Override web page's javascript function using firefox addon sdk - firefox-addon

I'm trying to override a JS function named replaceMe in the web page from my add-on's content script, but I see that the original function implementation always gets executed.
Original HTML contains the following function definition:
function replaceMe()
{
alert('original');
}
I'm trying to override it my add-on like (main.js):
tabs.activeTab.attach({
contentScriptFile: self.data.url("replacerContent.js")
});
Here's what my replacerContent.js looks like:
this.replaceMe = function()
{
alert('overridden');
}
However, when I run my addon, I always see the text original being alerted, meaning the redefinition in replacerContent.js never took effect. Can you let me know why? replaceMe not being a privileged method, I should be allowed to override, eh?

This is because there is an intentional security between web content and content scripts. If you want to communicate between web content and you have control over the web page as well, you should use postMessage.
If you don't have control over the web page, there is a hacky workaround. In your content script you can access the window object of the page directly via the global variable unsafeWindow:
var aliased = unsafeWindow.somefunction;
unsafeWindow.somefunction = function(args) {
// do stuff
aliased(args);
}
There are two main caveats to this:
this is unsafe, so you should never trust data that comes from the page.
we have never considered the unsafeWindow hack and have plans to remove it and replace it with a safer api.

Rather than relying on unsafeWindow hack, consider using the DOM.
You can create a page script from a content script:
var script = 'rwt=function()();';
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
scriptEl.textContent = script;
document.head.appendChild(scriptEl);
});
The benefit of this approach is that you can use it in environments without unsafeWindow, e. g. chrome extensions.
You can then use postMessage or DOM events to communicate between the page script and the content script.

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HTMLIFrameElement.contentWindow.print() from GoogleSheets is not opening print preview

I am using GoogleSheets to print a png/image file using HTMLService. I created a temporary Iframe element with an img tag in the modalDialog and call IFrame element's contentWindow.print() function after IFrame element and its image are loaded. (I have not set visibility:hidden attribute of IFrame element to check if image is getting loaded.)
However, I only see the printer dialog without any print preview. I am testing on Firefox. Am I missing anything?
[Updated] - I am using Googles Apps script. performPrint() is in printJsSource.html and openUrl() is in Code.gs.
Inside printJsSource.html
function performPrint(iframeElement, params) {
try {
iframeElement.focus()
// If Edge or IE, try catch with execCommand
if (Browser.isEdge() || Browser.isIE()) {
try {
iframeElement.contentWindow.document.execCommand('print', false, null)
} catch (e) {
iframeElement.contentWindow.print()
}
} else {
// Other browsers
iframeElement.contentWindow.print() // as I am using Firefox, it is coming here
}
} catch (error) {
params.onError(error)
} finally {
//cleanUp(params)
}
}
Inside Code.gs
function openUrl() {
var html = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile("printJsSource");
html.setWidth(500).setHeight(500);
var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModalDialog(html, "Opening ..." );
}
I think there is some general confusion about the concept
First of all, function performPrint() seems to be a client-side Javascript funciton, while function openUrl() is a server-side Apps Script function.
While you did not specify either you use Google Apps Script - if you do so, function openUrl()belongs into the code.gs file and function performPrint() into printJsSource.html file
function openUrl() allows you to open a modal dialog which can show some data on the UI, e.g. your image
Do not confuse this behavior with actual printing (preview)!
It is NOT possible to trigger the opening of a Google Sheets printing preview programamticaly!
The Javascript method you are using iframeElement.contentWindow.print() might trigger the printing of the whole content of a browser window (different from the Google Sheets printing dialog, also depends on the browser), but if you try to incorporate it into the client-side coe of an Apps Script project, you will most likely run into restrictions due to the scopes of modal diloags and usage of iframes.
While from your code it is hard to say either you implemented the funcitons in the correct files of the Apps Script project, keep in mind that to work with iframes you need to specify in function openUrl()
html.setXFrameOptionsMode(HtmlService.XFrameOptionsMode.ALLOWALL);

NetSuite/Suitescript/Workflow: How do I open a URL from a field after clicking button?

