How do I make my add-on PM compatible?

[SmolBig]

Hello,

I wrote a simple Firefox plugin some time back that allows me to r-click a hyperlink and select a new entry in the context menu, the result of which is to send a POST containing the link to another device on my network, which extracts the link and does some work based on what it is.

I tried to add this add-on to PM thinking that it wouldn't be a problem since it's such a simple plugin, but I get the error message, "Pale Moon does not support webextensions."

I'm a coder, but I'm not really hip on web dev, and I don't even really remember what references I used to write this add-on. Basically I want to make this thing PM compatible. It's really just a very short script wrapped in a plugin:

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function SendLink(link) {
  var oReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
  oReq.open("POST", "http://192.168.1.123:4321");
  var blob = new Blob([link], {type: 'text/plain'});
  oReq.send(blob);
}

browser.menus.create({
  id: "sendToTrio",
  title: "Send to Trio",
  contexts: ["link"]
});

browser.menus.onClicked.addListener((info, tab) => {
  if(info.menuItemId == "sendToTrio") {
    SendLink(info.linkUrl);
  }
});

Could anyone give me a reference or a short explanation of what I need to do?

Thank you in advance for any help or advice.

[Moonchild]

Pale Moon doesn't support WebExtensions. For it to work on Pale Moon you'll have to make it into a XUL extension. That essentially means using different technology to interact with the browser.

Given a bit of time, I'm sure some of the community members here can help you make what you need.

[JustOff]

Here is the simplest XUL extension that performs the required task.

[SmolBig]

Thank you! I'll take a look.

--Edit--

Yes, that works. I was able to wiggle the icon and other stuff into it with a little help from MDN.

Thanks again!