Chrome Extension

Create Chrome Extension for ombaQ 

Hamdi Ahmadi Muzakkiy

Intership at GDP Labs

Summer 2015


Outline

  1. What is Chrome Extension ?
  2. How to add the Extension to Chrome ?
  3. How to develop chrome extension ?
  4. How to develop extension for ombaQ ?
  5. Demo.

What Is Chrome Extension ?

Extensions are small software programs that can modify and enhance the functionality of the Chrome browser. You write them using web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

​Extensions bundle all their files into a single file that the user downloads and installs. 

 

How to add Extension to Chrome ?

 

Omnibox => Tools => Extension Or https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard

How develop Chrome Extension

  1. Files

  2. Architecture

File

Manifest  ( Required )
HTML ( Required ) 1 or more
Javascript ( optional )

Other File ( optional ) e.g : image, css


Manifest

The manifest file, called manifest.json, gives information about the extension, such as the most important files and the capabilities that the extension might use

manifest_version : latest version : 2

version : increse the version every update the extension

default_locale : Specifies the subdirectory of _locales that contains the default strings for this extension

browser_action : Use browser actions to put icons in the main Google Chrome toolbar, to the right of the address bar. In addition to its icon, a browser action can also have a tooltip, a badge, and a popup. 

 

background : A common need for extensions is to have a single long-running script to manage some task or state. Background pages to the rescue.

 

Content Script : Content scripts are JavaScript files that run in the context of web pages

  • Matches  ( Required ) : Specifies which pages this content script will be injected into
  • run_at ( optional ) : Controls when the files in js are injected

Permissions : To use most chrome.* APIs, your extension or app must declare its intent in the "permissions" field of the manifest

 

web_accessible_resources : An array of strings specifying the paths of packaged resources that are expected to be usable in the context of a web page. These paths are relative to the package root, and may contain wildcards

How to develop extension for ombaQ ?

Only Use

HTML, CSS & JAVASCRIPT ?

 

AJAX Cross-domain Request​ 

Extension => Background

Background : function getState(){
    return something;
}
Extension : var x = chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage().getState();

Extension => Conten Script

Extension : chrome.tabs.executeScript( null , {file : 'js/inject.js'});
Extension :
chrome.tabs.executeScript( null , {code : 'document.body.style.backgroundColor="red"' });

Conten Script => Inject To Page

content script : $('<iframe id ="ombaqExtensionBody" class = "main_ombaq" style = "z-index:12121212" src="'+content+'"><p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p></iframe>').appendTo(document.body);
content : 'chrome-extension://'+getIdExtension()+'/html/main.html'
 

function getIdExtension(){    
    return chrome.runtime.id;
}

Iframe => Background

iframe : var port = chrome.extension.connect({name: "Sample Communication"});
    port.postMessage("something");
    port.onMessage.addListener(function(msg) {alert(msg)      
    });

​background: chrome.extension.onConnect.addListener(function(port) {  
  port.onMessage.addListener(function(msg) {
        // doing something
  });
});

Iframe => Content Script

iframe : 
<html>
<body>
  <button id="mybutton">click me</button>  
 </body>
</html>

​content script: 
var button = document.getElementById("mybutton");
button.addEventListener("click", function() {
// do something
}, false);

DEMO

Q & A

Reference

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions

Thank you

Chrome Extension

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