Network request not visible from the addon debugging toolbox

Add-ons Development
#1

I was answering a question on Stack Overflow and noticed this: a web request sent from an addon is not logged in the network tab of the “debug the addon” toolbox (FF 61a here) :

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I tried using fetch and jquery $.ajax and got the same behaviour.

The request can only be seen from the overall “browser toolbox” Network tool:

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I find this behaviour really unexpected, I’d expect my addon network requests to be visible when I debug my specific addon (using the “debug” link from the about:debugging page). I tried to change the toolbox target (request was sent from a browser action popup in my test) but it didn’t change anything, I couldn’t get any request visible from the addon debugging toolbox.

Is this made on purpose? Or am I missing something (a setting maybe)?

#2

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1410357 or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1442621

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#3

Thanks martin. I made a quick search in bugzilla but I’m not used to it and did not find those links. I’ll be following those issues.