proxy entire tab if even one pattern matched

[kuhytitusdlz]

Hi, thanks for foxyproxy!

It would be great to have an option to turn on the proxy for the entire tab if at least one pattern matches, because many sites access many third-party domains, and you have to add all these domains to the pattern

[erosman]

There would be practical issues.

Cross browser compatibility

Tab based proxy is not possible on Chrome. It is only possible on Firefox due to its dedicated API.

Implementation Conflict

• my.bank.com is not set to be proxied
• fb.com is set to be proxied
• my.bank.com has a widget from fb.com
• Should the entire my.bank.com be proxied?

[kuhytitusdlz]

let it be just firefox :-)

ok, I see conflict. Then can we look only first HTTP request, and match only them host header, and enable proxy for Tab?

[erosman]

Then can we look only first HTTP request, and match only them host header, and enable proxy for Tab?

There is no set order in asynchronous operations.
The first may not be the one you have in mind which results in site A proxied sometimes and not others.

There can also be a reversed situation where user wants to proxy the top site and not the widget.

[kuhytitusdlz]

I see this as an option when adding a pattern, whether the user wants to proxy only this URL/site, or the entire tab

can we catch the first request for a new tab, or when opening a tab via a link, and if the pattern matches, enable the proxy on the tab?

[d-g]

ok, I see conflict. Then can we look only first HTTP request, and match only them host header, and enable proxy for Tab?

The first request must be to document.location (the uri, that is shown in the location bar).

You are aware of F***fox ‘containers’ feature, arenʼt you? FoxyProxy unfortunately has only a rudimentary support of it [0]; but maybe the eponymous webext [1] will actually cover all your needs?

[0] #33
[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

[kuhytitusdlz]

o, thanks! I will try containers+foxyproxy