Update popup (permission to clear cookies)

README.md

@@ -659,11 +659,7 @@ _* free articles only._
 
 ### Sites with limited number of free articles
 The free article limit can normally be bypassed by removing cookies for the site.  
-Click on the BPC-icon and then 'clear cookies'-button in the popup.  
+Click on the BPC-icon and then 'clear cookies'-button in the popup (for unsupported sites grant permission for domain).  
-For user with the limited permissions BPC-version this will only work for supported sites; for other sites use:
-1. Install the add-on [Cookie Remover](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-remover).
-2. When coming across a paywall click the cookie icon to remove the cookies then refresh the page.
-
 If removing the cookies works you can also add the site as a custom site.
 
 ### New site requests

changelog.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Post-release
 Add Capital Gazette (local USA)
 Add Il Foglio (Italy)
 Fix group Tribune Publishing Company (js)
+Update popup (permission to clear cookies)
 
 * v2.4.9.0 (2021-12-26)
 Add El Espectador (Colombia)

manifest.json

@@ -600,5 +600,5 @@
         "*://*.wsj.net/*",
         "*://*.zephr.com/*"
     ],
-    "version": "2.4.9.2"
+    "version": "2.4.9.3"
 }

options/clearCookies.js

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ var ext_api = (typeof browser === 'object') ? browser : chrome;
 window.localStorage.clear();
 sessionStorage.clear();
 
+var cookie_domain = document.domain.replace(/^(www|amp(\d|html)?|m|wap)\./, '');
 // send domain to background.js (to clear cookies)
 ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({
-    domain: document.domain
+    domain: cookie_domain
 });
 
-let msg = "Cookies (and local storage) removed from " + document.domain;
+var msg = "Cookies (and local storage) removed from " + cookie_domain;
 showMessage(msg, 2000);
 
 function showMessage(msg, duration) {

options/popup.js

@@ -17,22 +17,44 @@ function popup_show_toggle(domain, enabled) {
     labelEl.appendChild(spanEl);
     site_switch_span.appendChild(labelEl);
     document.getElementById("site_switch").addEventListener('click', function () {
-            ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({request: 'site_switch'});
+      ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({
+        request: 'site_switch'
+      });
       //open(location).close();
     });
   }
 };
 
-ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({request: 'popup_show_toggle'});
+ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({
+  request: 'popup_show_toggle'
+});
 ext_api.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (message, sender) {
   if (message.msg === 'popup_show_toggle' && message.data) {
     popup_show_toggle(message.data.domain, message.data.enabled)
   }
 });
 
+var cookie_domain;
+ext_api.tabs.query({
+  active: true,
+  currentWindow: true
+}, function (tabs) {
+  if (tabs && tabs[0] && tabs[0].url && tabs[0].url.startsWith('http')) {
+    let hostname = new URL(tabs[0].url).hostname;
+    cookie_domain = hostname.replace(/^(www|amp(\d|html)?|m|wap)\./, '');
+  }
+});
+
 document.getElementById("clear_cookies").addEventListener('click', function () {
-    ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({request: 'clear_cookies'});
+  ext_api.permissions.request({
-    //open(location).close();
+    origins: ["*://*." + cookie_domain + "/*"]
+  }, function (granted) {
+    if (granted) {
+      ext_api.runtime.sendMessage({
+        request: 'clear_cookies'
+      });
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 function closeButton() {