Just for the record, the exension is now available.
It's called HAR Export Trigger:
http://www.softwareishard.com/blog/har-export-trigger/
Honza
On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 9:03:14 AM UTC+2, Jan Honza Odvarko wrote:
>
> It would be quite straightforward to build an extension that exposes the
> suggested HAR API into the page content. I can do the coding (I did it once
> already actually) and let you to test it deeply.
>
> I am just looking for a name of such extension.
>
> What about: HAR Export Trigger
>
> ?
>
> Honza
>
>
>
> On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 8:54:47 AM UTC+2, Senthil wrote:
>>
>> Hi Honza
>> Sorry for responding late.
>> I'm very much interested in spending my personal time building something
>> on the lines of HarExport which can expose APIs to clear network panel and
>> trigger har export.
>>
>> I have a Java background and have recently started playing with
>> Javascript and have no knowledge on creating Plugins for firefox.
>> With that said, I'm very much interested in investing time in building
>> this plugin.
>>
>> Can you point me in the direction on where to start?
>> I have your code for firebug3 where you had incorporated the harexport
>> code.
>> If you think I can reuse some of the code, please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Senthil.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 11:29:08 AM UTC+5:30, Jan Honza Odvarko wrote:
>>>
>>> Just noticed a typo. The proper name of the following pref is:
>>>
>>> Enable automation:
>>> devtools.netmonitor.har.enableAutoExportToFile
>>>
>>> ("File" at the end)
>>>
>>> Honza
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 5:03:14 PM UTC+2, Jan Honza Odvarko wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Senthill,
>>>> the bug 1167080 is fixed and the patch landed in Firefox Nightly build
>>>> There is also another patch (in Nightly) that allows manual export
>>>> of Network panel data (as HAR).
>>>>
>>>> So, there are two options now.
>>>>
>>>> 1) you can manually export HAR data from the Network panel using
>>>> the panel’s context menu and “Copy all as HAR” (to the clipboard)
>>>> or “Save all as HAR” (to a file)
>>>>
>>>> 2) you can also set a preference to export content of the
>>>> panel automatically (after the page has been loaded)
>>>>
>>>> Enable automation:
>>>> devtools.netmonitor.har.enableAutoExportToFil
>>>>
>>>> Include response bodies in the HAR File (can make it significantly
>>>> bigger):
>>>> devtools.netmonitor.har.includeResponseBodies
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There are no API exposed to the content (security issues), but
>>>> standard Firefox extensions are able to access the existing
>>>> platform (DevTools) API and trigger the export at any custom time.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you are interested in building such custom extension
>>>> I can help you with that.
>>>>
>>>> Honza
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 23 Jun 2015, at 02:22, Senthil <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Honza,
>>>> What is the status of the "HAR Export Automation" with Firefox NetPanel?
>>>>
>>>> I was looking at the bug
>>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167080 and the
>>>> conversation centered around the security of exposing JS calls to content.
>>>> Without JS calls exposed to user, is there anyother way of exporting har?
>>>>
>>>> Is this feature getting into Firefox network panel? Will we be able to
>>>> export the HAR via automation or only manual "save as har" is available?
>>>> Please clarify.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Senthil.
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 6:09:27 PM UTC+5:30, Jan Honza Odvarko
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 12:58:44 PM UTC+2, Senthil wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Getting HAR data as a string works for me - I think having it minimal
>>>>>> is the best case scenario for everyone - it just does what it is
>>>>>> supposed
>>>>>> to do (clear and trigger).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It also gives me the flexibility to store har with all the additional
>>>>>> info that I may want to add.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Great!
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you think about the suggested "HARPageLoaded" event? (fired
>>>>> when all requests executed during the page load are finished)
>>>>>
>>>>> I still feel like this is needed - in order to know when to trigger
>>>>> the export. But, looks like it is isn't?
>>>>> (you might want to read the discussion above)
>>>>>
>>>>> Honza
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hoping to get my hands on it soon - let us know when it is in
>>>>>> nightly.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Will check it out and get back.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 3:19:36 PM UTC+5:30, Jan Honza Odvarko
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 10:31:01 AM UTC+2, Senthil wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now I read the Firefox bug, I understand that Har export is
>>>>>>>> becoming part of Firefox.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since it is going to be lightweight, do we have options for sending
>>>>>>>> beacons - if not, can you spin out the code that you've written in
>>>>>>>> FBug 3.0
>>>>>>>> to a new extension which can publish the har to a URL on
>>>>>>>> "HARPageLoaded" or
>>>>>>>> Manual trigger.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My earlier request to add headers will fall here - it should not be
>>>>>>>> part of the firefox browser.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> Senthil.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:31:37 PM UTC+5:30, Senthil wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. What do you mean by saying "extensions not needed anymore" ->
>>>>>>>>> "Har Export" is part of Firebug 3.0 or Firefox network panel??
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. I have been using Netexport with Selenium and I find
>>>>>>>>> "triggerExport" and "clear" events good enough to automate the page.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, precisely, I also think that having HAR API available in the
>>>>>>> content is enough for the automation. It's relatively simple to provide
>>>>>>> them and it's quite flexible at the same time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2.5 I would REQUEST ability to add headers to the beacon URL when
>>>>>>>>> export is triggered (***important***) - I would want to send info
>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>> buildid, runid as part of the header while keeping the beacon url
>>>>>>>>> intact
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The current API design allows to get just the HAR source (without
>>>>>>> storing it into a local file). See an example:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> var options = { getData: true };
>>>>>>> HAR.triggerExport(options).then(function(result) {
>>>>>>> var har = result.data;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> // The har variable contains a HAR string (JSON) with
>>>>>>> // all Network panel data included. An automated tool can
>>>>>>> // parse/process the string, append any additional information
>>>>>>> // and eventually sent/store anywhere where the tool has access to.
>>>>>>> });
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, the automation tool can get the HAR data, customize them and
>>>>>>> sent anywhere you want.
>>>>>>> Would this work for you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3. "HARPageLoaded" would be a nice addition - WILL user be allowed
>>>>>>>>> to configure the time period (1000 ms or 5000) after which the event
>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> be fired??
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> See the thread above. Ahmad is suggesting that the event is
>>>>>>> unnecessary and it's up to the automation tool to trigger the export at
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> right time. It make sense to me, the actual logic that says when to
>>>>>>> trigger
>>>>>>> the export can vary from case to case and it looks like responsibility
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the tool.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And thanks for HAR and HAR Export - It is helping me a lot with my
>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Excellent!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Honza
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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