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+ 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform
+ across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the
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+ <em>
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+ <span id="typeTemplate">
+ <span>
+ <a> Type</a>
+ </span>
+ <span>
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+ <span></span>
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+ </span>
+ )
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+
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+ </dt>
+ <dd class="todo">
+ Undocumented.
+ </dd>
+ <dd>
+ Description of this parameter from the json schema.
+ </dd>
+ <dd>
+ This parameter was added in version
+ <b><span></span></b>.
+ You must omit this parameter in earlier versions,
+ and you may omit it in any version. If you require this
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+ can ensure that your extension won't be run in an earlier browser version.
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+
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+ <li><h2>Reference</h2>
+ <ul>
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+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="manifest.html">Manifest Files</a></li>
+ <li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match Patterns</a></li>
+ <!-- <li>Packages (.crx)</li> -->
+ </ul>
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+ <div class="g-unit" id="gc-pagecontent">
+ <div id="pageTitle">
+ <h1 class="page_title">Packaging</h1>
+ </div>
+ <!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
+ <div id="toc">
+ <h2>Contents</h2>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#H2-0">Creating a package</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li style="display: none; ">
+ <a>h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li><li>
+ <a href="#update">Updating a package</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li style="display: none; ">
+ <a>h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li><li>
+ <a href="#H2-2">Packaging at the command line</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li style="display: none; ">
+ <a>h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li><li>
+ <a href="#ruby">Ruby script</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li style="display: none; ">
+ <a>h3Name</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li style="display: none; ">
+ <a href="#apiReference">API reference</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#properties">Properties</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#property-anchor">propertyName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#methods">Methods</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#method-anchor">methodName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#events">Events</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#event-anchor">eventName</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#types">Types</a>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#id-anchor">id</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </div>
+ <!-- /TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
+
+ <!-- Standard content lead-in for experimental API pages -->
+ <p id="classSummary" style="display: none; ">
+ For information on how to use experimental APIs, see the <a href="experimental.html">chrome.experimental.* APIs</a> page.
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER -->
+ <div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Packaging</div>
+<div id="pageData-showTOC" class="pageData">true</div>
+
+<p>
+This page describes how to package your extension.
+As the <a href="overview.html">Overview</a> explains,
+extensions are packaged as signed ZIP files
+with the file extension "crx" —
+for example, <code>myextension.crx</code>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<b>Note:</b>
+You might not need to package your extension.
+If you publish your extension using the
+<a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">gallery</a>,
+then the only reason to create your own <code>.crx</code> file
+would be to distribute a non-public version —
+for example, to alpha testers.
+</p>
+
+<!-- [PENDING: Refer to instructions on submitting an extension for inclusion in the gallery.] -->
+
+<p>
+When you package an extension,
+the extension is assigned a unique key pair.
+The public key is used as the identifier for the extension.
+The private key is kept private
+and used to sign each version of the extension.
+</p>
+
+
+<a name="H2-0"></a><h2>Creating a package</h2>
+
+<p>To package an extension:</p>
+<ol>
+ <li>
+ Bring up the Extensions management page
+ by going to this URL:
+ <blockquote>
+ <b>chrome://extensions</b>
+ </blockquote>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ If <b>Developer mode</b> has a + by it,
+ click the +.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ Click the <b>Pack extension</b> button.
+ A dialog appears.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ In the <b>Extension root directory</b> field,
+ specify the path to the extension's folder —
+ for example, <code>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>
+ Click <b>OK</b>.
+ The packager creates two files:
+ a <code>.crx</code> file,
+ which is the actual extension that can be installed,
+ and a <code>.pem</code> file,
+ which contains the private key.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+
+<p>
+<b>Do not lose the private key!</b>
+Keep the <code>.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>
+<li><a href="#update">Update</a> the extension</li>
+<li>Upload the extension to the
+<a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a> </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+If the extension is successfully packaged, you'll see a dialog like this
+that tells you where to find
+the <code>.crx</code> and <code>.pem</code> files:</p>
+<p></p>
+
+<img src="images/package-success.gif" width="554" height="208">
+
+
+<h2 id="update">Updating a package</h2>
+
+<p>To create an updated version of your extension:</p>
+<ol>
+ <li>
+ Increase the version number in <code>manifest.json</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ Bring up the Extensions management page
+ by going to this URL: <b>chrome://extensions</b>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ Click the <b>Pack extension</b> button.