I have a workflow that adds a button "Open Link" and a field on the record called "URL" that contains a hyperlink to an attachment in NetSuite. I want to add a workflow action script that opens this url in a different page. I have added the script and the workflow action to the workflow. My script:
function openURL() {
var url = nlapiGetFieldValue('custbody_url');
window.open(url);
}
I get this script error after clicking the button: "TypeError: Cannot find function open in object [object Object].
How can I change my script so it opens the URL in the field?
(This function works when I try it in the console)
Thanks!
Do you want it to work when the record is being viewed or edited? They have slightly different scripts. I'm going to assume you want the button to work when the record is being viewed, but I'll write it so it works even when the document is being edited as well.
The hard part about the way Netsuite has set it up is that it requires two scripts, a user event script, and a client script. The way #michoel suggests may work too... I've never inserted the script by text before personally though.
I'll try that sometime today perhaps.
Here's a user event you could use (haven't tested it myself though, so you should run it through a test before deploying it to everyone).
function userEvent_beforeLoad(type, form, request)
{
/*
Add the specified client script to the document that is being shown
It looks it up by id, so you'll want to make sure the id is correct
*/
form.setScript("customscript_my_client_script");
/*
Add a button to the page which calls the openURL() method from a client script
*/
form.addButton("custpage_open_url", "Open URL", "openURL()");
}
Use this as the Suitescript file for a User Event script. Set the Before Load function in the Script Page to userEvent_beforeLoad. Make sure to deploy it to the record you want it to run on.
Here's the client script to go with it.
function openURL()
{
/*
nlapiGetFieldValue() gets the url client side in a changeable field, which nlapiLookupField (which looks it up server side) can't do
if your url is hidden/unchanging or you only care about view mode, you can just get rid of the below and use nlapiLookupField() instead
*/
var url = nlapiGetFieldValue('custbody_url');
/*
nlapiGetFieldValue() doesn't work in view mode (it returns null), so we need to use nlapiLookupField() instead
if you only care about edit mode, you don't need to use nlapiLookupField so you can ignore this
*/
if(url == null)
{
var myType = nlapiGetRecordType();
var myId = nlapiGetRecordId();
url = nlapiLookupField(myType, myId,'custbody_url');
}
//opening up the url
window.open(url);
}
Add it as a Client Script, but don't make any deployments (the User Event Script will attach it to the form for you). Make sure this script has the id customscript_my_client_script (or whatever script id you used in the user event script in form.setScript()) or else this won't work.
Another thing to keep in mind is that each record can only have one script appended to it using form.setScript() (I think?) so you may want to title the user event script and client script something related to the form you are deploying it on. Using form.setScript is equivalent to setting the script value when you are in the Customize Form menu.
If you can get #michoel's answer working, that may end up being better because you're keeping the logic all in one script which (from my point of view) makes it easier to manage your Suitescripts.
The problem you are running into is that Workflow Action Scripts execute on the server side, so you are not able to perform client side actions like opening up a new tab. I would suggest using a User Event Script which can "inject" client code into the button onclick function.
function beforeLoad(type, form) {
var script = "window.open(nlapiGetFieldValue('custbody_url'))";
form.addButton('custpage_custom_button', 'Open URL', script);
}

