Thunderbird Source Tree Documentation

Overview

• Writing documentation
  • Extending the documentation
  • Building the docs
• Governance
  • Overview
  • Modules
• Architectural Decision Records
  • ADR Process
  • ADR Records
• Thunderbird code architecture
  • Implementation architecture for email protocols
  • Introduction
  • Foundational concepts
  • Message Database File
  • Local Message Storage
  • Locating a specific message in a folder
  • Deleting a message from a folder
  • Folder Compaction
• In-App Notifications
  • Location
  • Architecture
  • Data format/contents
  • Preferences

Building Thunderbird

• Building Thunderbird
  • Additional Thunderbird configure flags
  • Branding

Localization

• Localization
  • Thunderbird Cross-channel
  • Migrating Strings to Fluent Files
  • Testing Migration Recipes

Telemetry

• Notes on Glean/Telemetry in Thunderbird
  • Hooking into the build process
  • Naming probes
  • Compile-time switches
  • Runtime prefs for testing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Further documentation

Front End

• Storybook
  • Running Storybook
  • Creating a new story
• Front-End
  • Custom Element Conventions
  • Quick Filter Bar

Rust in Thunderbird

• Rust in Thunderbird
  • Managing Thunderbird’s Cargo workspace
  • Adding a Rust crate to Thunderbird
  • Using XPCOM within a Rust component

Panorama

• Panorama
  • Enabling it
  • Logging
  • The Plan
  • Components
  • Known issues

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page