[Neat URL v3.1.0] clarification regarding URL request types

[atomGit]

the addition of allowing the user to decide what request types are filtered is interesting, except i don't know what the heck to do with it :)

in your opinion, and given i'm concerned with privacy (i use the ghacks user.js in combo with my own) but am willing to sacrifice a bit of privacy for a somewhat carefree browsing experience, what request types should be filtered? in other words, what filters are unlikely to cause a lot of breakage? i don't mind fiddling around with some sites on occasion to get them to work, but i don't want to be constantly bothered with it

btw, i like the content on your website - you seem to be pretty busy and knowledgeable for a young fella :)

[Smile4ever]

You can probably add most of the request types below without being annoyed every day. You can ask for every issue you encounter to investigate so I can look if this is something Neat URL should know about.

I have set "useful" when it's likely to contain some kind of (tracking) mess
I have set "doubtful" when I think it's not worth it

To answer your question:

beacon

• Requests sent through the Beacon API.
• Useful

csp_report

• Requests sent to the report-uri given in the Content-Security-Policy header, when an attempt to violate the policy is detected.
• Doubtful

font

• Web fonts loaded for a @font-face CSS rule.
• Doubtful

image

• Resources loaded to be rendered as image, except for imageset on browsers that support that type (see browser compatibility below).
• Doubtful

imageset

• Images loaded by a picture element or given in an img element's srcset attribute.
• Doubtful

main_frame

• Top-level documents loaded into a tab.
• Useful (default)

media

• Resources loaded by a video or audio element.
• Doubtful

object

• Resources loaded by an object or embed element.
• Browsers that don't have a dedicated object_subrequest type (see browser compatibility below), also label subsequent requests sent by the plugin as object.
• Doubtful

object_subrequest

• Requests sent by plugins.
• Doubtful

ping

• Requests sent to the URL given in a hyperlink's ping attribute, when the hyperlink is followed.
  *Browsers that don't have a dedicated beacon type (see browser compatibility below), also label requests sent through the Beacon API as ping.
• Useful

script

• Code that is loaded to be executed by a <script> element or running in a Worker.
• Doubtful

stylesheet

• CSS stylesheets loaded to describe the representation of a document.
• Doubtful

sub_frame

• Documents loaded into an <iframe> or element.
• Useful

web_manifest

• Web App Manifests loaded for websites that can be installed to the homescreen.
• Doubtful

websocket

• Requests initiating a connection to a server through the WebSocket API.
• Doubtful

xbl

• XBL bindings loaded to extend the behavior of elements in a document.
• Doubtful

xml_dtd

• DTDs loaded for an XML document.
• Doubtful

xmlhttprequest

• Requests sent by an XMLHttpRequest object or through the Fetch API.
• Doubtful

xslt

• XSLT stylesheets loaded for transforming an XML document.
• Doubtful

other

• Resources that aren't covered by any other available type.
• Maybe

btw, i like the content on your website - you seem to be pretty busy and knowledgeable for a young fella :)

Thank you.

[atomGit]

perfect - thanks - hopefully helpful to others as well
i'll go with all those you marked "useful"

[atomGit]

one more thing ... you might want to add that to your wiki and/or your AMO page maybe?

[Smile4ever]

https://github.com/Smile4ever/firefoxaddons/wiki/Neat-URL

[crssi]

Over image and xmlhttprequest all kind of shit load is calling back.

For example:
maps.google.com, youtube over XHR
youtube, facebook over IMG

[Smile4ever]

I've edited the wiki page to reflect that.