Jquery calls not working in $viewContentLoaded of Angular

Unable to call jquery functions in $viewContentLoaded event of Angular controller, here is the code for the same.
$scope.$on('$viewContentLoaded', function() {
jQuery.growlUI('Growl Notification', 'Saved Succesfully');
jQuery('#category').tree()
});
Is any configuration required here?? I tried even noConflict(); var $jq = jQuery.noConflict();
Does it require any other configuration?
Thanks,
Abdul
First thing first, don't do DOM manipulation from controller. Instead do it from directives.
You can do same thing in directive link method. You can access the element on which directive is applied.
Make sure you load jquery before angularjs scripts, then grawlUI, three, angularJS and finally your application script. Below is directive sample
var app = angular.module("someModule", []);
app.directive("myDirective", function () {
return function (scope, element, attrs) {
$.growlUI('Growl Notification', 'Saved Succesfully');
element.tree();
};
});
angularjs has built in jQuery lite.
if you load full jquery after angular, since jQuery is already defined, the full jquery script will skip execution.
==Update after your comment==
I reviewed again your question after comment and realised that content which is loaded trough ajax is appended to some div in your angular view. Then you want to apply element.tree() jquery plugin to that content. Unfortunately example above will not work since it is fired on linking which happened before your content from ajax response is appended to element with directive I showed to you. But don't worry, there is a way :) tho it is quick and dirty but it is just for demo.
Let's say this is your controller
function ContentCtrl($scope, $http){
$scope.trees=[];
$scope.submitSomethingToServer=function(something){
$http.post("/article/1.html", something)
.success(function(response,status){
// don't forget to set correct order of jquery, angular javascript lib load
$.growlUI('Growl Notification', 'Saved Succesfully');
$scope.trees.push(response); // append response, I hope it is HTML
});
}
}
Now, directive which is in controller scope (it uses same scope as controller)
var app = angular.module("someModule", []);
app.directive("myDirective", function () {
return function (scope, element, attrs) {
scope.$watch("trees", function(){
var newParagraph=$("<p>" + scope.trees[scope.trees.length-1] + "</p>" ); // I hope this is ul>li>ul>li...or what ever you want to make as tree
element.append(newParagraph);
newParagraph.tree(); //it will apply tree plugin after content is appended to DOM in view
});
};
});
The second approach would be to $broadcast or $emit event from controller (depends where directive is, out or in scope of controller) after your ajax completes and you get content from server. Then directive should be subscribed to this event and handle it by receiving passed data (data=content as string) and do the rest as I showed you above.
The thing is, threat that content from ajax as data all the way it comes to directive, then inject it to element in which you want to render it and apply tree plugin to that content.

Concurrency with Firefox add-on script and content script

As I was writing a Firefox add-on using the Add-on SDK, I noticed that the add-on code and the content script code block the execution of each other. Furthermore, the add-on code seems even to block the interaction with other Firefox windows (not just tabs).
What is the concurrency/process model of Firefox add-ons?
Is it possible to run add-on code and content script code concurrently without cooperative multithreading (a la timers)?
How many times is the add-on code loaded? Once per window? Once per tab? Once?
The documentation states:
The Mozilla platform is moving towards a model in which it uses
separate processes to display the UI, handle web content, and execute
add-ons. The main add-on code will run in the add-on process and will
not have direct access to any web content.
So I hope that in the future that they are indeed separate processes that will not interfere with each other, but that doesn't seem to be the case now.
Update:
I have tried using a page-worker from the add-on code, but unfortunately that still blocks the content script (as well as all other javascript). I also tried using a web worker in the page-worker, but I get the following error when calling the web worker's postMessage function.
TypeError: worker.postMessage is not a function
I also tried creating an iframe in the page-worker and then creating a web worker in the iframe, but unfortunately I cannot use window.addEventListener from the page-worker. I get the following error:
TypeError: window.addEventMessage is not a function
Finally, I tried to inject script (via script element) into the page-worker page to create a web worker which does seem to work. Unfortunately, I cannot communicate with this web worker because I can only send messages to it via document.defaultView.postMessage.
Oh the tangled webs I am weaving...
content-script -> add-on -> page-worker -> iframe -> web worker -> my code
I have included a simple example:
package.json
{
"name": "test",
"author": "me",
"version": "0.1",
"fullName": "My Test Extension",
"homepage": "http://example.com",
"id": "jid1-FmgBxScAABzB2g",
"description": "My test extension"
}
lib/main.js
var data = require("self").data;
var pageMod = require("page-mod");
pageMod.PageMod({
include: ["http://*", "https://*"],
contentScriptWhen: "start",
contentScriptFile: [data.url("content.js")],
onAttach: function (worker) {
worker.port.on("message", function (data) {
// simulate an expensive operation with a busy loop
var start = new Date();
while (new Date() - start < data.time);
worker.port.emit("message", { text: 'done!' });
});
}
});
data/content.js
self.port.on("message", function (response) {
alert(response.text);
});
// call a very expensive operation in the add-on code
self.port.emit("message", { time: 10000 });
The messaging system has been designed with a multi-process environment in mind. However, this environment didn't emerge and it looks like it won't happen in near future either. So what you really have is both the add-on and the content script running in the same process on the main thread (UI thread). And that means that only one of them is running at a time, as you already noticed there is no concurrency.
Is it possible to run add-on code and content script code concurrently without cooperative multithreading (a la timers)?
Yes, you use web workers (that have nothing to do with the page-worker module despite a similar name). This would be generally recommendable for expensive operations - you don't want your add-on to stop responding to messages while it is doing something. Unfortunately, the Add-on SDK doesn't expose web workers properly so I had to use the work-around suggested here:
worker.port.on("message", function (message) {
// Get the worker class from a JavaScript module and unload it immediately
var {Cu} = require("chrome");
var {Worker} = Cu.import(data.url("dummy.jsm"));
Cu.unload(data.url("dummy.jsm"));
var webWorker = new Worker(data.url("expensiveOperation.js"));
webWorker.addEventListener("message", function(event)
{
if (event.data == "done")
worker.port.emit("message", { text: 'done!' });
}, false);
});
The JavaScript module data/dummy.jsm only contains a single line:
var EXPORTED_SYMBOLS=["Worker"];
How many times is the add-on code loaded? Once per window? Once per tab? Once?
If you are asking about add-on code: it is loaded only once and stays around as long as the add-on is active. As to content scripts, there is a separate instance for each document where the script is injected.
I found a hack to get WebWorkers in the extension's background page:
if(typeof(Worker) == 'undefined')
{
var chromewin = win_util.getMostRecentBrowserWindow();
var Worker = chromewin.Worker;
}
var worker = new Worker(data.url('path/to/script.js'));
By accessing the main window's window object, you can pull the Worker class into the current scope. This gets around all the obnoxious Page.Worker workaround junk and seems to work fairly well.

