Remove obsolete getPref helpers.

6 files changed, 66 insertions, 178 deletions

diff --git a/toolkit/components/blocklist/nsBlocklistService.js b/toolkit/components/blocklist/nsBlocklistService.js
index 1cd2ed8066..49033fc8f6 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/blocklist/nsBlocklistService.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/blocklist/nsBlocklistService.js
@@ -169,27 +169,6 @@ function LOG(string) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets a preference value, handling the case where there is no default.
- * @param   func
- *          The name of the preference function to call, on nsIPrefBranch
- * @param   preference
- *          The name of the preference
- * @param   defaultValue
- *          The default value to return in the event the preference has
- *          no setting
- * @returns The value of the preference, or undefined if there was no
- *          user or default value.
- */
-function getPref(func, preference, defaultValue) {
-  try {
-    return gPref[func](preference);
-  }
-  catch (e) {
-  }
-  return defaultValue;
-}
-
-/**
  * Constructs a URI to a spec.
  * @param   spec
  *          The spec to construct a URI to
@@ -297,9 +276,9 @@ function parseRegExp(aStr) {
 function Blocklist() {
   Services.obs.addObserver(this, "xpcom-shutdown", false);
   Services.obs.addObserver(this, "sessionstore-windows-restored", false);
-  gLoggingEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED, false);
-  gBlocklistEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_ENABLED, true);
-  gBlocklistLevel = Math.min(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LEVEL),
+  gLoggingEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED, false);
+  gBlocklistEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_ENABLED, true);
+  gBlocklistLevel = Math.min(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LEVEL),
                                      MAX_BLOCK_LEVEL);
   gPref.addObserver("extensions.blocklist.", this, false);
   gPref.addObserver(PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED, this, false);
@@ -345,15 +324,15 @@ Blocklist.prototype = {
     case "nsPref:changed":
       switch (aData) {
         case PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED:
-          gLoggingEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED, false);
+          gLoggingEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_EM_LOGGING_ENABLED, false);
           break;
         case PREF_BLOCKLIST_ENABLED:
-          gBlocklistEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_ENABLED, true);
+          gBlocklistEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_ENABLED, true);
           this._loadBlocklist();
           this._blocklistUpdated(null, null);
           break;
         case PREF_BLOCKLIST_LEVEL:
-          gBlocklistLevel = Math.min(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LEVEL),
+          gBlocklistLevel = Math.min(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LEVEL),
                                      MAX_BLOCK_LEVEL);
           this._blocklistUpdated(null, null);
           break;
@@ -525,8 +504,8 @@ Blocklist.prototype = {
       return;
     }
 
-    var pingCountVersion = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_PINGCOUNTVERSION, 0);
-    var pingCountTotal = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_PINGCOUNTTOTAL, 1);
+    var pingCountVersion = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_PINGCOUNTVERSION, 0);
+    var pingCountTotal = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_PINGCOUNTTOTAL, 1);
     var daysSinceLastPing = 0;
     if (pingCountVersion == 0) {
       daysSinceLastPing = "new";
@@ -535,7 +514,7 @@ Blocklist.prototype = {
       // Seconds in one day is used because nsIUpdateTimerManager stores the
       // last update time in seconds.
       let secondsInDay = 60 * 60 * 24;
-      let lastUpdateTime = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_LASTUPDATETIME, 0);
+      let lastUpdateTime = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_LASTUPDATETIME, 0);
       if (lastUpdateTime == 0) {
         daysSinceLastPing = "invalid";
       }
@@ -894,7 +873,7 @@ Blocklist.prototype = {
         return;
       }
 
-      var populateCertBlocklist = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_ONECRL_VIA_AMO, true);
+      var populateCertBlocklist = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_ONECRL_VIA_AMO, true);
 
       var childNodes = doc.documentElement.childNodes;
       for (let element of childNodes) {
@@ -1466,7 +1445,7 @@ Blocklist.prototype = {
 
       Services.obs.addObserver(applyBlocklistChanges, "addon-blocklist-closed", false);
 
