regex record under trusted site not working

[bboysnick5]

Prerequisites

• This is not a support issue or a question. For support, questions, or help, visit /r/uBlockOrigin.
• I performed a cursory search of the issue tracker to avoid opening a duplicate issue.
• I am running the latest version of uBlock Origin (uBO).

I tried to reproduce the issue when...

• uBO is the only extension.
• uBO uses default lists and settings.
• using a new, unmodified browser profile.

Description

My goal is to whitelist any static sites like gstatic.com when 3p dynamic filtering is in play. Below regex does the job when putting into trusted site. However it's not working when 3p dynamic filtering is in use.

/^([a-zA-Z0-9]+.)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+static.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/

URL(s) where the issue occurs.

/^([a-zA-Z0-9]+.)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+static.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/

Screenshot(s)

No response

uBO version

latest

Browser name and version

chrome 110

Settings

trusted site
hard mode

Notes

No response

[Yuki2718]

Issues is for issues, do not burden volunteers for your personal question.

[bboysnick5]

it's not a question.

I followed the documents carefully as I understand it's possible to use regex for trusted rules and it overrides both static and dynamic filters. I tested my regex and it works. So why it's not whitelisting the pattern maching sites when 3p dynamic filtering is enabled?

If you think it's not an issue. Please correct my understanding.

[gorhill]

URL address bar doesn't show all characters forming the actual URL of the site you are visiting. Copy-paste the URL in the address bar into a text editor, and use the result to craft you regex.

[gorhill]

Firefox does not show the trailing /, the regex assumed there was nothing beyond the hostname part.

[bboysnick5]

Thanks for the answers and advises. I tinkered around for like https as well as cdns and also you suggestion to accomodate dash.

However, even if the answer you posted /^https?:\/\/(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+static\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+\// does not work on either firefox or chrome on mac. I just turned on all the 3p realted and nothing else.

I used reddit 'view entired discussion' button to test. Very simple.

Can you try to reproduce? Anything I missed?

[stephenhawk8054]

/^https?:\/\/(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+static\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+\//

@bboysnick5 Where did you put this in? Can you screenshot it?

[bboysnick5]

[stephenhawk8054]

You are using Trusted sites which is to disable uBO for the page you open in new tab/window, NOT for those as network resources in other pages.

I was so confused when reading your post at the first time because Dynamic filtering and Trusted sites are for different purposes (that's why you see site here instead of other terms like network resources...).

What I understand from your post is you want unblock the domain that has static while blocking 3rd party scripts using "Dynamic filtering" in My rules pane. Is it correct?

If so, I don't think you can use regex in dynamic filtering rules, and I don't think you can achieve your goal with dynamic filtering, since it's for fast comparing the hostnames or URL strings starts with, not for comparing a part of the hostname string. Or is it possible @gorhill ?

[bboysnick5]

It was not intentional. I was tinkering around like I said as I don't want to trust http static sites due to clear text. And i tested on reddit which is https://www.redditstatic.com/ and it's https not http. I should have pasted your original regex.

View entrie discussion is a bad example. Let's try this side window below which will disappear when static is filtered out.

So apart from my mistakes and carelessness, can I achive what I want?

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16312136/223378744-9814c18f-2dff-4b82-8a35-7ccdaf62ed1d.png

[bboysnick5]

What I understand from your post is you want unblock the domain that has static while blocking 3rd party scripts using "Dynamic filtering" in My rules pane. Is it correct?

Yes I just wanted to have 3p dynamic filtering enabled while noop for static or cdn like sites. I read the doc that regex does not work for dynamic filtering and that trusted sites take precedence over dynamic and static filtering. Hence came up with the workaround.

Is this possible with the current version? It just turned from an issue to a discussion to a feature request.🤣

[stephenhawk8054]

I don't think that's possible, because what I understand from the purpose and implementation of dynamic filtering is for fast actions over the networks (which are hostnames and URLs that start with).

What you want to achieve needs a more complex structure that's built for static filtering, implementing it defeats the goal of dynamic filtering. The best way you can do is nooping the domains you want (gstatic.com, hstatic.net...)

[bboysnick5]

yeah albeit tedious...

[krystian3w]

Why reddit need unlock gstatic?

[bboysnick5]

Reddit has redditstatic.com. The same idea applies.

[krystian3w]

Test in the my filters ~ you can add this with domains:

! allow "static" - recomended add domains 1 by 1 instead whole allow on Internet
@@/^https?:\/\/(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+static\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+\//$domain=reddit.com

For overwriting logic, you can then reach for important:

! disallow specific "static" - based on long url
static.com/hidden-ad*$important,domain=reddit.com

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#important

if domain with request/resource will be unique then can by blocked in "my rules" (Firewall).

But then you have to remember to maintain it when it starts generating unlocked ads/privacy leaks/anti-adblock messages.