The extension offers two events that can be thrown in the browser with javascript coding.
OpenWindowWithContainerFirefoxExtension
Description: Opens a URL in a new window using a specific contextual identity
Parameter: The event expect a paramter object. The following values can be specified:
- debug: Enables the printing of debug messages in the background extension job
- context:
- url: The URL that should be opened (Mandatory)
- context: The context that should be used for the new window (optional, if not specified a context based on a random number will be generated)
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Example:
var event = new CustomEvent("OpenWindowWithContainerFirefoxExtension", {
detail: {
debug: true,
context:{
url:
https://www.google.com/,
context: "MyNewWindowContext"
}
},
});
window.dispatchEvent(event);
SetCookieFirefoxExtension
Description: Sets a cookie for a given cookieStoreId
Parameter: The event expect a paramter object. The following values can be specified:
- debug: Enables the printing of debug messages in the background extension job
- cookie:
- value: The value of the cookie
- url: The URL for which the cookie is valid
- name: The name of the cookie
- storage: The CookieStoreID
Example:
var event = new CustomEvent("SetCookieFirefoxExtension", {
detail: {
debug: true,
context:{
value: "My Cookie Value",
url: "
https://www.google.com/",
name: "My Cookie",
storage: "firefox-default"
}
}
});
window.dispatchEvent(event);
