webRequest.StreamFilter.onstart

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An event handler that will be called when when the stream is opened and is about to begin delivering data. From this point on, the extension may use filter functions like write(), disconnect(), or close().

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onstartChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 57Opera No support NoFirefox Android Full support 57

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Examples

This example will replace the page content with "replacement text":

function listener(details) {
  let filter = browser.webRequest.filterResponseData(details.requestId);

  filter.onstart = event => {
    console.log("started");
    let encoder = new TextEncoder();
    filter.write(encoder.encode("replacement content"));
    filter.close();
  }
}

browser.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(
  listener,
  {urls: ["https://example.org/"], types: ["main_frame"]},
  ["blocking"]
);

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