Browser: Firefox plugin opens browser side panel on vault lock

[thibaut-decherit]

My Firefox side panel defaults to this plugin.
Since last update (or so), everytime the vault is being locked (either manually or thanks to the auto lock feature) it will open the side panel by itself to display the plugin.

It happens a couple seconds after lock, even if I didn't use the side panel during this session.
It doesn't happen if side panel is set to display something else (bookmarks, history...)

When it happens the red padlock disappears briefly from the plugin icon, like when the vault is unlocked (even if side panel is not set to display Bitwarden)

Bug encountered on Windows and Linux.

Steps to reproduce:

• Log in, either throught plugin's widget (not sure if it's the right word) or side panel
• Lock vault (and close side panel if you manipulated the vault through it)
• Wait for around 7 seconds

[kspearrin]

This seems to happen because we now call browser.runtime.reload() shortly after the extension is locked to make sure unmanaged memory is properly purged. It's a shame that Firefox re-opens the sidebar when this occurs, since that definitely is going to be annoying. Opera doesn't seem to do this with their sidebar.

Maybe we can switch to window.reload() instead.

[GabrielDuarteM]

@kspearrin I'm also having a very similar problem in Opera. When the vault is locked, either automatically or manually, the extensions bar (which I normally leave hidden) is automatically shown, so I have to manually hide it again, which is very annoying.

Top left corner shows problem

I think by the description of this issue that both are probably caused by the same thing, but just in case, do you want me to file another bug? The difference is that in firefox this happens on the sidebar, and on opera on the extensions bar

[kspearrin]

Should be fixed next version for both Opera and Firefox

[Jourond]

This issue is still happening for me. On each lock the sidebar opens back up and I can't disable it.

MacOS
Firefox 66.0.5 (64-bit)
Bitwarden Extension 1.39.3

[kspearrin]

@Jourond It is fixed in the next version.

[plavirudar]

@Jourond It is fixed in the next version.

@kspearrin When can we expect an update to the next version? The Firefox addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/ seems to have been updated on Mar 14 (over 3 months ago). Is there any place that we can download a more recent build?

[Crocmagnon]

I guess not, the release page on GitHub doesn't list any more recent release : https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/releases

[InordinateDuck]

This definitely needs a second pass. The only thing stopping me from using Firefox right now is the fact that this add on is causing that sidebar to load every time it locks. This was not fixed yet.