gecko-dev/dom/base/test/script_bug1238440.js

var { classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu } = Components;
Cu.importGlobalProperties(["File"]);

var tmpFile;

function writeFile(text, answer) {
  var stream = Cc["@mozilla.org/network/file-output-stream;1"]
                 .createInstance(Ci.nsIFileOutputStream);
  stream.init(tmpFile, 0x02 | 0x08 | 0x10, 0o600, 0);
  stream.write(text, text.length);
  stream.close();

  sendAsyncMessage(answer, {
    file: new File(tmpFile)
  });
}

addMessageListener("file.open", function (e) {
  tmpFile = Cc["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
              .getService(Ci.nsIDirectoryService)
              .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIProperties)
              .get('TmpD', Ci.nsIFile)
  tmpFile.append('foo.txt');
  tmpFile.createUnique(Ci.nsIFile.FILE_TYPE, 0o600);

  writeFile("hello world", "file.opened");
});

addMessageListener("file.change", function (e) {
  writeFile("hello world---------------", "file.changed");
});