Don't redirect when already on a redirectable site #10

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opened 2022-11-09 11:55:27 +00:00 by Bauke · 1 comment

Bauke commented

2022-11-09 11:55:27 +00:00

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From Cfabbro's request.

Not redirecting on manual navigation could maybe be done using the omnibox.onInputEntered API, by saving the URL entered in local storage and then checking it inside onBeforeNavigate whether it should cancel a redirect. To use the omnibox API, the extension has to define a keyword for the user to activate. So, it can't be done for everything this way.

Then remembering to not redirect could maybe be done using the tabs API by querying the current tab and seeing if it's a URL that can be redirected, and then canceling it based on that. Say you have an example.org redirect and you are on that website, meaning you weren't redirected for whatever reason, then maybe it's safe to assume you don't want to be redirected anyway? ~~I don't think this works with opening links in a new tab though.~~ It does.

I'll have to do some experimenting.

From [Cfabbro's request](https://tildes.net/~tech/139s/re_nav_a_webextension_to_create_custom_redirects_for_any_website#comment-7k5p). ~~Not redirecting on manual navigation could maybe be done using the [`omnibox.onInputEntered`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/omnibox/onInputEntered) API, by saving the URL entered in local storage and then checking it inside `onBeforeNavigate` whether it should cancel a redirect.~~ To use the omnibox API, the extension has to define a keyword for the user to activate. So, it can't be done for everything this way. Then remembering to not redirect could maybe be done using the tabs API by querying the current tab and seeing if it's a URL that can be redirected, and then canceling it based on that. Say you have an `example.org` redirect and you are on that website, meaning you weren't redirected for whatever reason, then maybe it's safe to assume you don't want to be redirected anyway? ~~I don't think this works with opening links in a new tab though.~~ It does. I'll have to do some experimenting.