webRequest.StreamFilter.resume()

Resumes a request that was previously suspended through a call to suspend().

You can't call this function until after the onstart event has fired.

Syntax

StreamFilter.resume()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None.

Browser compatibility

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Examples

This example uses suspend/resume to delay a web request.

function listener(details) {
  let filter = browser.webRequest.filterResponseData(details.requestId);

  filter.onstart = event => {
    filter.suspend();

    setTimeout(() => {
      filter.resume();
      filter.disconnect();
    }, 1000);

  }
}

browser.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(
  listener,
  {urls: ["https://example.org/"], types: ["main_frame"]},
  ["blocking"]
);

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/webRequest/StreamFilter/resume