-      if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_BLOCKLIST_SUPPRESSUI, false)) {
+      if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_BLOCKLIST_SUPPRESSUI, false)) {
         applyBlocklistChanges();
         return;
       }
diff --git a/toolkit/components/search/current/nsSearchService.js b/toolkit/components/search/current/nsSearchService.js
index 6e8f6da436..2a86010780 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/search/current/nsSearchService.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/search/current/nsSearchService.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ var LOG = function() {};
 
 if (AppConstants.DEBUG) {
   LOG = function (aText) {
-    if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false)) {
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false)) {
       DO_LOG(aText);
     }
   };
@@ -908,18 +908,6 @@ function getLocalizedPref(aPrefName, aDefault) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Wrapper for nsIPrefBranch::getBoolPref.
- * @param aPrefName
- *        The name of the pref to get.
- * @returns aDefault if the requested pref doesn't exist.
- */
-function getBoolPref(aName, aDefault) {
-  if (Services.prefs.getPrefType(aName) != Ci.nsIPrefBranch.PREF_BOOL)
-    return aDefault;
-  return Services.prefs.getBoolPref(aName);
-}
-
-/**
  * @return a sanitized name to be used as a filename, or a random name
  *         if a sanitized name cannot be obtained (if aName contains
  *         no valid characters).
@@ -1534,7 +1522,7 @@ Engine.prototype = {
         stringBundle.formatStringFromName("addEngineConfirmation",
                                           [this._name, this._uri.host], 2);
     var checkboxMessage = null;
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "noCurrentEngine", false))
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "noCurrentEngine", false))
       checkboxMessage = stringBundle.GetStringFromName("addEngineAsCurrentText");
 
     var addButtonLabel =
@@ -2658,7 +2646,7 @@ function checkForSyncCompletion(aPromise) {
 // nsIBrowserSearchService
 function SearchService() {
   // Replace empty LOG function with the useful one if the log pref is set.
-  if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
+  if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
     LOG = DO_LOG;
 
   this._initObservers = Promise.defer();
@@ -3770,7 +3758,7 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
 
     // If the user has specified a custom engine order, read the order
     // information from the metadata instead of the default prefs.
-    if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "useDBForOrder", false)) {
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "useDBForOrder", false)) {
       LOG("_buildSortedEngineList: using db for order");
 
       // Flag to keep track of whether or not we need to call _saveSortedEngineList.
@@ -4624,7 +4612,7 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
   notify: function SRCH_SVC_notify(aTimer) {
     LOG("_notify: checking for updates");
 
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true))
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true))
       return;
 
     // Our timer has expired, but unfortunately, we can't get any data from it.
@@ -4735,7 +4723,7 @@ const SEARCH_UPDATE_LOG_PREFIX = "*** Search update: ";
  * logging pref (browser.search.update.log) is set to true.
  */
 function ULOG(aText) {
-  if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update.log", false)) {
+  if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update.log", false)) {
     dump(SEARCH_UPDATE_LOG_PREFIX + aText + "\n");
     Services.console.logStringMessage(aText);
   }
@@ -4751,7 +4739,7 @@ var engineUpdateService = {
   update: function eus_Update(aEngine) {
     let engine = aEngine.wrappedJSObject;
     ULOG("update called for " + aEngine._name);
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true) || !engine._hasUpdates)
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true) || !engine._hasUpdates)
       return;
 
     let testEngine = null;
diff --git a/toolkit/components/search/orginal/nsSearchService.js b/toolkit/components/search/orginal/nsSearchService.js
index 6b23724a75..5b5ce7a577 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/search/orginal/nsSearchService.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/search/orginal/nsSearchService.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ function DO_LOG(aText) {
  * to allow enabling/disabling without a restart.
  */
 function PREF_LOG(aText) {
-  if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
+  if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
     DO_LOG(aText);
 }
 var LOG = PREF_LOG;
@@ -934,18 +934,6 @@ function setLocalizedPref(aPrefName, aValue) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Wrapper for nsIPrefBranch::getBoolPref.
- * @param aPrefName
- *        The name of the pref to get.
- * @returns aDefault if the requested pref doesn't exist.
- */
-function getBoolPref(aName, aDefault) {
-  if (Services.prefs.getPrefType(aName) != Ci.nsIPrefBranch.PREF_BOOL)
-    return aDefault;
-  return Services.prefs.getBoolPref(aName);
-}
-
-/**
  * Get a unique nsIFile object with a sanitized name, based on the engine name.
  * @param aName
  *        A name to "sanitize". Can be an empty string, in which case a random
@@ -1591,7 +1579,7 @@ Engine.prototype = {
         stringBundle.formatStringFromName("addEngineConfirmation",
                                           [this._name, this._uri.host], 2);
     var checkboxMessage = null;
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "noCurrentEngine", false))
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "noCurrentEngine", false))
       checkboxMessage = stringBundle.GetStringFromName("addEngineAsCurrentText");
 
