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authorrafaelw@chromium.org <rafaelw@chromium.org@0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98>2009-09-02 00:15:27 +0000
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Extension Doc Changes (no building or testable changes): minor changes for tab & windows doc
Tabs, Windows, Bookmarks, Themes doc content changes. Fix internal anchor problem (not hiding/showing for rendered docs). Only render dynamically for file: scheme. Fix <pre> issues in rendered docs (now no longer all one line). Alphabetize methods, events & types. Use h* ids for anchor names if found. BUG=20803 TBR=aa Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/179068 git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@25127 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98
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-<!DOCTYPE html><!-- This page is a placeholder for generated extensions api doc. Note: 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the templating mechanism. 2) The <body> tag *must* retain id="body" 3) All <body>.innerHTML is genereated as an rendering step. If viewed in a browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and authored overview content. 4) The <body>.innerHTML is also generated by an offline step so that this page may easily be indexed by search engines. TODO(rafaelw): Abstract this into a "pageshell" that becomes the single version of page template shell and the "instance" pages (bookmarks.html, etc...) can be generated with a build step. --><!-- <html> must retain id="template --><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" jstcache="0"><!-- <head> data is significant and loads the needed libraries and styles --><head jstcache="0"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" jstcache="0"> <title jscontent="getPageTitle()" jstcache="1">Packaging</title> <link href="css/ApiRefStyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" jstcache="0"> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../../third_party/jstemplate/jstemplate_compiled.js" jstcache="0"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/api_page_generator.js" jstcache="0"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.js" jstcache="0"></script> </head><!-- <body> content is completely generated. Do not edit, as it will be and rewritten. --><body jstcache="0"> <div id="container" jstcache="0"> <a name="top" jstcache="0"> </a> <!-- API HEADER --> <div id="pageHeader" jstcache="0"> <div id="searchbox" jstcache="0"> <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box" jstcache="0"> <div jstcache="0"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="002967670403910741006:61_cvzfqtno" jstcache="0"> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" jstcache="0"> <input type="text" name="q" size="31" jstcache="0"> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" jstcache="0"> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi" jstcache="0"></script> <script type="text/javascript" jstcache="0">google.load("elements", "1", {packages: "transliteration"});</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/t13n?form=cse-search-box&amp;t13n_langs=en" jstcache="0"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en" jstcache="0"></script> </div> <div id="pageTitle" jstcache="0"> <h1 jscontent="getPageTitle()" jstcache="1">Packaging</h1> </div> </div> <!-- /pageHeader --> <div id="pageContent" jstcache="0"> <!-- SIDENAV --> <div id="leftNav" jstcache="0"> <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="index.html" jstcache="0">Home</a></li> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="getstarted.html" jstcache="0">Getting Started</a></li> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="overview.html" jstcache="0">Overview</a></li> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="devguide.html" jstcache="0"><div jstcache="0">Developer's Guide</div></a> <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"><a href="toolstrip.html" jstcache="0">Toolstrips</a></li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="pageActions.html" jstcache="0">Page Actions</a></li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="background_pages.html" jstcache="0">Background Pages</a></li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="content_scripts.html" jstcache="0">Content Scripts</a></li> <li jstcache="0">Events</li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="tabs.html" jstcache="0">Tabs</a></li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="windows.html" jstcache="0">Windows</a></li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="bookmarks.html" jstcache="0">Bookmarks</a></li> <li jstcache="0">Themes</li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="npapi.html" jstcache="0">NPAPI Plugins</a></li> <li jstcache="0" class="leftNavSelected">Packaging</li> <li jstcache="0">Autoupdate</li> </ul> </li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="tutorials.html" jstcache="0"><div jstcache="0">Tutorials</div></a> <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"><a href="tut_debugging.html" jstcache="0">Debugging</a></li> </ul> </li> <li jstcache="0">Reference <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"> Formats <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"><a href="manifest.html" jstcache="0">Manifest Files</a></li> <li jstcache="0">Match Patterns</li> <li jstcache="0">Packages (.crx)</li> </ul> </li> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="api_index.html" jstcache="0">chrome.