[tor-bugs] #16990 [Tor Browser]: Circuit visualizer stops working after some time

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#16990: Circuit visualizer stops working after some time
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                          |          Owner:  tbb-
     Type:  defect                               |  team
 Priority:  Medium                               |         Status:
Component:  Tor Browser                          |  needs_review
 Severity:  Normal                               |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton tbb-circuit-display    |        Version:
  TorBrowserTeam201601R, tbb-5.5                 |     Resolution:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:15 arthuredelstein]:
 > While I don't think the host here will include a port, [...]
 You are right, sorry about the stupid rant.


 PS: I now tried it and of course it doesn't include the port. Why was I so
 sure? I read the C++ definition of {{{getFirstPartyHostForIsolation}}} and
 saw {{{GetHost}}} being called, this accessor seems to be automatically
 generated by Mozilla's C++-JS magic glue. So I read the documentation for
 "host" here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
 US/docs/Mozilla/Tech/XPCOM/Reference/Interface/nsIURI. Now, I usually
 prefer to browse with CSS disabled, especially when reading. If you
 disable CSS in that page you loose the table borders and so I ended up
 reading the description for "hostPort" instead. -_-"

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