     var addButtonLabel =
@@ -2889,7 +2877,7 @@ function checkForSyncCompletion(aPromise) {
 // nsIBrowserSearchService
 function SearchService() {
   // Replace empty LOG function with the useful one if the log pref is set.
-  if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
+  if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "log", false))
     LOG = DO_LOG;
 
   this._initObservers = Promise.defer();
@@ -3814,7 +3802,7 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
     // If the user has specified a custom engine order, read the order
     // information from the engineMetadataService instead of the default
     // prefs.
-    if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "useDBForOrder", false)) {
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "useDBForOrder", false)) {
       LOG("_buildSortedEngineList: using db for order");
 
       // Flag to keep track of whether or not we need to call _saveSortedEngineList.
@@ -4595,7 +4583,7 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
   notify: function SRCH_SVC_notify(aTimer) {
     LOG("_notify: checking for updates");
 
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true))
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true))
       return;
 
     // Our timer has expired, but unfortunately, we can't get any data from it.
@@ -4938,7 +4926,7 @@ const SEARCH_UPDATE_LOG_PREFIX = "*** Search update: ";
  * logging pref (browser.search.update.log) is set to true.
  */
 function ULOG(aText) {
-  if (getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update.log", false)) {
+  if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update.log", false)) {
     dump(SEARCH_UPDATE_LOG_PREFIX + aText + "\n");
     Services.console.logStringMessage(aText);
   }
@@ -4955,7 +4943,7 @@ var engineUpdateService = {
   update: function eus_Update(aEngine) {
     let engine = aEngine.wrappedJSObject;
     ULOG("update called for " + aEngine._name);
-    if (!getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true) || !engine._hasUpdates)
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(BROWSER_SEARCH_PREF + "update", true) || !engine._hasUpdates)
       return;
 
     let testEngine = null;
diff --git a/toolkit/components/timermanager/nsUpdateTimerManager.js b/toolkit/components/timermanager/nsUpdateTimerManager.js
index d7fc159602..3ba82f8c0f 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/timermanager/nsUpdateTimerManager.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/timermanager/nsUpdateTimerManager.js
@@ -16,30 +16,10 @@ const PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG                 = "app.update.log";
 const CATEGORY_UPDATE_TIMER               = "update-timer";
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gLogEnabled", function tm_gLogEnabled() {
-  return getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
+  return Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
 });
 
 /**
- *  Gets a preference value, handling the case where there is no default.
- *  @param   func
- *           The name of the preference function to call, on nsIPrefBranch
- *  @param   preference
- *           The name of the preference
- *  @param   defaultValue
- *           The default value to return in the event the preference has
- *           no setting
- *  @returns The value of the preference, or undefined if there was no
- *           user or default value.
- */
-function getPref(func, preference, defaultValue) {
-  try {
-    return Services.prefs[func](preference);
-  } catch (e) {
-  }
-  return defaultValue;
-}
-
-/**
  *  Logs a string to the error console.
  *  @param   string
  *           The string to write to the error console.
@@ -93,13 +73,13 @@ TimerManager.prototype = {
         minInterval = 500;
         minFirstInterval = 500;
       case "profile-after-change":
-        this._timerMinimumDelay = Math.max(1000 * getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_TIMERMINIMUMDELAY, 120),
+        this._timerMinimumDelay = Math.max(1000 * Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_TIMERMINIMUMDELAY, 120),
                                            minInterval);
         // Prevent the timer delay between notifications to other consumers from
         // being greater than 5 minutes which is 300000 milliseconds.
         this._timerMinimumDelay = Math.min(this._timerMinimumDelay, 300000);
         // Prevent the first interval from being less than the value of minFirstInterval
-        let firstInterval = Math.max(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_TIMERFIRSTINTERVAL,
+        let firstInterval = Math.max(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_TIMERFIRSTINTERVAL,
                                              30000), minFirstInterval);
         // Prevent the first interval from being greater than 2 minutes which is
         // 120000 milliseconds.
@@ -189,7 +169,7 @@ TimerManager.prototype = {
         continue;
       }
 
