Add support for about:blank pages

[cable729]

I use an app that opens a file's content in a new "about:blank" page. Is it possible to support that use-case? From what I can tell, all that's needed is to add "match_about_blank": true to the manifest.json file.

[cable729]

Hmm, I added this line and built and loaded the extension. It doesn't trigger the extension.

[cable729]

I also added "about:blank" to the permissions in the manifest. Not working still.

[DarrenSem]

I use an app that opens a file's content in a new "about:blank" page. Is it possible to support that use-case? From what I can tell, all that's needed is to add "match_about_blank": true to the manifest.json file.

@cable729 I just found this extension, and looking at the "Issues" tab and found this -- I agree that your request to support about:blank dynamically-populated pages is very reasonable.
😟 I'm not sure how likely it is that you will get your Pull Request merged though: https://github.com/callumlocke/json-formatter/pulls

[callumlocke]

@cable729 Can you explain more about the use case? I don't understand. In what circumstances does about:blank show any content?

[DarrenSem]

@cable729 Can you explain more about the use case? I don't understand. In what circumstances does about:blank show any content?

I think he means (and I mean) when your JavaScript does something like...

var win = window.open("about:blank", "_blank");
 window.document.write("...contents that are JSON...");