1153647 - window object in console not same as in scripts on resource:// pages

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(DevTools :: Console, defect)

Description

[Off By None]

On resource:// pages (extensions that open in a tab, ex. Lightbeam) the window object accessed in the dev tools console is not the same window object that the scripts use.  Ie. window.jQuery, window.d3, and window.angular, will all be undefined if executed from the console.  However if executed while paused at a breakpoint they will be defined.
	
Repro steps:
	Install Lightbeam extension
	Click Lightbeam button (should open a tab with a resource:// url)
	Open dev tools and switch to debugger tab (reload the page if there are no scripts shown due to bug1153644)
	Execute window.d3 in console -> Expected output is the d3 object, but will be undefined
	Set breakpoint on line 77 of data/ui.js
	Click "tracking protection" toggle on upper right of screen
	Script should now be paused at breakpoint
	Go back to console and execute window.d3 -> output will be the d3 object
	
System info:
	Windows 8.1 x64
	Firefox Nightly 40.0a1 (4-11-2015) both 64 and 32 bit.
	Both with e10s and without.

Comment 1

[Nicolas Chevobbe [:nchevobbe]]

I think this is related to how old addons used to work.
I installed Lightbeam and the page opening is a moz-extension one, not resource://, and typing window.d3 does give me access to d3.
I'm going to close this, but feel free to reopen it if you still have the issue somewhere else.