-      let interval = getPref("getIntPref", prefInterval, defaultInterval);
+      let interval = Services.prefs.getIntPref(prefInterval, defaultInterval);
       // Allow the update-timer category to specify a maximum value to prevent
       // values larger than desired.
       maxInterval = parseInt(maxInterval);
@@ -200,7 +180,7 @@ TimerManager.prototype = {
                                                                       timerID);
       // Initialize the last update time to 0 when the preference isn't set so
       // the timer will be notified soon after a new profile's first use.
-      lastUpdateTime = getPref("getIntPref", prefLastUpdate, 0);
+      lastUpdateTime = Services.prefs.getIntPref(prefLastUpdate, 0);
 
       // If the last update time is greater than the current time then reset
       // it to 0 and the timer manager will correct the value when it fires
@@ -315,7 +295,7 @@ TimerManager.prototype = {
     let prefLastUpdate = PREF_APP_UPDATE_LASTUPDATETIME_FMT.replace(/%ID%/, id);
     // Initialize the last update time to 0 when the preference isn't set so
     // the timer will be notified soon after a new profile's first use.
-    let lastUpdateTime = getPref("getIntPref", prefLastUpdate, 0);
+    let lastUpdateTime = Services.prefs.getIntPref(prefLastUpdate, 0);
     let now = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
     if (lastUpdateTime > now) {
       lastUpdateTime = 0;
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js b/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js
index 6e8de7275a..9996014b55 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/content/updates.js
@@ -85,28 +85,6 @@ function openUpdateURL(event) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets a preference value, handling the case where there is no default.
- * @param   func
- *          The name of the preference function to call, on nsIPrefBranch
- * @param   preference
- *          The name of the preference
- * @param   defaultValue
- *          The default value to return in the event the preference has
- *          no setting
- * @returns The value of the preference, or undefined if there was no
- *          user or default value.
- */
-function getPref(func, preference, defaultValue) {
-  try {
-    return Services.prefs[func](preference);
-  }
-  catch (e) {
-    LOG("General", "getPref - failed to get preference: " + preference);
-  }
-  return defaultValue;
-}
-
-/**
  * A set of shared data and control functions for the wizard as a whole.
  */
 var gUpdates = {
@@ -320,7 +298,7 @@ var gUpdates = {
   onLoad: function() {
     this.wiz = document.documentElement;
 
-    gLogEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
+    gLogEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
 
     this.strings = document.getElementById("updateStrings");
     var brandStrings = document.getElementById("brandStrings");
@@ -601,7 +579,7 @@ var gNoUpdatesPage = {
     LOG("gNoUpdatesPage", "onPageShow - could not select an appropriate " +
         "update. Either there were no updates or |selectUpdate| failed");
 
-    if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true))
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true))
       document.getElementById("noUpdatesAutoEnabled").hidden = false;
     else
       document.getElementById("noUpdatesAutoDisabled").hidden = false;
@@ -1309,7 +1287,7 @@ var gFinishedPage = {
       moreElevatedLinkLabel.setAttribute("hidden", "false");
     }
 
