How to apply WebExtensions content_scripts to Firefox view-source: pages?

Question

I've written an add-on which highlights insecure links, but its content_scripts is not applied to "view-source: pages.

There's no information in the add-on debugging console, and none of the permissions look relevant, so I'm not sure how to proceed.

This seems similar to another question except I'm not trying to open view-source: pages and I don't get any error messages.

Obviously if there's some way to apply the script to "view-source:" pages using a different mechanism than content_scripts that would also be great.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '18 at 08:21

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The permission

"<all_urls>"

in your manifest.json includes only HTTP and HTTPS. It does not include internal pages and protocols like view-source. As a result of this, content scripts can only be added to HTTP and HTTPS pages.

answered Mar 05 '18 at 08:21

Smile4ever

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It includes other protocols such as FTP as well, but yes, I know. Hence the question. – l0b0 Mar 05 '18 at 09:13
There is no way to include the view-source protocol as an extension developer, that's what I tried to say. – Smile4ever Mar 05 '18 at 12:45
Fair point, amended to be an "I'm looking for a solution, not necessarily tied to `content_scripts`" question. – l0b0 Mar 05 '18 at 19:23
And that is what I say as well. There is no solution right now. – Smile4ever Mar 05 '18 at 23:51

How to apply WebExtensions content_scripts to Firefox view-source: pages?

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