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javascriptdirectoryfirefox-addon-webextensionsexecute-scriptorigin-private-file-system
JamesTheAwesomeDude
JamesTheAwesomeDude

Reputation: 1053

navigator.storage.getDirectory empty when called from browser.tabs.executeScript?

I'm trying to create a Dev Tools panel to inspect the origin private file system, as it's apparently missing from the Storage panel in the latest version (115) of Firefox LTS.

However, when using browser.tabs.executeScript, this code prints "dir.keys() result has 0 entries" to the tab's dev tools console:

/* my_devtools_panel.js */

async function executeScript() {
    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Extending_the_developer_tools#running_code_in_the_target_window
    return await browser.runtime.sendMessage({ command: 'executeScript', arguments: Array.from(arguments) });
}

let dir_ls = await executeScript(
    browser.devtools.inspectedWindow.tabId, // TODO is there any way to do this short of "<all_urls>"?
    { code: `(async () => {
// TRY PASTING THIS BLOCK OF CODE DIRECTLY INTO THE DEV TOOLS CONSOLE INSTEAD:

let dir = await navigator.storage.getDirectory();
console.debug("Browser directory: %o", dir);

let dir_ls = await Array.fromAsync(dir.keys());
console.debug("dir.keys() result has %d entries: %o", dir_ls.length, dir_ls);

return dir_ls;

    })()`, runAt: 'document_start' }
).then((result) => result[0]);

debugger;
document.body.appendChild(document.createTextNode(`[${dir_ls.join()}] (length: ${dir_ls.length})`));


/* background.js */

browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Extending_the_developer_tools#running_code_in_the_target_window
    switch (sender.id) {
        case browser.runtime.id:
            switch (message.command) {
                case 'executeScript':
                    return browser.tabs.executeScript(...message.arguments);
            }
    }
});

I do in fact have an entry in that folder, and if I paste that "code" script into the tab's dev tools console directly it's found.

What am I doing wrong?

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