-    if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_TEST_LOOP, false)) {
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_TEST_LOOP, false)) {
       setTimeout(function () { gUpdates.wiz.getButton("finish").click(); },
                  UPDATE_TEST_LOOP_INTERVAL);
     }
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js b/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
index 4e2d66a5c6..8b0167de61 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/nsUpdateService.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "UpdateUtils",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/UpdateUtils.jsm");
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gLogEnabled", function aus_gLogEnabled() {
-  return getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
+  return Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
 });
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gUpdateBundle", function aus_gUpdateBundle() {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gCanStageUpdatesSession", function aus_gCSUS(
  */
 function getCanStageUpdates() {
   // If staging updates are disabled, then just bail out!
-  if (!getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_STAGING_ENABLED, false)) {
+  if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_STAGING_ENABLED, false)) {
     LOG("getCanStageUpdates - staging updates is disabled by preference " +
         PREF_APP_UPDATE_STAGING_ENABLED);
     return false;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gCanCheckForUpdates", function aus_gCanCheckF
   // If the administrator has disabled app update and locked the preference so
   // users can't check for updates. This preference check is ok in this lazy
   // getter since locked prefs don't change until the application is restarted.
-  var enabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true);
+  var enabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true);
   if (!enabled && Services.prefs.prefIsLocked(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED)) {
     LOG("gCanCheckForUpdates - unable to automatically check for updates, " +
         "the preference is disabled and admistratively locked.");
@@ -551,27 +551,6 @@ function LOG(string) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets a preference value, handling the case where there is no default.
- * @param   func
- *          The name of the preference function to call, on nsIPrefBranch
- * @param   preference
- *          The name of the preference
- * @param   defaultValue
- *          The default value to return in the event the preference has
- *          no setting
- * @return  The value of the preference, or undefined if there was no
- *          user or default value.
- */
-function getPref(func, preference, defaultValue) {
-  try {
-    return Services.prefs[func](preference);
-  }
-  catch (e) {
-  }
-  return defaultValue;
-}
-
-/**
  * Convert a string containing binary values to hex.
  */
 function binaryToHex(input) {
@@ -898,16 +877,15 @@ function handleUpdateFailure(update, errorCode) {
   }
 
   if (update.errorCode == ELEVATION_CANCELED) {
-    let cancelations = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS, 0);
+    let cancelations = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS, 0);
     cancelations++;
     Services.prefs.setIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS, cancelations);
     if (AppConstants.platform == "macosx") {
-      let osxCancelations = getPref("getIntPref",
-                                  PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX, 0);
+      let osxCancelations = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX, 0);
       osxCancelations++;
       Services.prefs.setIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX,
                                 osxCancelations);
-      let maxCancels = getPref("getIntPref",
+      let maxCancels = Services.prefs.getIntPref(
                                PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX_MAX,
                                DEFAULT_CANCELATIONS_OSX_MAX);
       // Prevent the preference from setting a value greater than 5.
@@ -1177,8 +1155,8 @@ function Update(update) {
   this.showNeverForVersion = false;
   this.unsupported = false;
   this.channel = "default";
-  this.promptWaitTime = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_PROMPTWAITTIME, 43200);
-  this.backgroundInterval = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDINTERVAL,
+  this.promptWaitTime = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_PROMPTWAITTIME, 43200);
+  this.backgroundInterval = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDINTERVAL,
                                     DOWNLOAD_BACKGROUND_INTERVAL);
 
   // Null <update>, assume this is a message container and do no
@@ -1558,7 +1536,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
         break;
       case "nsPref:changed":
         if (data == PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG) {
-          gLogEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
+          gLogEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_LOG, false);
         }
         break;
       case "profile-change-net-teardown": // fall thru
@@ -1795,11 +1773,11 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
     // Send the error code to telemetry
     AUSTLMY.pingCheckExError(this._pingSuffix, update.errorCode);
     update.errorCode = BACKGROUNDCHECK_MULTIPLE_FAILURES;
-    let errCount = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDERRORS, 0);
+    let errCount = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDERRORS, 0);
     errCount++;
     Services.prefs.setIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDERRORS, errCount);
     // Don't allow the preference to set a value greater than 20 for max errors.
-    let maxErrors = Math.min(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDMAXERRORS, 10), 20);
+    let maxErrors = Math.min(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_BACKGROUNDMAXERRORS, 10), 20);
 