* APIs</a> </li> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="api_other.html" jstcache="0">Other APIs</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li jstcache="0"><a href="http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/samples" jstcache="0">Samples</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="mainColumn" jstcache="0"> <!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --> <div id="toc" jsdisplay="showPageTOC()" jstcache="2"> <p jstcache="0">Contents</p> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="0"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H2-0">Creating a package</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H3-1">Finding the path to Google Chrome</a> </li> </ol> </li><li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="1"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H2-2">Updating a package</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0" style="display: none; "> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14">h3Name</a> </li> </ol> </li><li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="*2"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H2-3">Tips and tricks</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0" style="display: none; "> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14">h3Name</a> </li> </ol> </li> <div jsselect="apiDefinition" jstcache="3" style="display: none; "> <li jstcache="0"> <a href="#apiReference" jscontent="'API reference: ' + getModuleName()" jstcache="4">API reference</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsdisplay="$this.properties" jstcache="5"> <a href="#properties" jstcache="0">Properties</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#property-' + name" href="#property-anchor" jstcache="41">propertyName</a> </li> </ol> </li> <li jsdisplay="functions &amp;&amp; functions.length &gt; 0" jstcache="6"> <a href="#methods" jstcache="0">Methods</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="functions" jstcache="11"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#method-' + name" href="#method-anchor" jstcache="42">methodName</a> </li> </ol> </li> <li jsdisplay="events &amp;&amp; events.length &gt; 0" jstcache="7"> <a href="#events" jstcache="0">Events</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="events" jstcache="12"> <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#event-' + name" href="#event-anchor" jstcache="43">eventName</a> </li> </ol> </li> <li jsdisplay="types &amp;&amp; types.length &gt; 0" jstcache="8"> <a href="#types" jstcache="0">Types</a> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jsselect="types" jstcache="13"> <a jscontent="id" jsvalues=".href:'#type-' + id" href="#id-anchor" jstcache="44">id</a> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> </div> </ol> </div> <!-- /TABLE OF CONTENTS --> <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER --> <div id="static" jstcache="0"><div id="pageData-title" class="pageData" jstcache="0">Packaging</div> <div id="pageData-showTOC" class="pageData" jstcache="0">true</div> <p jstcache="0"> Extensions are packaged as signed zip files with the file extension "crx" (for example, <code jstcache="0">myextension.crx</code>). Each extension has its own unique key pair. The public key is used as the unique identifier for the extension. The private key is kept private and used to sign each version of the extension. </p> <!-- [PENDING: Perhaps mention that once the gallery is up, creating and updating a package will be much easier. Also refer to instructions on submitting an extension for inclusion in the gallery.] --> <a name="H2-0" jstcache="0"></a><h2 jstcache="0">Creating a package</h2> <p jstcache="0">To package an extension:</p> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0">Close all your Google Chrome windows</li> <li jstcache="0">Execute Google Chrome, using the <code jstcache="0">--pack-extension</code> option to specify the path to the extension's folder: <pre jstcache="0">chrome.exe --pack-extension=<em jstcache="0">ext-folder-path</em></pre> </li> </ol> <p jstcache="0">The packager creates two files: a <code jstcache="0">.crx</code> file, which is the actual extension that can be installed, and a <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file, which contains the private key. </p> <p jstcache="0"> <b jstcache="0">Do not lose the private key!