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Tagged with firefox-addon-webextensions ajax
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Add an unsafe header in a content-script for a single request
In a browser extension I'm creating I need to process an ajax request made in a content-script.
Although the url has the same host that the page we're into, it turns out I need to add some unsafe ...
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Xhttp is not firing request in firefox add on
I am trying to make an add on which records the URLs I visits. the data is supposed to be posted to my site.
I have manifest.json
{
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "add_link",
"version": "1.0",...
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Change value of input in XHR request with JQuery
I'm currently developing an webextension for Chrome and Fiferox. I'm loading some Html content using a get request and I need to change one of the inputs values in the HTML data response before insert ...
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Firefox extension missing Referer url in ajax header when making ajax calls
I am trying to make an ajax call to a server and the server needs referer url to identify my request
$.ajax({
url: abc + '/123/xyz/',
cache: false,
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Writing Firefox extension for a page with AJAX [duplicate]
I'm learning to create Firefox extensions. Now I wrote a simple test extension that changes all images on the page to my image:
var images = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
var myimgURL = ...
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JavaScript Ajax request from Firefox browser action popup [duplicate]
I am trying to create an add-on for Mozilla Firefox. I have created a popup for browser action toolbar icon. Now I just want to make an AJAX request on clicking a button in the popup. How can I do ...
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Firefox WebExtensions API how to make AJAX call to current tab website
I want my web extension to make an AJAX call to the website which the user is currently looking at. I know that the current website has an endpoint available at /foo/bar?query=.
Is there anything ...
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jQuery.ajax() blocked due to CSP within WebExtension
I'm developing a Mozilla Firefox extension, which needs to communicate with my server on localhost:8080.
jQuery.ajax({
type: query_method,
url: "http://localhost:8080/item",
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WebExtension - Inject CSS on <head> that might change/isn't unique
My WebExtension has options, such as "hide footer". Problem is that I can't manipulate DOM on document_start, because the <footer> doesn't exist yet. Injecting the code on document_end works, ...
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Listen in Content Script for when AJAX response changes textarea val
I'm writing a WebExtension for a text editor. When the user clicks a button, format the editor fires an ajax request and then returns the formatted text. I need my addon to listen for a change in the ...
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How to override XMLHttpRequest in Firefox's WebExtension
I am trying to override the XMLHttpRequest.protype.open method in Firefox's WebExtension.
I have written a following code in content script
var oldOpen = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open;
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XMLHttpRequest Status 0 for Firefox 49.0.2 Add On
There is a XMLHttpRequest in the content script of my Firefox WebExtensions add on. Q: why is the status of this request is always 0?
This is the JavaScript code making the request:
var query = "...
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cross-site requests & browsers addons
I'm trying to develop a basic Firefox Addon with the "new" WebExtensions system.
I'd like to
Extract some text from a web page (not owned by me)
evaluate it using a remote website
post in the same ...
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XMLHttpRequest from Firefox WebExtension
I've seen loads of examples of creating xhr requests from Firefox Add-ons, but I am trying to use the new WebExtensions stuff (where require and Components are undefined) and can't seem to see why I ...
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