     if (errCount >= maxErrors) {
       let prompter = Cc["@mozilla.org/updates/update-prompt;1"].
@@ -1969,7 +1947,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
         AUSTLMY.pingCheckCode(this._pingSuffix,
                               AUSTLMY.CHK_INVALID_DEFAULT_URL);
       }
-    } else if (!getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true)) {
+    } else if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true)) {
       AUSTLMY.pingCheckCode(this._pingSuffix, AUSTLMY.CHK_PREF_DISABLED);
     } else if (!hasUpdateMutex()) {
       AUSTLMY.pingCheckCode(this._pingSuffix, AUSTLMY.CHK_NO_MUTEX);
@@ -2027,7 +2005,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
       // (see bug 350636).
       let neverPrefName = PREFBRANCH_APP_UPDATE_NEVER + aUpdate.appVersion;
       if (aUpdate.showNeverForVersion &&
-          getPref("getBoolPref", neverPrefName, false)) {
+          Services.prefs.getBoolPref(neverPrefName, false)) {
         LOG("UpdateService:selectUpdate - skipping update because the " +
             "preference " + neverPrefName + " is true");
         lastCheckCode = AUSTLMY.CHK_UPDATE_NEVER_PREF;
@@ -2058,7 +2036,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
     let update = minorUpdate || majorUpdate;
     if (AppConstants.platform == "macosx" && update) {
       if (getElevationRequired()) {
-        let installAttemptVersion = getPref("getCharPref",
+        let installAttemptVersion = Services.prefs.getCharPref(
                                             PREF_APP_UPDATE_ELEVATE_VERSION,
                                             null);
         if (vc.compare(installAttemptVersion, update.appVersion) != 0) {
@@ -2072,12 +2050,9 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
             Services.prefs.clearUserPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ELEVATE_NEVER);
           }
         } else {
-          let numCancels = getPref("getIntPref",
-                                   PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX, 0);
-          let rejectedVersion = getPref("getCharPref",
-                                        PREF_APP_UPDATE_ELEVATE_NEVER, "");
-          let maxCancels = getPref("getIntPref",
-                                   PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX_MAX,
+          let numCancels = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX, 0);
+          let rejectedVersion = Services.prefs.getCharPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ELEVATE_NEVER, "");
+          let maxCancels = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_CANCELATIONS_OSX_MAX,
                                    DEFAULT_CANCELATIONS_OSX_MAX);
           if (numCancels >= maxCancels) {
             LOG("UpdateService:selectUpdate - the user requires elevation to " +
@@ -2136,7 +2111,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
       return;
     }
 
-    var updateEnabled = getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true);
+    var updateEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true);
     if (!updateEnabled) {
       AUSTLMY.pingCheckCode(this._pingSuffix, AUSTLMY.CHK_PREF_DISABLED);
       LOG("UpdateService:_selectAndInstallUpdate - not prompting because " +
@@ -2152,7 +2127,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
     if (update.unsupported) {
       LOG("UpdateService:_selectAndInstallUpdate - update not supported for " +
           "this system");
-      if (!getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_NOTIFIEDUNSUPPORTED, false)) {
+      if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_NOTIFIEDUNSUPPORTED, false)) {
         LOG("UpdateService:_selectAndInstallUpdate - notifying that the " +
             "update is not supported for this system");
         this._showPrompt(update);
@@ -2193,7 +2168,7 @@ UpdateService.prototype = {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_AUTO, true)) {
+    if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_AUTO, true)) {
       LOG("UpdateService:_selectAndInstallUpdate - prompting because silent " +
           "install is disabled");
       AUSTLMY.pingCheckCode(this._pingSuffix, AUSTLMY.CHK_SHOWPROMPT_PREF);
@@ -2733,7 +2708,7 @@ UpdateManager.prototype = {
     Services.obs.notifyObservers(null, "update-staged", update.state);
 
     // Only prompt when the UI isn't already open.
-    let windowType = getPref("getCharPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ALTWINDOWTYPE, null);
+    let windowType = Services.prefs.getCharPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ALTWINDOWTYPE, null);
     if (Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow(UPDATE_WINDOW_NAME) ||
         windowType && Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow(windowType)) {
       return;
@@ -2813,7 +2788,7 @@ Checker.prototype = {
     this._forced = force;
 
