.create()
, - update an existing notification using
notifications.update()
.
Type
Values of this type are objects. They contain the properties listed below.
The first four properties - type
, iconUrl
, title
, message
- are mandatory in notifications.create()
, and optional in notifications.update()
. Firefox currently supports only these four properties.
type
notifications.TemplateType
. The type of notification you want. Depending on your choice here, certain other properties are either mandatory or are not permitted.iconUrl
string
. A URL pointing to an icon to display in the notification. The URL can be: a data URL, a blob URL, or the relative URL of a file within the add-on.title
string
. The notification's title.message
string
. The notification's main content.contextMessage
Optionalstring
. Supplementary content to display.priority
Optionalnumber
. The notification's priority: may be 0, 1, or 2. Defaults to 0 if omitted.eventTime
Optionalnumber
. A timestamp for the notification in milliseconds since the epoch.buttons
Optionalarray
ofbutton
. An array of up to 2 buttons to include in the notification. You can listen for button clicks usingnotifications.onButtonClick
. Each button is specified as an object with the following properties:-
title
string
. Title for the button.iconUrl
Optionalstring
. URL pointing to an icon for the button.
imageUrl
-
string
. A URL pointing to an image to use in the notification. The URL can be: a data URL, a blob URL, or the relative URL of a file within the add-on.This property is only permitted if
type
is"image"
. In this case, it is mandatory if theNotificationOptions
is used innotifications.create()
, and optional if it is used innotifications.update()
. items
array
ofitem
. An array of items to include in the notification. Depending on the settings for the operating system's notification mechanism, some of the items you provide might not be displayed. Each item is specified as an object with the following properties:-
title
string
. Title to display in the item.message
string
. Message to display in the item.
type
is"list"
. In this case, it is mandatory if theNotificationOptions
is used innotifications.create()
, and optional if it is used innotifications.update()
. progress
integer
. An integer between 0 and 100, used to represent the current progress in a progress indicator.- This property is only permitted if
type
is"progress"
. In this case, it is mandatory if theNotificationOptions
is used innotifications.create()
, and optional if it is used innotifications.update()
.
Note that appIconMaskUrl
and isClickable
are not supported.
Browser compatibility
1. Firefox only supports: type, iconUrl, title, message.
2. Firefox only supports: type, iconUrl, title, message.
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.notifications
API.