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Diving into a browser extension

Proposal status is Rejected
Session Description
Different components of a browser extension
  • manifest.json
  • background-script, content-script, page-script, options page, popup
  • Extension storage
  • Overview of common APIs and permission model
Communication between different components
  • Message passing
  • Communication between page-scripts and background
Demo
  • Build a simple extension using all the components
  • Debugging tips

Session Categories

FOSS

Speakers

Nafees Nehar
Nafees Nehar Software Developer | Requestly

Nafees Nehar is a software developer building Requestly, with a fascination for browser extensions and their capabilities.