commit feb40572ec394664569e28176542bf13fb9de226 Author: David Fifield <david@bamsoftware.com> Date: Fri Apr 25 20:35:37 2014 -0700 Update comment that claimed we listen on a fixed port. That used to be the case but no longer. Noticed by gk in https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11183#comment:20. --- firefox/components/main.js | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/firefox/components/main.js b/firefox/components/main.js index 2890b37..3db395c 100644 --- a/firefox/components/main.js +++ b/firefox/components/main.js @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ // This is an extension that allows external programs to make HTTP requests // using the browser's networking libraries. // -// The extension opens a TCP socket listening on localhost (port 7000). When it -// receives a connection, it reads a 4-byte big-endian length field, then tries -// to read that many bytes of data. The data is UTF-8–encoded JSON, having the -// format +// The extension opens a TCP socket listening on localhost on an ephemeral port. +// It writes the port number in a recognizable format to stdout so that a parent +// process can read it and connect. When the extension receives a connection, it +// reads a 4-byte big-endian length field, then tries to read that many bytes of +// data. The data is UTF-8–encoded JSON, having the format // { // "method": "POST", // "url": "https://www.google.com/",