+ A dialog appears.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ In the <b>Extension root directory</b> field,
+ specify the path to the extension's folder —
+ for example, <code>c:\myext</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ In the <b>Private key file</b> field,
+ specify the location of the
+ already generated <code>.pem</code> file for this extension —
+ for example, <code>c:\myext.pem</code>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ Click <b>OK</b>.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>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">
+
+<a name="H2-2"></a><h2>Packaging at the command line</h2>
+
+<p>
+Another way to package extensions
+is by invoking <code>chrome.exe</code> at the command line.
+Use the <code>--pack-extension</code> flag
+to specify the location of the extension's folder.
+Use <code>--pack-extension-key</code>
+to specify the location of the extension's private key file.
+For example:
+</p>
+
+<pre>chrome.exe --pack-extension=c:\myext --pack-extension-key=c:\myext.pem
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+To suppress the dialog,
+add <code>--no-message-box</code> to the command.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="ruby">Ruby script</h2>
+
+<p>
+You can also use a Ruby script to create packages.
+See the following page for details:
+</p>
+
+<blockquote>
+<a href="http://github.com/Constellation/crxmake">github: crxmake</a>
+
+
+</blockquote></div>
+
+ <!-- API PAGE -->
+ <div class="apiPage" style="display: none; ">
+ <a name="apiReference"></a>
+ <h2>API reference: chrome.apiname </h2>
+
+ <!-- PROPERTIES -->
+ <div class="apiGroup">
+ <a name="properties"></a>
+ <h3 id="properties">Properties</h3>
+
+ <div>
+ <a></a>
+ <h4>getLastError</h4>
+ <div class="summary">
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span>chrome.extension</span><span>lastError</span>
+ </div>
+ <div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- METHODS -->
+ <div class="apiGroup" id="methods">
+ <a name="methods"></a>
+ <h3>Methods</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all functions -->
+ <div class="apiItem">
+ <a></a> <!-- method-anchor -->
+ <h4>method name</h4>
+
+ <div class="summary"><span>void</span>
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span>chrome.module.methodName</span>(<span><span>, </span><span></span>
+ <var><span></span></var></span>)</div>
+
+ <div class="description">
+ <p class="todo">Undocumented.</p>
+ <p>
+ A description from the json schema def of the function goes here.
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- PARAMETERS -->
+ <h4>Parameters</h4>
+ <dl>
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ <!-- RETURNS -->
+ <h4>Returns</h4>
+ <dl>
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ <!-- CALLBACK -->
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h4>Callback function</h4>
+ <p>
+ The callback <em>parameter</em> should specify a function
+ that looks like this:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If you specify the <em>callback</em> parameter, it should
+ specify a function that looks like this:
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <pre>function(<span>Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued">{...}</span>;</pre>
+ <dl>
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ <!-- MIN_VERSION -->
+ <p>
+ This function was added in version <b><span></span></b>.
+ If you require this function, the manifest key
+ <a href="manifest.html#minimum_chrome_version">minimum_chrome_version</a>
+ can ensure that your extension won't be run in an earlier browser version.
+ </p>
+ </div> <!-- /description -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- EVENTS -->
+ <div class="apiGroup">
+ <a name="events"></a>
+ <h3 id="events">Events</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all events -->
+ <div class="apiItem">
+ <a></a>
+ <h4>event name</h4>
+
+ <div class="summary">
+ <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns -->
+ <span class="subdued">chrome.bookmarks</span><span>onEvent</span><span class="subdued">.addListener</span>(function(<span>Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued">{...}</span>);
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="description">
+ <p class="todo">Undocumented.</p>
+ <p>
+ A description from the json schema def of the event goes here.
+ </p>
+
+ <!-- PARAMETERS -->
+ <h4>Parameters</h4>
+ <dl>
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </dl>
+
+ </div> <!-- /decription -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
+
+ <!-- TYPES -->
+ <div class="apiGroup">
+ <a name="types"></a>
+ <h3 id="types">Types</h3>
+
+ <!-- iterates over all types -->
+ <div class="apiItem">
+ <a></a>
+ <h4>type name</h4>
+
+ <div>
+ </div>
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiItem -->
+
+ </div> <!-- /apiGroup -->
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