visual studio 2015 vshub is spamming fiddler

Question

I have read: How do I disable VsHub.exe in the system tray? and https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/1919828/hundreds-of-calls-second-to-vshub-and-bro

Answer 1

SpokaneDJ's answer was very helpful for me and worked great, but I don't spend a lot of time with Fiddler so it took me a minute to remember how to do this! Here are the specific instructions.

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First, within the Fiddler UI, go to Rules > Customize Rules. Search for the OnBeforeResponse function. It should look like this:

static function OnBeforeResponse(oSession: Session) {
  if (m_Hide304s && oSession.responseCode == 304) {
    oSession["ui-hide"] = "true";
  }
}

Now add the following if block after the existing one (substituting your vshub host/port if different):

    if (oSession.HostnameIs("localhost:49155")){
      oSession["ui-hide"] = "hiding vshub"; // String value not important
    }

Your OnBeforeResponse function should now look like this:

  static function OnBeforeResponse(oSession: Session) {
    if (m_Hide304s && oSession.responseCode == 304) {
        oSession["ui-hide"] = "true";
    }

    if (oSession.HostnameIs("localhost:49155")){
        oSession["ui-hide"] = "hiding vshub"; // String value not important
    }
  }