1470235 - Switch RDM message tunnel to a block list

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Responsive Design Mode, enhancement, P2)

Description

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

Currently, the RDM message tunnel allows only specific messages to pass.  Originally, this was done out of caution, as I noticed that different browser features sometimes required tweaks to work in the RDM environment.

However, it's quite tedious to keep the list updated and correct. In a decent number of cases, all we needed to do was add a message name to list.

Let's try inverting things to allow by default, and only block a few messages (if needed at all).

Comment 1

[J. Ryan Stinnett [:jryans] (Use needinfo, replies may be slow)]

I remember that this is a bit harder than just flipping the default.  For API consumers add listeners directly to the specific message manager for the browser, it will work.  However, it fails for users of the group and window message managers because the tunnel never hears the message names it needs.

Still, it could help to flip the default and keep message names in place for just those cases.  (Of course, a full tunneling solution in platform would be even better.)