[tor-bugs] #11183 [meek]: Make an HTTP requestor Firefox extension for meek-client

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#11183: Make an HTTP requestor Firefox extension for meek-client
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     Reporter:  dcf      |      Owner:  dcf
         Type:  project  |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  meek     |    Version:
   Resolution:  fixed    |   Keywords:  meek
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:  #10935
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:19 gk]:
 > https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/dcf/tor-browser-
 bundle.git/blob/refs/heads/meek:/Bundle-Data/PTConfigs/meek-http-helper-
 user.js looks good. I am just wondering why you use the awkward dump() and
 do not hard-code a port on localhost to use...

 We talked about this on IRC today. The ephemeral port is to avoid local
 port conflicts. The dump call alerts the controller program, meek-client-
 torbrowser, what port to connect on, and also signals when the port is
 open and listening and safe to connect to.

 The dump call that writes the port number to stdout seems like an unusual
 use of the function, at least, so it's a candidate for replacement if we
 think of something better.

 The way the extension reports its listening port is similar to how the
 pluggable transports protocol works. tor tells its transports to listen on
 127.0.0.1:0, and the transports report what their actual listening port is
 to stdout.

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