Hi guys, I have a little time on my hands so I want to write a caching plugin for ff or ie, which ever is easier. I want to be able to see which files are being downloaded from the web servers while the browser is processing the html file. For each file that needs to be download the plugin will check to see if the file has been downloaded already in a shared folder on the server. I'm pretty good with vb.net but I can write in other programming languages. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to get started? Thanks guys.
write a proxy that sits between your browser and the internet any language that supports sockets would do - try java
maybe you just need a free proxy to use and see what are the files that are being downloaded and cached. I hope you be glad for not wasting your time reprogramming the wheel
The Firefox plugin language is JavaScript/XML or similar to it, isn't it? Take a look at this document: http://lifehacker.com/264490/how-to-build-a-firefox-extension