</b> Keep the <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file secret and in a safe place. You'll need it later if you want to do any of the following: </p> <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"><a href="#update" jstcache="0">Update</a> the extension</li> <li jstcache="0">Import the extension into the extensions gallery, once the gallery becomes available</li> </ul> <p jstcache="0"> If the extension is successfully packaged, you'll see a dialog like this that tells you where to find the <code jstcache="0">.crx</code> and <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> files:</p> <p jstcache="0"></p> <img src="images/create-package.png" jstcache="0"> <a name="H3-1" jstcache="0"></a><h3 jstcache="0">Finding the path to Google Chrome</h3> <p jstcache="0"> If <code jstcache="0">chrome.exe</code> isn't already in your path, you need to specify the complete path to it. Here's how: </p> <ul jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0"> In Windows XP, right-click your Google Chrome shortcut, choose <b jstcache="0">Properties &gt; Shortcut</b>, and then choose <b jstcache="0">Find Target</b>. </li> <li jstcache="0"> In Vista, right-click your Google Chrome shortcut and select <b jstcache="0">Open File Location</b>. </li> </ul> <a name="H2-2" jstcache="0"></a><h2 id="update" jstcache="0">Updating a package</h2> <p jstcache="0">To create an updated version of your extension:</p> <ol jstcache="0"> <li jstcache="0">Increase the version number in <code jstcache="0">manifest.json</code>.</li> <li jstcache="0">Close all your Google Chrome windows.</li> <li jstcache="0">Execute Google Chrome, using the <code jstcache="0">--pack-extension</code> and <code jstcache="0">--pack-extension-key</code> options. The value of the key option should be the path to the already generated <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file for this extension. <pre jstcache="0">chrome.exe --pack-extension=<em jstcache="0">ext-folder-path</em> --pack-extension-key=<em jstcache="0">ext-key-path</em></pre> </li> </ol> <p jstcache="0">If the updated extension is successfully packaged, you'll see a dialog like this:</p> <img src="images/package-success.png" jstcache="0"> <a name="H2-3" jstcache="0"></a><h2 jstcache="0">Tips and tricks</h2> <p jstcache="0"> You can use the <code jstcache="0">--no-message-box</code> command-line flag to suppress the dialog. This is useful if you're packing extensions in non-interactive scripts. </p> </div> <!-- API PAGE --> <div class="apiPage" jsselect="apiDefinition" jstcache="3" style="display: none; "> <a name="apiReference" jstcache="0"></a> <h2 jscontent="'API reference: ' + getModuleName()" jstcache="4">API reference: chrome.apiname </h2> <!-- PROPERTIES --> <div jsdisplay="$this.properties" class="apiGroup" jstcache="5"> <a name="properties" jstcache="0"></a> <h3 id="properties" jstcache="0">Properties</h3> <div jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10"> <a jsvalues=".name:'property-' + name" jstcache="15"></a> <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">getLastError</h4> <div class="summary" jstcache="0"> <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> <span jscontent="getModuleName() + '.'" jstcache="23">chrome.extension</span><span jscontent="$this.name" jstcache="24">lastError</span> </div> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> <!-- METHODS --> <div jsdisplay="functions &amp;&amp; functions.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" id="methods" jstcache="6"> <a name="methods" jstcache="0"></a> <h3 jstcache="0">Methods</h3> <!-- iterates over all functions --> <div class="apiItem" jsselect="functions" jstcache="11"> <a jsvalues=".name:'method-' + name" jstcache="18"></a> <!-- method-anchor --> <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">method name</h4> <div class="summary" jstcache="0"><span jsdisplay="returns" jscontent="getTypeName(returns)" jstcache="25">void</span> <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> <span jscontent="getFullyQualifiedFunctionName($this)" jstcache="26">chrome.module.methodName</span>(<span jsselect="parameters" jsvalues="class:optional ? 'optional' : ''" jstcache="27"><span jsdisplay="$index" jstcache="33">, </span><span jscontent="getTypeName($this)" jstcache="34"></span> <var jstcache="0"><span jscontent="name" jstcache="16"></span></var></span>)</div> <div class="description" jstcache="0"> <p class="todo" jsdisplay="!description" jstcache="28">Undocumented.</p> <p jsdisplay="description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:description" jstcache="29"> A description from the json schema def of the function goes here. </p> <!-- PARAMETERS --> <h4 jstcache="0">Parameters</h4> <dl jstcache="0"> <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35"> <!-- VALUE: This is a subtemplate that is used elsewhere via jsTemplate *transclude* --> <div id="valueTemplate" jstcache="0"> <dt jstcache="0"> <var jsdisplay="$this.name" jscontent="$this.name" jstcache="45">paramName</var> <em jstcache="0"> <!