This API is available on Firefox or Firefox OS for installed or higher privileged applications.
Summary
The source
property returns a MozActivityOptions
object, which provides information about the activity request.
Syntax
navigator.mozSetMessageHandler('activity', function(aRequestHandler) { var activityOptions = aRequestHandler.source; if (activityOptions.name == 'share') { handleShare(); } else if (activityOptions.name == 'view') { handleView(); } });
Value
Return a MozActivityOptions
object.
Specification
Web Activities is not part of any specification. However, it has some overlap with the proposed Web Intents specification. Mozilla actually proposed Web Activities as a counter proposal to Web Intents. For more information about this, see discussion on the Web Intents Task Force ML.