[Resolved] ABE thinks JS in bookmarklet is from current page

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[Resolved] ABE thinks JS in bookmarklet is from current page

Post by JavaSavant »

I have a bookmarklet that has some javascript in it. ABE blocks it because it thinks it was triggered by the current page.

[ABE] <LOCAL> Deny on {GET http://site.im.going.to.com/some/path/c ... javascript <<< https://site.im.viewing.com/the/page/im/on/there.php - 6}
SYSTEM rule:
Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL other.sites.ive.allowed.com site.im.going.to.com
Deny

I can't create a "to" rule, and even if I could I don't think I'd want to. Is there some way to make ABE recognize that a bookmarklet triggered the action, and not the current webpage?
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

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JavaSavant wrote:I can't create a "to" rule, and even if I could I don't think I'd want to. Is there some way to make ABE recognize that a bookmarklet triggered the action, and not the current webpage?
No, and a bookmarklet is technically indistinguishable from the page for ABE, so it has no way to do what you're asking.

So let me make sure I have this straight... you are on some random page (could be any page), and you run a bookmarklet that takes you to a page that's in LOCAL?
Given that it's not possible to tell whether something is requested by a bookmarklet, what other options can you consider?
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

Post by JavaSavant »

Sorry, I meant to Code it.

The bookmarklet prompts me for data and uses it to construct a URL to a site in our LAN. I have a similar bookmarklet that goes to an external site, and it works fine. It is basically a way to jump directly to a trouble ticket.

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javascript:(function(){location.href='http://trouble/ticket/'+prompt('Enter%20Trouble%20Ticket#:','');})();
If I use this one, I get the above mentioned error.
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

Post by barbaz »

Can you try put this code in a user script instead, such that it's triggered by a user script menu command, see if that makes a difference?
(I mean like a Greasemonkey / Scriptish user script.)
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

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I don't know GreaseMonkey at all. I'm sure I'm not calling the function correctly. I created a new User Script with the Name "Trouble" and the following contents:

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function FindTrouble() {
  location.href='http://trouble/ticket/'+prompt('Enter%20Trouble%20Ticket#:','');
}
I changed my bookmarklet to this:

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javascript:FindTrouble();
But i get the following error:

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ReferenceError: FindTrouble is not defined
I also tried this:

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javascript:Trouble.FindTrouble();
But i get the following error:

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ReferenceError: Trouble is not defined
I removed the function declaration and refreshed a web page, then got into an endless loop going to my page, so it worked, but not how I want. :-D

Is there a way to declare it with a function name and have my bookmarklet call that function, or would that still be considered being executed from the page?
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

Post by barbaz »

Yeah, as you found out you can't run code defined only in a user script, in a bookmarklet - in order to do that, you'd have to make your custom function a part of some object in the page - and then when you try to run that you'd be back to square one / where you were in the OP.

To make effective use of a user script's privileged position for your use case, you'd need to attach that function to a user script command (menu item) with the GM_registerMenuCommand() function (make sure to @grant it to your user script!); then instead of using a bookmarklet, you would click the menu item in the user script commands menu.

[edited to clarify and expand on some things that I realized I left kind of vague]
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

Post by JavaSavant »

Yuck.

IS there a way to write a "to" rule, so ABE doesn't block scripts from redirecting to a certain local address?

I'd rather not disable ABE, but it is starting to look like I will have to.

By the way, thanks for all your help!
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

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JavaSavant wrote:IS there a way to write a "to" rule, so ABE doesn't block scripts from redirecting to a certain local address?
add above the default SYSTEM rule

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Site [local-address-you-dont-want-protected]
Accept
JavaSavant wrote:By the way, thanks for all your help!
You're welcome.
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Re: ABE thinks Javascript in a bookmarklet is from current p

Post by JavaSavant »

I had to put it before my current LOCAL settings,but that worked, thanks again!
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Re: [Resolved] ABE thinks JS in bookmarklet is from current

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Image Glad I could help.
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