Faith & Code | Reflections by Errong

Extension auto-fill works on most vendor sites, but fails on Angular-based page (ng-pristine vs ng-dirty issue) Problem Background We are building a browser extension that auto-fills customer information (first name, last name, email, phone number, address, etc.) into different vendor websites. Each vendor site has different page structures, and our content script is responsible for detecting input fields and filling data automatically. Issue Symptom Most vendor sites work correctly. However, on one specific vendor site, auto-fill does not work: Our logs show values are being filled No visible changes appear in the UI Input fields remain empty from user perspective Filling input: firstName = John Filling input: email = test@example.com But UI still shows no updated values. Environment Extension: Chrome Extension (content script) Language: JavaScript Target site: Vendor web application Framework (discovered later): Angular Debugging Process W...