-- TYPE --> <div style="display:inline" jstcache="0"> ( <span class="optional" jsdisplay="optional" jstcache="46">optional</span> <span id="typeTemplate" jstcache="0"> <span jsdisplay="getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="47"> <a jsvalues=".href: getTypeRefPage($this) + '#type-' + getTypeRef($this)" jscontent="getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="49"> Type</a> </span> <span jsdisplay="!getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="48"> <span jsdisplay="isArray($this)" jstcache="50"> array of <span jsselect="items" jstcache="52"><span transclude="typeTemplate" jstcache="53"></span></span> </span> <span jsdisplay="!isArray($this)" jscontent="getTypeName($this)" jstcache="51">paramType</span> </span> </span> ) </div> </em> </dt> <dd class="todo" jsdisplay="!$this.description" jstcache="38"> Undocumented. </dd> <dd jsdisplay="$this.description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:$this.description" jstcache="39"> Description of this parameter from the json schema. </dd> <!-- OBJECT PROPERTIES --> <dd jsdisplay="shouldExpandObject($this)" jstcache="40"> <dl jstcache="0"> <div jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10"> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> </dl> </dd> </div> <!-- /VALUE --> </div> </dl> <!-- RETURNS --> <h4 jsdisplay="returns" jstcache="30">Returns</h4> <dl jstcache="0"> <div jsselect="returns" jstcache="36"> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> </dl> <!-- CALLBACK --> <div jsdisplay="hasCallback(parameters)" jstcache="31"> <div jsselect="getCallbackParameters(parameters)" jstcache="37"> <h4 jstcache="0">Callback function</h4> <p jstcache="0"> If you specify the <em jstcache="0">callback</em> parameter, it should specify a function that looks like this: </p> <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> <pre jstcache="0">function(<span jscontent="getSignatureString(parameters)" jstcache="32">Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued" jstcache="0">{...}</span>);</pre> <dl jstcache="0"> <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35"> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> </dl> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /description --> </div> <!-- /apiItem --> </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> <!-- EVENTS --> <div jsdisplay="events &amp;&amp; events.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" jstcache="7"> <a name="events" jstcache="0"></a> <h3 id="events" jstcache="0">Events</h3> <!-- iterates over all events --> <div jsselect="events" class="apiItem" jstcache="12"> <a jsvalues=".name:'event-' + name" jstcache="19"></a> <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">event name</h4> <div class="summary" jstcache="0"> <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> <span jscontent="getModuleName() + '.'" class="subdued" jstcache="23">chrome.bookmarks</span><span jscontent="name" jstcache="16">onEvent</span><span class="subdued" jstcache="0">.addListener</span>(function(<span jscontent="getSignatureString(parameters)" jstcache="32">Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued" jstcache="0">{...}</span>); </div> <div class="description" jstcache="0"> <p class="todo" jsdisplay="!description" jstcache="28">Undocumented.</p> <p jsdisplay="description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:description" jstcache="29"> A description from the json schema def of the event goes here. </p> <!-- PARAMETERS --> <h4 jstcache="0">Parameters</h4> <dl jstcache="0"> <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35"> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> </dl> </div> <!-- /decription --> </div> <!-- /apiItem --> </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> <!-- TYPES --> <div jsdisplay="types &amp;&amp; types.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" jstcache="8"> <a name="types" jstcache="0"></a> <h3 id="types" jstcache="0">Types</h3> <!-- iterates over all types --> <div jsselect="types" class="apiItem" jstcache="13"> <a jsvalues=".name:'type-' + id" jstcache="20"></a> <h4 jscontent="id" jstcache="21">type name</h4> <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17"> </div> </div> <!-- /apiItem --> </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> </div> <!-- /apiPage --> </div> <!-- /mainColumn --> </div> <!-- /pageContent --> <div id="pageFooter" --="" jstcache="0"> <p jstcache="0"> Except as otherwise <a href="http://code.google.com/policies.html#restrictions" jstcache="0">noted</a>, the content of this page is licensed under the <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" jstcache="0">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>, and code samples are licensed under the <a rel="license" href="http://code.google.com/google_bsd_license.html" jstcache="0">BSD License</a>. </p> <p jstcache="0"> ©2009 Google </p> </div> <!-- /pageFooter --> </div> <!-- /container --> </body></html>
+<!DOCTYPE html><!-- This page is a placeholder for generated extensions api doc. Note:
+ 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform
+ across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the
+ templating mechanism.
+ 2) The <body> tag *must* retain id="body"
+ 3) All <body>.innerHTML is genereated as an rendering step. If viewed in a
+ browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and
+ authored overview content.
