[tor-bugs] #27413 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Implement better communication between NoScript and Tor Browser

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#27413: Implement better communication between NoScript and Tor Browser
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     Reporter:  gk                   |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Very High            |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  tbb-security-slider,
     Severity:  Normal               |  tbb-torbutton, TorBrowserTeam201809
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 While preparing the Tor Browser 8 release we ran into a number of issues
 with communicating with NoScript and getting the Security Slider to work
 (#26520, #27401, #27411). We should implement a better approach for
 communictaion. The currently best plan is outlined in
 comment:33:ticket:26520:
 {{{
 If we wanted to be absolutely sure, NoScript could be patched to listen
 for a "ping" and reply with a "pong". And then torbutton could repeatedly
 send "ping" (say, once a second) until it receives a "pong", and then
 proceed by sending the first updateSettings message.
 }}}

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