1479332 - allow sending file through native messaging

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(WebExtensions :: General, enhancement)

Description

[lolipopplus]

a specific use case for this is to retrieve key files into a password manager.

Comment 1

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

Sorry, but I don't understand what you're requesting

Comment 2

[lolipopplus]

(In reply to Kris Maglione [:kmag] from comment #1)
> Sorry, but I don't understand what you're requesting

now native messaging allows only data transfer via json. what I am requesting is to send a file directly to the native app.
example:
when I settings up totp on github, it provides recovery code as a text file. if native messaging allows transferring files, it can be retrieved directly into my manager so that I don't need to erase my drive space securely.

Comment 3

[Andrew Swan [:aswan]]

This sounds like something you can already do with the existing native messaging apis together with filterResponseData:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/webRequest/filterResponseData

Alternatively, you could use the cookies API to get any credentials you need and simply make an http request from your native application instead of having the browser make the request.

If you're asking for something else, please include a much more detailed description of what you're proposing.