[SUGG] Sub-white-list for plugins

[Exagone313]

Hi,

Here is my problem: if I enable a website to use Javascript with NoScript, it also allows it to use the plugins, like Flash.
I want to have a second white-list under the Javascript's one, that would disable plugins and their detection using:

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navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]
navigator.plugins

This functionality would be useful for websites that use HTML5 built-in video player as a fallback, with Flash by default: Firefox asks me if I want to enable Flash (click-to-play). So I have to let Flash disabled, to get the fallback. And then, if I want to use Flash, I enable it (with the click-to-play option and built-in white-list), and this is for every tabs.
I didn't find any add-on that blocks the detection thing (I sent a message to Flashblock devs) and I don't know which of my add-ons should implement this.
It may not fit well with NoScript (but having too many blockers slows down the navigator). In this case, I'd like to know if another add-on do this, or if you would be happy to have this in another add-on, and finally what can I read to start to make such Firefox add-on.

Thanks for your consideration.

[barbaz]

Try this

about:config
right-click > create new > string
name: noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.replacement
value:

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for(let propName of ['plugins','mimeTypes']){Object.defineProperty(window.navigator, propName, {configurable: true, enumerable: true, value:{}})}

right-click > create new > string
name: noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.sources
value is @ followed by sites where you don't want plugin detected - example:

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@.youtube.com noscript.net .example.com

[Exagone313]

But noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.replacement === noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.replacement. Typo? - It is definitely what I'm looking for. Even with a blacklist.

[barbaz]

But noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.replacement === noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.replacement. Typo?

Fixed above, thanks.

It is definitely what I'm looking for. Even with a blacklist.

Want to use that in whitelist mode? You can if you create also a .exceptions pref, I think it'd works like this:
set noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.sources to @*
create noscript.surrogate.ihasnoplugins.exceptions as above, set its value to contain space-separated list of domains you don't want the surrogate running on (prefix a domain with a dot to include all its subdomains too)

See https://hackademix.net/2009/01/25/surrogate-scripts-vs-google-analytics/ for more details how to set this stuff up.