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Updated Tricks and tips (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2014-07-15 18:17:05 -07:00
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#### Easy way to find out what other blockers do not block what they should block
Since version 0.2.0.0, when the popup blocker code was added, µBlock decides whether a request should be cancelled during `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders`. Before 0.2.0.0, the evaluation of filters was done earlier in the pipeline, during `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest`. This was required because the popup blocker code needs the HTTP referrer header to do its job.
Since version 0.2.0.0, when the popup blocker code was added, µBlock decides whether a request should be cancelled during `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders`. Before 0.2.0.0, the cancellation of net requests was done earlier in the pipeline, during `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest`. The change was required because the popup blocker code needs the HTTP referrer header to do its job.
Net requests can be cancelled as effectively using `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders`, so it's not an issue. There is a side effect though, which can actually be quite useful: you can find out what another blocker does not block. Other blockers typically cancel requests during `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest`, which means by the time µBlock's handler at `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders` time kicks in, many, if not all, net requests have been blocked by the other blocker(s).