I’m looking for some guidance on how to replace requests for a specific javascript file with another file that I’ll package with the Firefox addon.
I’m looking for some guidance on how to replace requests for a specific javascript
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I’m looking for some guidance on how to replace requests for a specific javascript file with another file that I’ll package with the Firefox addon.
See How can I implement a content converter in Firefox for all page elements? (its scope is much wider than what you really need — read on) on how to use
registerFactoryto register a surrogate HTTP protocol handler, which can then instantiate channels with alternate (e.g.file:///...-type) URIs whennewChannelis called with your particualr script’s URI.