+ 4) The <body>.innerHTML is also generated by an offline step so that this
+ page may easily be indexed by search engines.
+
+ TODO(rafaelw): Abstract this into a "pageshell" that becomes the single
+ version of page template shell and the "instance" pages (bookmarks.html,
+ etc...) can be generated with a build step.
+--><!-- <html> must retain id="template --><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" jstcache="0"><!-- <head> data is significant and loads the needed libraries and styles --><head jstcache="0">
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" jstcache="0">
+ <title jscontent="getPageTitle()" jstcache="1">Packaging</title>
+ <link href="css/ApiRefStyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" jstcache="0">
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="../../../third_party/jstemplate/jstemplate_compiled.js" jstcache="0">
+ </script>
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="js/api_page_generator.js" jstcache="0"></script>
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.js" jstcache="0"></script>
+ </head><!-- <body> content is completely generated. Do not edit, as it will be
+ and rewritten. --><body jstcache="0"> <div id="container" jstcache="0">
+ <a name="top" jstcache="0"> </a>
+ <!-- API HEADER -->
+ <div id="pageHeader" jstcache="0">
+ <div id="searchbox" jstcache="0">
+ <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box" jstcache="0">
+ <div jstcache="0">
+ <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="002967670403910741006:61_cvzfqtno" jstcache="0">
+ <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" jstcache="0">
+ <input type="text" name="q" size="31" jstcache="0">
+ <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" jstcache="0">
+ </div>
+ </form>
+
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi" jstcache="0"></script>
+ <script type="text/javascript" jstcache="0">google.load("elements", "1", {packages: "transliteration"});</script>
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/t13n?form=cse-search-box&amp;t13n_langs=en" jstcache="0"></script>
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en" jstcache="0"></script>
+ </div>
+ <div id="pageTitle" jstcache="0">
+ <h1 jscontent="getPageTitle()" jstcache="1">Packaging</h1>
+ </div>
+ </div> <!-- /pageHeader -->
+
+ <div id="pageContent" jstcache="0">
+ <!-- SIDENAV -->
+ <div id="leftNav" jstcache="0">
+ <ul jstcache="0">
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="index.html" jstcache="0">Home</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="getstarted.html" jstcache="0">Getting Started</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="overview.html" jstcache="0">Overview</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="devguide.html" jstcache="0"><div jstcache="0">Developer's Guide</div></a>
+ <ul jstcache="0">
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="toolstrip.html" jstcache="0">Toolstrips</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="pageActions.html" jstcache="0">Page Actions</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="background_pages.html" jstcache="0">Background Pages</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="content_scripts.html" jstcache="0">Content Scripts</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="events.html" jstcache="0">Events</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="tabs.html" jstcache="0">Tabs</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="windows.html" jstcache="0">Windows</a></li>
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+ </ul>
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+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="match_patterns.html" jstcache="0">Match Patterns</a></li>
+ <li jstcache="0">Packages (.crx)</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="api_index.html" jstcache="0">chrome.* APIs</a> </li>
+ <li jstcache="0"> <a href="api_other.html" jstcache="0">Other APIs</a> </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li jstcache="0"><a href="http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/samples" jstcache="0">Samples</a></li>
+ </ul>
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+
+ <div id="mainColumn" jstcache="0">
+ <!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
+ <div id="toc" jsdisplay="showPageTOC()" jstcache="2">
+ <p jstcache="0">Contents</p>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="0">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H2-0">Creating a package</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0" style="display: none; ">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14">h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li><li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="1">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#update">Updating a package</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0" style="display: none; ">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14">h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li><li jsselect="getStaticTOC()" jstcache="9" jsinstance="*2">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14" href="#H2-2">Packaging at the command line</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="$this.children" jstcache="22" jsinstance="*0" style="display: none; ">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#' + href" jstcache="14">h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <div jsselect="apiDefinition" jstcache="3" style="display: none; ">
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ <a href="#apiReference" jscontent="'API reference: ' + getModuleName()" jstcache="4">API reference</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsdisplay="$this.properties" jstcache="5">
