Chaque extension possède un fichier manifeste au format JSON, nommé manifest.json, qui fournit
des informations importantes.
Récapitulatif des champs
Le code suivant indique les champs de fichier manifeste compatibles avec les extensions, ainsi que des liens vers la page qui présente chaque champ.
{
// Required
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "My Extension",
"version": "versionString",
// Recommended
"default_locale": "en",
"description": "A plain text description",
"icons": {...},
// Pick one (or none)
"browser_action": {...},
"page_action": {...},
// Optional
"action": ...,
"author": ...,
"automation": ...,
"background": {
// Recommended
"persistent": false,
// Optional
"service_worker": ...
},
"chrome_settings_overrides": {...},
"chrome_url_overrides": {...},
"commands": {...},
"content_capabilities": ...,
"content_scripts": [{...}],
"content_security_policy": "policyString",
"converted_from_user_script": ...,
"cross_origin_embedder_policy": {"value": "require-corp"},
"cross_origin_opener_policy": {"value": "same-origin"},
"current_locale": ...,
"declarative_net_request": ...,
"devtools_page": "devtools.html",
"differential_fingerprint": ...,
"event_rules": [{...}],
"externally_connectable": {
"matches": ["*://*.example.com/*"]
},
"file_browser_handlers": [...],
"file_system_provider_capabilities": {
"configurable": true,
"multiple_mounts": true,
"source": "network"
},
"homepage_url": "http://path/to/homepage",
"host_permissions": ...,
"import": [{"id": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"}],
"incognito": "spanning, split, or not_allowed",
"input_components": ...,
"key": "publicKey",
"minimum_chrome_version": "versionString",
"nacl_modules": [...],
"natively_connectable": ...,
"oauth2": ...,
"offline_enabled": true,
"omnibox": {
"keyword": "aString"
},
"optional_permissions": ["tabs"],
"options_page": "options.html",
"options_ui": {
"chrome_style": true,
"page": "options.html"
},
"permissions": ["tabs"],
"platforms": ...,
"replacement_web_app": ...,
"requirements": {...},
"sandbox": [...],
"short_name": "Short Name",
"storage": {
"managed_schema": "schema.json"
},
"system_indicator": ...,
"tts_engine": {...},
"update_url": "http://path/to/updateInfo.xml",
"version_name": ...,
"web_accessible_resources": [...]
}