     // Use the override URL if specified.
-    let url = getPref("getCharPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_URL_OVERRIDE, null);
+    let url = Services.prefs.getCharPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_URL_OVERRIDE, null);
 
     // Otherwise, construct the update URL from component parts.
     if (!url) {
@@ -3016,7 +2991,7 @@ Checker.prototype = {
    */
   _enabled: true,
   get enabled() {
-    return getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true) &&
+    return Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ENABLED, true) &&
            gCanCheckForUpdates && hasUpdateMutex() && this._enabled;
   },
 
@@ -3502,11 +3477,11 @@ Downloader.prototype = {
     var shouldRegisterOnlineObserver = false;
     var shouldRetrySoon = false;
     var deleteActiveUpdate = false;
-    var retryTimeout = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SOCKET_RETRYTIMEOUT,
+    var retryTimeout = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SOCKET_RETRYTIMEOUT,
                                DEFAULT_SOCKET_RETRYTIMEOUT);
     // Prevent the preference from setting a value greater than 10000.
     retryTimeout = Math.min(retryTimeout, 10000);
-    var maxFail = getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SOCKET_MAXERRORS,
+    var maxFail = Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SOCKET_MAXERRORS,
                           DEFAULT_SOCKET_MAX_ERRORS);
     // Prevent the preference from setting a value greater than 20.
     maxFail = Math.min(maxFail, 20);
@@ -3762,7 +3737,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
    * See nsIUpdateService.idl
    */
   showUpdateAvailable: function UP_showUpdateAvailable(update) {
-    if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
         this._getUpdateWindow() || this._getAltUpdateWindow()) {
       return;
     }
@@ -3775,7 +3750,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
    * See nsIUpdateService.idl
    */
   showUpdateDownloaded: function UP_showUpdateDownloaded(update, background) {
-    if (background && getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false)) {
+    if (background && Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false)) {
       return;
     }
     // Trigger the display of the hamburger menu badge.
@@ -3797,7 +3772,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
    * See nsIUpdateService.idl
    */
   showUpdateError: function UP_showUpdateError(update) {
-    if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
         this._getAltUpdateWindow())
       return;
 
@@ -3840,7 +3815,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
    * See nsIUpdateService.idl
    */
   showUpdateElevationRequired: function UP_showUpdateElevationRequired() {
-    if (getPref("getBoolPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_SILENT, false) ||
         this._getAltUpdateWindow()) {
       return;
     }
@@ -3864,7 +3839,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
    * application update user interface window.
    */
   _getAltUpdateWindow: function UP__getAltUpdateWindow() {
-    let windowType = getPref("getCharPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_ALTWINDOWTYPE, null);
+    let windowType = Services.prefs.getCharPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_ALTWINDOWTYPE, null);
     if (!windowType)
       return null;
     return Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow(windowType);
@@ -3916,7 +3891,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
       var idleService = Cc["@mozilla.org/widget/idleservice;1"].
                         getService(Ci.nsIIdleService);
       // Don't allow the preference to set a value greater than 600 seconds for the idle time.
-      const IDLE_TIME = Math.min(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_IDLETIME, 60), 600);
+      const IDLE_TIME = Math.min(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_IDLETIME, 60), 600);
       if (idleService.idleTime / 1000 >= IDLE_TIME) {
         this._showUI(parent, uri, features, name, page, update);
         return;
@@ -3961,7 +3936,7 @@ UpdatePrompt.prototype = {
                       getService(Ci.nsIIdleService);
 
     // Don't allow the preference to set a value greater than 600 seconds for the idle time.
-    const IDLE_TIME = Math.min(getPref("getIntPref", PREF_APP_UPDATE_IDLETIME, 60), 600);
+    const IDLE_TIME = Math.min(Services.prefs.getIntPref(PREF_APP_UPDATE_IDLETIME, 60), 600);
     if (idleService.idleTime / 1000 >= IDLE_TIME) {
       this._showUI(parent, uri, features, name, page, update);
     } else {