+ <a href="#properties" jstcache="0">Properties</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#property-' + name" href="#property-anchor" jstcache="42">propertyName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li jsdisplay="functions &amp;&amp; functions.length &gt; 0" jstcache="6">
+ <a href="#methods" jstcache="0">Methods</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="functions.sort(sortByName)" jstcache="11">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#method-' + name" href="#method-anchor" jstcache="43">methodName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li jsdisplay="events &amp;&amp; events.length &gt; 0" jstcache="7">
+ <a href="#events" jstcache="0">Events</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="events.sort(sortByName)" jstcache="12">
+ <a jscontent="name" jsvalues=".href:'#event-' + name" href="#event-anchor" jstcache="44">eventName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li jsdisplay="types &amp;&amp; types.length &gt; 0" jstcache="8">
+ <a href="#types" jstcache="0">Types</a>
+ <ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jsselect="types.sort(sortByName)" jstcache="38">
+ <a jscontent="id" jsvalues=".href:'#type-' + id" href="#id-anchor" jstcache="45">id</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ </div>
+ </ol>
+ </div>
+ <!-- /TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
+
+ <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER -->
+ <div id="static" jstcache="0"><div id="pageData-title" class="pageData" jstcache="0">Packaging</div>
+<div id="pageData-showTOC" class="pageData" jstcache="0">true</div>
+
+<p jstcache="0">
+Extensions are packaged as signed zip files
+with the file extension "crx"
+(for example, <code jstcache="0">myextension.crx</code>).
+Each extension has its own unique key pair.
+The public key is used as the unique identifier for the extension.
+The private key is kept private
+and used to sign each version of the extension.
+</p>
+
+<!--
+[PENDING: Perhaps mention that once the gallery is up,
+creating and updating a package will be much easier.
+Also refer to instructions on submitting an extension
+for inclusion in the gallery.]
+-->
+
+<a name="H2-0" jstcache="0"></a><h2 jstcache="0">Creating a package</h2>
+
+<p jstcache="0">To package an extension:</p>
+<ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Bring up the Extensions page
+ by going to this URL:
+ <blockquote jstcache="0">
+ <b jstcache="0">chrome://extensions</b>
+ </blockquote>
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Click the <b jstcache="0">Pack extension</b> button.
+ A dialog appears.
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ In the <b jstcache="0">Extension root directory</b> field,
+ specify the path to the extension's folder —
+ for example, <code jstcache="0">c:\myext</code>.
+ (Ignore the other field;
+ you don't specify a private key file
+ the first time you package a particular extension.)
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Click <b jstcache="0">OK</b>.
+ The packager creates two files:
+ a <code jstcache="0">.crx</code> file,
+ which is the actual extension that can be installed,
+ and a <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file,
+ which contains the private key.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+
+<p jstcache="0">
+<b jstcache="0">Do not lose the private key!</b>
+Keep the <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file secret and in a safe place.
+You'll need it later if you want to do any of the following:
+</p>
+<ul jstcache="0">
+<li jstcache="0"><a href="#update" jstcache="0">Update</a> the extension</li>
+<li jstcache="0">Import the extension into the extensions gallery,
+once the gallery becomes available</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p jstcache="0">
+If the extension is successfully packaged, you'll see a dialog like this
+that tells you where to find
+the <code jstcache="0">.crx</code> and <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> files:</p>
+<p jstcache="0"></p>
+
+<img src="images/package-success.gif" width="554" height="208" jstcache="0">
+
+
+<h2 id="update" jstcache="0">Updating a package</h2>
+
+<p jstcache="0">To create an updated version of your extension:</p>
+<ol jstcache="0">
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Increase the version number in <code jstcache="0">manifest.json</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Bring up the Extensions page
+ by going to this URL: <b jstcache="0">chrome://extensions</b>
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ In the <b jstcache="0">Extension root directory</b> field,
+ specify the path to the extension's folder —
+ for example, <code jstcache="0">c:\myext</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ In the <b jstcache="0">Private key file</b> field,
+ specify the location of the
+ already generated <code jstcache="0">.pem</code> file for this extension —
+ for example, <code jstcache="0">c:\myext.pem</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li jstcache="0">
+ Click <b jstcache="0">OK</b>.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+<p jstcache="0">If the updated extension is successfully packaged, you'll see a dialog like this:</p>
+
+<img src="images/update-success.gif" width="298" height="160" jstcache="0">
+
+<a name="H2-2" jstcache="0"></a><h2 jstcache="0">Packaging at the command line</h2>
+
+<p jstcache="0">
+Another way to package extensions
+is by invoking <code jstcache="0">chrome.exe</code> at the command line.
