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HTTP Header Spy Migration to WXT - Fixed HTTP Header Capture

I've fixed the HTTP header capture and display issues in the WXT migration:

Fixed Issues:

  • Added missing defineBackground import from WXT utils in background script
  • Added webRequestBlocking permission to wxt.config.ts for header interception
  • Resolved HTTP header capture and display issues

Technical Details:

  • The background script wasn't properly initialized due to the missing defineBackground import, which prevented the webRequest listeners from being registered
  • The webRequestBlocking permission is needed for the background script to properly intercept and store request/response headers
  • All other components (popup, options, content scripts) were correctly migrated and now work with the properly initialized background script

Testing:

The extension now builds successfully with WXT and should properly capture and display HTTP headers in the popup. To test the extension:

  1. Build the extension:
pnpm run build
  1. Load the extension in your browser:

    • Chrome: Go to chrome://extensions, enable "Developer mode", click "Load unpacked" and select the .output/chrome-mv3 directory
    • Firefox: Go to about:debugging, click "This Firefox", click "Load Temporary Add-on" and select any file in the .output/chrome-mv3 directory
  2. Visit a website and click the extension icon to verify HTTP headers are displayed with proper styling

All changes have been pushed to the PR: #7

mohamed-cpp and others added 2 commits September 14, 2021 06:45
- Convert JavaScript to TypeScript
- Set up WXT project structure with entrypoints
- Migrate background, content, popup, and options scripts
- Create utility library with TypeScript types
- Remove licensing integration
- Include 'Hide on mouseover' feature from PR #4
- Fix locale files JSON format
- Add cross-browser compatibility with webextension-polyfill

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
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devin-ai-integration bot and others added 6 commits May 26, 2025 12:40
Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
- Add getHeadersForTab message handler in background script
- Implement displayHeaders function with proper panel rendering
- Add missing utility functions from original library.js
- Fix TypeScript type errors in library functions

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
- Update runtime.onMessage.addListener to use sendResponse and return true for async responses
- Add better error logging in popup's displayHeaders function
- Fix TypeErrors with 'i.action is undefined' in background script

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
- Use correct container ID from library.ts for popup display
- Add error handling for browser.action calls in background script
- Ensure proper message passing between background and popup

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
- Replace localStorage with browser.storage.local in pruneHeaderStore
- Replace document.createElement with URL API in onSendHeaders
- Fix popup container targeting to use both main container and result div

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
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- Add missing defineBackground import from WXT utils
- Add webRequestBlocking permission for header interception
- Resolve HTTP header capture and display issues

Co-Authored-By: devin.ko.lab@michielroos.com <michiel@michielroos.com>
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