can't get a ff extension to work in v3.0.5

Does anyone know what might have changed since v3.0.5 that would enable extensions to work? Or, maybe I'm missing a setting somewhere? I wrote this add-on that works fine with newer versions, but I can't get it to launch in older ones. Specifically, I can't even get this part to work (this is in my browser overlay.xul):
<html:script>
<![CDATA[
var Cc = Components.classes;
var Ci = Components.interfaces;
var obSvc = Cc["#mozilla.org/observer-service;1"].getService(Ci.nsIObserverService);
gBrowser.consoleService = Cc["#mozilla.org/consoleservice;1"].getService(Ci.nsIConsoleService);
gBrowser.log = function(msg){
this.consoleService.logStringMessage(msg);
}
gBrowser.newObj= new MyAddOn();
gBrowser.log("initializing...");
function regListener()
{
obSvc.addObserver(gBrowser.newObj, "http-on-modify-request", false);
}
function unregListener()
{
obSvc.removeObserver(gBrowser.newObj, "http-on-modify-request");
}
window.addEventListener("load", regListener, false);
window.addEventListener("unload", unregListener, false);
]]>
This should attach listeners to the new obj (defined by a linked .js) However, I'm not even getting the "initializing..." message in the console. Any ideas?
Don't use <html:script>, use <script> (assuming you have xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul" on your root <overlay> element).
Don't register an application-global listener (http-on-modify-request) from a window overlay. Doing so will make your code run one time in each window the user may have open. Use an XPCOM component instead - https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Setting_HTTP_request_headers
Don't pollute common objects (like gBrowser or the global object (with var Cc)) with your own properties. If everyone did that, no two extensions would work together. Put all your code properties on your own object with a unique name.
accessing gBrowser before the load event is probably what's causing your specific problem.
Set up your environment and check the Error Console to debug problems.
Don't waste time trying to support Firefox 3. It's not supported by Mozilla itself for over a year and shouldn't be used to access the web.
It looks like gBrowser.log is not defined, or at least is not a function, as the error console will probably tell you. I've never heard of it either. Maybe it was added in Fx 3.5?

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