fune/modules/libpref/test/unit_ipc/test_user_default_prefs.js

const {Services} = ChromeUtils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
const pb = Services.prefs;

// This pref is chosen somewhat arbitrarily --- we just need one
// that's guaranteed to have a default value.
const kPrefName = "intl.accept_languages"; // of type char, which we
                                           // assume below
var initialValue = null;

function check_child_pref_info_eq(continuation) {
  sendCommand(
    'var pb = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);\n' +
    // Returns concatenation "[value],[isUser]"
    'pb.getCharPref("' + kPrefName + '")+ "," +' +
    'pb.prefHasUserValue("' + kPrefName + '");',
    function(info) {
      let [ value, isUser ] = info.split(",");
      Assert.equal(pb.getCharPref(kPrefName), value);
      Assert.equal(pb.prefHasUserValue(kPrefName), isUser == "true");
      continuation();
    });
}

function run_test() {
  // We finish in clean_up()
  do_test_pending();

  initialValue = pb.getCharPref(kPrefName);

  test_user_setting();
}

function test_user_setting() {
  // We rely on setting this before the content process starts up.
  // When it starts up, it should recognize this as a user pref, not
  // a default pref.
  pb.setCharPref(kPrefName, "i-imaginarylanguage");
  // NB: processing of the value-change notification in the child
  // process triggered by the above set happens-before the remaining
  // code here
  check_child_pref_info_eq(function() {
    Assert.equal(pb.prefHasUserValue(kPrefName), true);

    test_cleared_is_default();
  });
}

function test_cleared_is_default() {
  pb.clearUserPref(kPrefName);
  // NB: processing of the value-change notification in the child
  // process triggered by the above set happens-before the remaining
  // code here
  check_child_pref_info_eq(function() {
    Assert.equal(pb.prefHasUserValue(kPrefName), false);

    clean_up();
  });
}

function clean_up() {
  pb.setCharPref(kPrefName, initialValue);
  // NB: processing of the value-change notification in the child
  // process triggered by the above set happens-before the remaining
  // code here
  check_child_pref_info_eq(function() {
    do_test_finished();
  });
}