remove declarativeNetRequest request from manifest

webextension/manifest.json

@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
       "notifications",
       "storage",
       "scripting",
-      "webRequest",
-      "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
-      "declarativeNetRequest",
-      "declarativeNetRequestFeedback"
+      "webRequest"
   ],
   "host_permissions":[
     "https://archive.org/*",
@@ -58,12 +55,5 @@
   "web_accessible_resources": [{
     "resources":[ "/css/archive.css","/images/*"],
     "matches": ["<all_urls>"]
-  }],
-  "declarative_net_request" : {
-      "rule_resources" : [{
-        "id": "ruleset_1",
-        "enabled": true,
-        "path": "rules_1.json"
-      }]
-    }
+  }]
 }

webextension/scripts/background.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ importScripts('utils.js')
 // const SPN_RETRY = 6000
 let tabIdPromise
 
-// not required because in manifest v3, a new header is set using declarativeNetRequest rules
+// not required because in manifest v3, we use different subdomain of hostURLs for different browsers
 // updates User-Agent header in Chrome & Firefox, but not in Safari
 // function rewriteUserAgentHeader(e) {
 //   for (let header of e.requestHeaders) {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ chrome.action.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
 })
 
 // chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders is not supported in manifest v3 and currently we are not looking to rewrite the user-agent
-// as we already use diffent host-names for different endpoints
+// as we already use diffent host-names for different browsers
 
 // chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders.addListener(
 //   rewriteUserAgentHeader,