+Use the <code jstcache="0">--pack-extension</code> flag
+to specify the location of the extension's folder.
+Use <code jstcache="0">--pack-extension-key</code>
+to specify the location of the extension's private key file.
+For example:
+</p>
+
+<pre jstcache="0">chrome.exe --pack-extension=<em jstcache="0">ext-folder-path</em> --pack-extension-key=<em jstcache="0">ext-key-path</em>
+</pre>
+
+<p jstcache="0">
+To suppress the dialog,
+add <code jstcache="0">--no-message-box</code> to the command.
+</p>
+</div>
+
+ <!-- API PAGE -->
+ <div class="apiPage" jsselect="apiDefinition" jstcache="3" style="display: none; ">
+ <a name="apiReference" jstcache="0"></a>
+ <h2 jscontent="'API reference: ' + getModuleName()" jstcache="4">API reference: chrome.apiname </h2>
+
+ <!-- PROPERTIES -->
+ <div jsdisplay="$this.properties" class="apiGroup" jstcache="5">
+ <a name="properties" jstcache="0"></a>
+ <h3 id="properties" jstcache="0">Properties</h3>
+
+ <div jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10">
+ <a jsvalues=".name:'property-' + name" jstcache="15"></a>
+ <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">getLastError</h4>
+ <div class="summary" jstcache="0">
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span jscontent="getModuleName() + '.'" jstcache="23">chrome.extension</span><span jscontent="$this.name" jstcache="24">lastError</span>
+ </div>
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- METHODS -->
+ <div jsdisplay="functions &amp;&amp; functions.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" id="methods" jstcache="6">
+ <a name="methods" jstcache="0"></a>
+ <h3 jstcache="0">Methods</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all functions -->
+ <div class="apiItem" jsselect="functions.sort(sortByName)" jstcache="11">
+ <a jsvalues=".name:'method-' + name" jstcache="18"></a> <!-- method-anchor -->
+ <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">method name</h4>
+
+ <div class="summary" jstcache="0"><span jsdisplay="returns" jscontent="getTypeName(returns)" jstcache="25">void</span>
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span jscontent="getFullyQualifiedFunctionName($this)" jstcache="26">chrome.module.methodName</span>(<span jsselect="parameters" jsvalues="class:optional ? 'optional' : ''" jstcache="27"><span jsdisplay="$index" jstcache="33">, </span><span jscontent="getTypeName($this)" jstcache="34"></span>
+ <var jstcache="0"><span jscontent="name" jstcache="16"></span></var></span>)</div>
+
+ <div class="description" jstcache="0">
+ <p class="todo" jsdisplay="!description" jstcache="28">Undocumented.</p>
+ <p jsdisplay="description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:description" jstcache="29">
+ A description from the json schema def of the function goes here.
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- PARAMETERS -->
+ <h4 jstcache="0">Parameters</h4>
+ <dl jstcache="0">
+ <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35">
+
+ <!-- VALUE: This is a subtemplate that is used elsewhere
+ via jsTemplate *transclude* -->
+ <div id="valueTemplate" jstcache="0">
+ <dt jstcache="0">
+ <var jsdisplay="$this.name" jscontent="$this.name" jstcache="46">paramName</var>
+ <em jstcache="0">
+
+ <!-- TYPE -->
+ <div style="display:inline" jstcache="0">
+ (
+ <span class="optional" jsdisplay="optional" jstcache="47">optional</span>
+ <span id="typeTemplate" jstcache="0">
+ <span jsdisplay="getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="48">
+ <a jsvalues=".href: getTypeRefPage($this) + '#type-' + getTypeRef($this)" jscontent="getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="50"> Type</a>
+ </span>
+ <span jsdisplay="!getTypeRef($this)" jstcache="49">
+ <span jsdisplay="isArray($this)" jstcache="51">
+ array of <span jsselect="items" jstcache="53"><span transclude="typeTemplate" jstcache="54"></span></span>
+ </span>
+ <span jsdisplay="!isArray($this)" jscontent="getTypeName($this)" jstcache="52">paramType</span>
+ </span>
+ </span>
+ )
+ </div>
+
+ </em>
+ </dt>
+ <dd class="todo" jsdisplay="!$this.description" jstcache="39">
+ Undocumented.
