Extensions implementation

[webdev03]

I think that ninetails should have an implementation of extensions (it just is necessary in a web browser) but the main problem with this is the rules on Scratch that disallow mentioning extensions. If this can be overcome, it would be awesome to have an adblocker on Ninetails!

[MystPi]

I honestly don't know how to do this. You can try your hand at it if you want.

[ninjamar]

I would love to have Scratch Addons on ninetails.

[webdev03]

wait so we can mention sa?

[MystPi]

wait so we can mention sa?

I don't think you're supposed to, but I don't care if you do.

[webdev03]

WebExtensions would be kind of hard to implement though.

[ninjamar]

We could start small with something like userscripts.

[webdev03]

Yeah, that would be a good idea. Just something that can be run as normal JS code like it was in the webview. Or maybe give some permission to access Electron API?

[ninjamar]

How about we can do some script injecting then work out way up to the electron api.

[ninjamar]

I'll try to figure out a way to inject scripts inside a page.

[webdev03]

Okay !

[ninjamar]

https://github.com/ninjamar/ninetails
I added the base of an extension loader (it can load from urls) but I am not good at the ui stuff.

[ninjamar]

@MystPi could you help with the ui on my fork?

[ninjamar]

I added userstyles and manifests.
https://github.com/ninjamar/ninetails/blob/main/src/loader.js#L17
https://github.com/ninjamar/ninetails/blob/main/src/loader.js#L25
^^ Sample manifests

[MystPi]

Nice! Please make sure you're using 2 spaces for tabs, instead of 4.

[MystPi]

MystPi could you help with the ui on my fork?

What type of UI do you want for it?

[MystPi]

There are actually pre-built functions for injecting styles into a webview. You should probably use it instead, as you can also remove the injected style.

webview.insertCSS and webview.removeInsertedCSS: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/webview-tag#webviewinsertcsscss

[ninjamar]

MystPi could you help with the ui on my fork?

What type of UI do you want for it?

Could you add a userscript/userstyle settings page so we can load them by url?

[ninjamar]

There are actually pre-built functions for injecting styles into a webview. You should probably use it instead, as you can also remove the injected style.

webview.insertCSS and webview.removeInsertedCSS: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/webview-tag#webviewinsertcsscss

What about scripts? Should I use webview.executeJavaScript?

[MystPi]

There are actually pre-built functions for injecting styles into a webview. You should probably use it instead, as you can also remove the injected style.
webview.insertCSS and webview.removeInsertedCSS: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/webview-tag#webviewinsertcsscss

What about scripts? Should I use webview.executeJavaScript?

I don't really know. Possibly?

[ninjamar]

There are actually pre-built functions for injecting styles into a webview. You should probably use it instead, as you can also remove the injected style.
webview.insertCSS and webview.removeInsertedCSS: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/webview-tag#webviewinsertcsscss

What about scripts? Should I use webview.executeJavaScript?

I don't really know. Possibly?

I'll mess around with it.

[ninjamar]

Should https be used by default? I'm using #66 (comment)
Should we host the proxy on startup locally?

[hello-smile6]

Should https be used by default? I'm using #66 (comment) Should we host the proxy on startup locally?

Replit only allows HTTPS.

[webdev03]

What do you mean by https by default?

[Mbrick2]

Maybr an enbedded ad/tracker blocker likr brave

[ninjamar]

Maybr an enbedded ad/tracker blocker likr brave

We should have a userscript/userstyle library

[hello-smile6]

Should https be used by default? I'm using #66 (comment) Should we host the proxy on startup locally?

If you enable nodeIntegration and make sure you're careful with user data, you could use node-fetch.

[webdev03]

You can inject CSS and JS into the webview.

[webdev03]

Unfortunately you can't get access to the DOM 😭

[hello-smile6]

Unfortunately you can't get access to the DOM 😭

Yes, you can. Just figure out how to run code in the renderer process as the webpage.

[hello-smile6]

@hello-smile6 @webdev03 can someone help ^^

Not sure, and haven't even installed NodeJS yet.

can you install it ?

Fine. 🙄 That other comment was accidental. Hit Ctrl+Enter at the wrong time.

[webdev03]

That looks like it should work while I was browsing the code.

[ninjamar]

That looks like it should work while I was browsing the code.

can you check on your computer?
i'm running popos 21.04 , node 17.3.0

[hello-smile6]

That looks like it should work while I was browsing the code.

can you check on your computer? i'm running popos 21.04 , node 17.3.0

Just installed nodejs 16.x

[webdev03]

You have node 17?? I thought 16 was latest! Lol
You put ./extensions.js instead of ./js/extensions.js

[ninjamar]

You have node 17?? I thought 16 was latest! Lol You put ./extensions.js instead of ./js/extensions.js

i copy/pasted the files from my computer but i hand did index.html - i fixed it but this wasn't the error i was talking about see the commit comment i made - https://github.com/ninjamar/ninetails/commit/b3f147d4f20dac54173e6961efea993738268fdc#commitcomment-62856323

[hello-smile6]

@hello-smile6 @webdev03 can someone help ^^

Done installing, looking at it

[ninjamar]

@hello-smile6 @webdev03 can someone help ^^

Done installing, looking at it

tnx

[hello-smile6]

@hello-smile6 @webdev03 can someone help ^^

Done installing, looking at it

tnx

Gonna see if I can post from Firefox in a Ubuntu 10 v86 VM first.

[webdev03]

I'm working on an implementation in Catalyst right now.

[hello-smile6]

I'm working on an implementation in Catalyst right now.

Nice! Could you by chance work on an Electron v86 client once you get that done? https://copy.sh/v86/

[ninjamar]

@hello-smile6 status?

[webdev03]

I think that Electron is working on native extensions support, but userscripts we could implement.

[ninjamar]

I think that Electron is working on native extensions support, but userscripts we could implement.

ok - can u review?

[ninjamar]

@MystPi can u help?

[MystPi]

@MystPi can u help?

Sure, what do you need help with?

[ninjamar]

@MystPi can u help?

Sure, what do you need help with?

#50 (comment)

[MystPi]

Okay, so first you should fetch upstream because you're 40 commits behind. Also you have a syntax error and a reference error:

[webdev03]

bump

[hello-smile6]

bump

So? Life is bumpy! 😄

[MystPi]

I just found this: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/extensions Maybe it will help.

[webdev03]

I just found this: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/extensions Maybe it will help.

Would that be able to run in webview?

[ninjamar]

I just found this: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/extensions Maybe it will help.

Would that be able to run in webview?

That would work

[ninjamar]

I don't have time to do this anymore

[MystPi]

Okay.