this should fix #390

platform/firefox/frameModule.js

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ var contentObserver = {
     register: function() {
         Services.obs.addObserver(this, 'document-element-inserted', true);
 
-        if ( this.firefoxPre35 ) {
         this.componentRegistrar.registerFactory(
             this.classID,
             this.classDescription,
@@ -116,20 +115,20 @@ var contentObserver = {
             false,
             true
         );
-        }
     },
 
     unregister: function() {
         Services.obs.removeObserver(this, 'document-element-inserted');
 
-        if ( this.firefoxPre35 ) {
-            this.componentRegistrar.unregisterFactory(this.classID, this);
+        this.componentRegistrar.unregisterFactory(
+            this.classID,
+            this
+        );
         this.categoryManager.deleteCategoryEntry(
             'content-policy',
             this.contractID,
             false
         );
-        }
     },
 
     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Tech/XPCOM/Reference/Interface/nsIContentPolicy

platform/firefox/vapi-background.js

@@ -1820,15 +1820,21 @@ var httpObserver = {
         }
 
         // http-on-opening-request
-        var tabId, rawType;
+        var tabId;
         var pendingRequest = this.lookupPendingRequest(URI.asciiSpec);
+        var rawType = channel.loadInfo && channel.loadInfo.contentPolicyType || 1;
 
         if ( pendingRequest !== null ) {
             tabId = pendingRequest.tabId;
+            // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/654
+            // Use the request type from the HTTP observer point of view.
+            if ( rawType !== 1 ) {
+                pendingRequest.rawType = rawType;
+            } else {
                 rawType = pendingRequest.rawType;
+            }
         } else {
             tabId = this.tabIdFromChannel(channel);
-            rawType = channel.loadInfo && channel.loadInfo.contentPolicyType || 1;
         }
 
         if ( this.handleRequest(channel, URI, tabId, rawType) ) {
@@ -1900,25 +1906,18 @@ vAPI.net.registerListeners = function() {
         pendingReq.tabId = tabWatcher.tabIdFromTarget(e.target);
     };
 
-    // https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/200
-    // We need this only for Firefox 34 and less: the tab id is derived from
-    // the origin of the message.
-    if ( vAPI.firefoxPre35 ) {
     vAPI.messaging.globalMessageManager.addMessageListener(
         shouldLoadListenerMessageName,
         shouldLoadListener
     );
-    }
 
     httpObserver.register();
 
     cleanupTasks.push(function() {
-        if ( vAPI.firefoxPre35 ) {
         vAPI.messaging.globalMessageManager.removeMessageListener(
             shouldLoadListenerMessageName,
             shouldLoadListener
         );
-        }
         httpObserver.unregister();
     });
 };