[Sorry for digging up an old thread.] On Mon, 25 Mar, 2013 at 07:18:00 GMT, Carlos Garcia Campos wrote: > Yes, there's a low-level API called Web Extensions API[1], that allow > you to run code in the Web process. In such API there's > WebKitWebPage::send-request signal[2] that you can connect to intercept > any resource request for a page. You don't need to change the URI to > about:blank, simply return TRUE from the callback and the request won't > be sent.=20 > > To use the Web Extensions API you need to provide a plugin with an > initialization function[3] that receives a WebKitWebExtension object[4] > and tell the UI process where your plugin is[5]. You can connect to the > WebKitWebExtension::page-created signal[6] to be notified when a web > page is created and get the pointer to the WebKitWebPage to connect a > callback to send-request signal. > > You have examples of how to do this in Epiphany[7], although the ephy > web extension is a lot more complex. To implement only the send-request > feature you don't need any communication with between the UI process and > your extension.=20 > >> Thanks for any help! > > Hope it helps, if you have any other question, do not hesitate to ask > here or in the IRC channel.=20 > > [1] http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/ch02.html > [2] > http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/WebKitWebPage.html#WebKitWebPage-send-request > [3] > http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/WebKitWebExtension.html#WebKitWebExtensionInitializeFunction > [4] > http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/WebKitWebExtension.html > [5] > http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/WebKitWebContext.html#webkit-web-context-set-web-extensions-directory > [6] > http://www.webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/unstable/WebKitWebExtension.html#WebKitWebExtension-page-created > [7] https://git.gnome.org/browse/epiphany/tree/embed/web-extension
Could this information be put into the docs (ideally before 2.2.0)? The docs just give a typedef for the function to implement, not a name for it. Some docs on what an extension could be used for would be great as well. Thanks, --Ben _______________________________________________ webkit-gtk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-gtk
