Nw.js: How to load extensions automatically in an extension?
Hi there,
We can load extensions by passing --load-extension to NW. It works for only development version, if we want to distribute an app that comes with an extension, it looks not possible. I tried changing CFBundleExecutable but it doesn't accept any parameters, also pointing to another script fails.
Any workarounds or ideas ?
azer
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Does putting --load-extension in chromium-args in package.json work for you?
rogerwang
on 11 Jun 2017
@rogerwang I created an external script actually, it worked for me.
azer
on 12 Jun 2017
For those that arrive here from google: --load-extension is actually a Chromium command line argument, so you can put it in the chromium-args key of the manifest as so:
"chromium-args": "--enable-logging=stderr --load-extension='./relative/path/to/ppbllmlcmhfnfflbkbinnhacecaankdh'". Somewhat surprisingly, I got this to work on Windows 7 with a relative path with forward slashes.
Lesson: you don't need a script to include a chrome extension in your nw.js app!
codekiln
on 23 Jun 2017
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For those that arrive here from google:
--load-extensionis actually a Chromium command line argument, so you can put it in thechromium-argskey of the manifest as so:"chromium-args": "--enable-logging=stderr --load-extension='./relative/path/to/ppbllmlcmhfnfflbkbinnhacecaankdh'". Somewhat surprisingly, I got this to work on Windows 7 with a relative path with forward slashes.Lesson: you don't need a script to include a chrome extension in your nw.js app!