Omnibug is a plugin for Firebug to ease developing web metrics implementations. Each outgoing request (sent by the browser) is checked for a pattern; if a match occurs, the URL is displayed in a Firebug panel, and decoded to show the details of the request. In addition, requests can be logged to the filesystem.
| Pref name | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| extensions.omnibug.defaultPattern | /b/ss/|2o7|moniforce\.gif | This is the default regular expression to check URLs against. If modified, it will be reset when Firefox starts up. |
| extensions.omnibug.userPattern | [not set] | If defined, requests will also be checked against this expression. It should be used to add additional patterns. |
| extensions.omnibug.enableFileLogging | false | If true, requests will also be logged to a file (see logFileName). Can also be set in the UI via the Options menu |
| extensions.omnibug.logFileName | [not set] | If enableFileLogging is true, requests will be logged to this file. Can also be set in the UI via the Tools -> Choose log file menu entry |
| extensions.omnibug.usefulKeys | pageName,ch,h1,purchaseID,events,products,pev2 | Comma-separated list of key names that are grouped under the 'Useful' section (see screenshot) |
| extensions.omnibug.highlightKeys | events,products | Comma-separated list of key names that are highlighted with a yellow background. This list can contain keys from any section. |
Preferences can be changed via the "about:config" interface in Firefox, or by adding entries to user.js/prefs.js.
The log file consists of three fields delimited by tabs: date, URL md5 sum and URL.
Fri Jul 18 2008 22:31:43 GMT+0200 (CEST) → 2997e0519f22aabac708247cc5ca939b → http://dodsdexonline.dexknows.com/b/ss/dodsdexonline/1/H.5-pDv-2/s03981634113382?[AQB]&ndh=1&t=18/6/2008%2022%3A31%3A43%205%20-120&cdp=3&pageName=Home&g=http%3A//www.dexknows.com/&cc=USD&ch=business&server=p2app3&events=event13&c1=Home&v9=New&s=1440x900&c=24&j=1.3&v=Y&k=Y&bw=1440&bh=117&p=Default%20Plug-in%3BJava%20Embedding%20Plugin%200.9.6.4%3BQuickTime%20Plug-in%207.5%3BRealPlayer%20Plugin%3BVerified%20Download%20Plugin%3BShockwave%20Flash%3B&[AQE]
To report a bug, request a feature, or for general comments and questions, feel free to email me. I don't guarantee an answer, but I'll try.
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Omnibug is distributed under version 1.1 of the Mozilla Public License.
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