Chaque extension est associée à un fichier manifeste au format JSON, nommé manifest.json, qui fournit des informations importantes.
Récapitulatif des champs
Le code suivant montre les champs de fichier manifeste compatibles avec les extensions, avec des liens vers la page décrivant 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": [...]
}