Bug 1425909 - Mention the support for scalars in artifact and build-faster workflows. r?chutten
MozReview-Commit-ID: 4sJlNiEVLv7
--- a/toolkit/components/telemetry/docs/collection/scalars.rst
+++ b/toolkit/components/telemetry/docs/collection/scalars.rst
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
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Scalars
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Historically we started to overload our histogram mechanism to also collect scalar data,
such as flag values, counts, labels and others.
The scalar measurement types are the suggested way to collect that kind of scalar data.
-The serialized scalar data is submitted with the :doc:`main pings <../data/main-ping>`.
+The serialized scalar data is submitted with the :doc:`main pings <../data/main-ping>`. Adding scalars is supported in artifact builds and build faster workflows.
.. important::
Every new data collection in Firefox needs a `data collection review <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Data_Collection#Requesting_Approval>`_ from a data collection peer. Just set the feedback? flag for one of the data peers. We try to reply within a business day.
The API
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Scalar probes can be managed either through the `nsITelemetry interface <https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/components/telemetry/nsITelemetry.idl>`_
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ Version History
- Firefox 50: Initial scalar support (`bug 1276195 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1276195>`_).
- Firefox 51: Added keyed scalars (`bug 1277806 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277806>`_).
- Firefox 53: Added child process scalars (`bug 1278556 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1278556>`_).
- Firefox 58
- Added support for recording new scalars from add-ons (`bug 1393801 <bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393801>`_).
- Ignore re-registering existing scalars for a category instead of failing (`bug 1409323 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1409323>`_).
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+- Firefox 60: Enabled support for adding scalars in artifact builds and build-faster workflows (`bug 1425909 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425909`_).