1213426 - Complete the implementation of chrome.extension

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(WebExtensions :: Untriaged, defect, P4)

Description

[Andy McKay]

The methods on the extension API are:

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/extension

Currently implemented:

getBackgroundPage
getURL
inIncognitoContext (property)

Won't be implemented because they are deprecated:

sendRequest
getExtensionTabs

To be implemented:

getViews
isAllowedIncognitoAccess
isAllowedFileSchemeAccess
setUpdateUrlData
lastError (property)

Comment 1

[Bill McCloskey [inactive unless it's an emergency] (:billm)]

This is a bit tricky since there's one API exposed to content scripts and another exposed to everything else. For content scripts we implement getURL and inIncognitoContext. For everything else we implement getURL, getViews, and getBackgroundPage.

So to finish the content script API we need lastError. For everything else, we need the stuff you've listed minus getViews.

Comment 2

[Andy McKay]

All the blockers closed.

chrome.extension.onRequest and chrome.extension.onRequestExternal is deprecated we won't be implementing that. 

chrome.extension.setUpdateUrlData is an unpopular chrome API and nothing I've seen no need to create that since you can set update_url in applications: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/applications

Declaring this done.