Request Assistant

Request Assistant

Currently logs all URLs accessed by the app (into app console & into standard output stream (using dump()), whether the request is explicitly made by the user or automatically made by the app itself.

What is Request Assistant?
Request Assistant is a Firefox add-on that logs all URLs accessed by the app. It provides a convenient way to track and monitor requests made by the user or the app automatically.
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By: Reşat
Users: 10 ▲ 1
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.4resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-01-28
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • *://*/*
Size: 8.76K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Currently, logging is performed into app console & into standard out stream (using dump()).

On Windows, you might want to use one of the following approaches (e.g., using Firefox Developer Edition):

  1. "C:\Program Files\Firefox\firefox.exe" > "C:\Users\you\f.log" &:: pipe to a file And then tail it (e.g., using Cygwin): tail -f "C:\Users\you\f.log" OR
  2. "C:\Program Files\Firefox\firefox.exe" -console
[1] To see dump() output on Windows with -console argument (approach 2. above), browser.dom.window.dump.enabled pref needs to be set to true (manually, since Mozilla no longer allows extensions to change apps' preferences): https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/dump
User reviews
Instruction for *nix users 🤓 1: Install the add-on and make sure to enable a "browser.dom.window.dump.enabled" pref in about:config 2: Close your browser and run it by the following command $ firefox 2>&1 >~/.mozilla/RequestAssistant.log &disown 3: Then you can get all request information by the following $ tail -f ~/.mozilla/RequestAssistant.log |grep "RequestAssistant "
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Safety
Risk impact

Request Assistant is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Request Assistant if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Request Assistant is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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