+ </dd>
+ <dd jsdisplay="$this.description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:$this.description" jstcache="40">
+ Description of this parameter from the json schema.
+ </dd>
+
+ <!-- OBJECT PROPERTIES -->
+ <dd jsdisplay="shouldExpandObject($this)" jstcache="41">
+ <dl jstcache="0">
+ <div jsselect="getPropertyListFromObject($this)" jstcache="10">
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+ </div> <!-- /VALUE -->
+
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ <!-- RETURNS -->
+ <h4 jsdisplay="returns" jstcache="30">Returns</h4>
+ <dl jstcache="0">
+ <div jsselect="returns" jstcache="36">
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ <!-- CALLBACK -->
+ <div jsdisplay="hasCallback(parameters)" jstcache="31">
+ <div jsselect="getCallbackParameters(parameters)" jstcache="37">
+ <h4 jstcache="0">Callback function</h4>
+ <p jstcache="0">
+ If you specify the <em jstcache="0">callback</em> parameter,
+ it should specify a function that looks like this:
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <pre jstcache="0">function(<span jscontent="getSignatureString(parameters)" jstcache="32">Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued" jstcache="0">{...}</span>);</pre>
+ <dl jstcache="0">
+ <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35">
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ </div> <!-- /description -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- EVENTS -->
+ <div jsdisplay="events &amp;&amp; events.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" jstcache="7">
+ <a name="events" jstcache="0"></a>
+ <h3 id="events" jstcache="0">Events</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all events -->
+ <div jsselect="events.sort(sortByName)" class="apiItem" jstcache="12">
+ <a jsvalues=".name:'event-' + name" jstcache="19"></a>
+ <h4 jscontent="name" jstcache="16">event name</h4>
+
+ <div class="summary" jstcache="0">
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span jscontent="getModuleName() + '.'" class="subdued" jstcache="23">chrome.bookmarks</span><span jscontent="name" jstcache="16">onEvent</span><span class="subdued" jstcache="0">.addListener</span>(function(<span jscontent="getSignatureString(parameters)" jstcache="32">Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued" jstcache="0">{...}</span>);
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="description" jstcache="0">
+ <p class="todo" jsdisplay="!description" jstcache="28">Undocumented.</p>
+ <p jsdisplay="description" jsvalues=".innerHTML:description" jstcache="29">
+ A description from the json schema def of the event goes here.
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- PARAMETERS -->
+ <h4 jstcache="0">Parameters</h4>
+ <dl jstcache="0">
+ <div jsselect="parameters" jstcache="35">
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ </div> <!-- /decription -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- TYPES -->
+ <div jsdisplay="types &amp;&amp; types.length &gt; 0" class="apiGroup" jstcache="8">
+ <a name="types.sort(sortByName)" jstcache="0"></a>
+ <h3 id="types" jstcache="0">Types</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all types -->
+ <div jsselect="types" class="apiItem" jstcache="13">
+ <a jsvalues=".name:'type-' + id" jstcache="20"></a>
+ <h4 jscontent="id" jstcache="21">type name</h4>
+
+ <div transclude="valueTemplate" jstcache="17">
+ </div>
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiPage -->
+ </div> <!-- /mainColumn -->
+ </div> <!-- /pageContent -->
+ <div id="pageFooter" --="" jstcache="0">
+ <p jstcache="0">
+ Except as otherwise <a href="http://code.google.com/policies.html#restrictions" jstcache="0">noted</a>,
+ the content of this page is licensed under the <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" jstcache="0">Creative Commons
+ Attribution 3.0 License</a>, and code samples are licensed under the
+ <a rel="license" href="http://code.google.com/google_bsd_license.html" jstcache="0">BSD License</a>.
+ </p>
+ <p jstcache="0">
+ ©2009 Google
+ </p>
+ </div> <!-- /pageFooter -->
+ </div> <!-- /container -->
+</body></html>
+#EOF