Getting Started with Chrome Extensions: Tips and Tricks @ CodeMash

You’ve seen Chrome extensions in the wild, maybe even installed a few into your browser — but what about writing your own? In this talk, you’ll learn the basics of Chrome extension development (from git init to publishing in the Web Store), how to avoid having your extension automatically disabled when performing upgrades, and some unexpected parts of Chrome you can hook into to take your extension to the next level.

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1. Getting Started with Chrome Extensions @adunkman
3. Proper Nouns
4. Proper Nouns Write an Extension
5. Proper Nouns Write an Extension Publishing to the Chrome Web Store
6. Proper Nouns Write an Extension Publishing to the Chrome Web Store Lessons Learned from Harvest
7. Proper Nouns Write an Extension Publishing to the Chrome Web Store Lessons Learned from Harvest Unexpected APIs
8. Proper Nouns
9. Chrome App
10. Chrome App
11. Chrome Plugin
12. Chrome Plugin
13. Chrome Extension
14. Browser Action
15. Page Action
16. Popup
17. Context Menu
18. Background Script
19. Background Script Background Page
20. Event Script Event Page
21. Content Script
23. Browser Action
24. Browser Action Page Action
25. Browser Action Page Action Popup }
26. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu }
27. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script }
28. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page }
29. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page Event Script }
30. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page Event Script Event Page }
31. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page Event Script Event Page Persistence }
32. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page Event Script Event Page Content Script }
33. Browser Action Page Action Popup Context Menu Background Script Background Page Event Script Event Page Content Script } Website
34. It’s just JavaScript and HTML.
35. Let’s get to ironing.
37. Chrome Web Store
38. .zip file
39. $5
40. Unexpected APIs
41. Override Chrome URLs newtab, bookmarks, history
42. Manipulate History add/edit/remove entries, clear cookies chrome.history, chrome.browsingData
43. Modify Cookies watch entries, view/edit/remove (including HTTPOnly) chrome.cookies
44. Take a Screenshot whole screen, window, tab chrome.desktopCapture
45. Download Files initiate/cancel downloads, monitor status chrome.downloads
46. Manage Tabs, Windows create/update/reorder tabs/windows chrome.tabs, chrome.windows
47. Jank Up Requests analyze, edit, block requests, modify response headers chrome.webRequest
48. Harvest for Chrome
49. Our Mistakes
50. Slow Publishes
52. Increasing Permissions
56. Editing Responses
58. With great power comes great responsibility.
59. With great power comes terrible bugs.
60. Content Script Sandbox
62. It’s just JavaScript and HTML.
63. Getting Started with Chrome Extensions @adunkman getharvest.com/careers