Is it possible to create a chrome extension , containing a puppeteer script to scrape and do some browser automation. I would like to create one where a user would enter a url click a button then a puppeteer script runs, is this possible if so what would be the best way to implement? Seen some answers referri…
Tag: google-chrome-extension
How to get elements in order that are placed via translate3d
I am building a Chrome extension that interacts with Youtube comments visible on the screen in my Youtube backend. I want the extension to traverse the list of comments and highlight them one by one like so: I get the comments on the screen in the following way: and then maintain currentIndex to know at what …
open the “closed” shadowRoot of element inserted by other extension in chrome
well google translate extension in chrome, has popup feature, it displays translation of selected word instantly, I wanted to access those translations displayed by popup, but this popup element is shadowRoot(“closed”), so javascript cant access its content, I red an article about that subject and…
Manifest v3 inject script from popup.js
In manifest v2 this code worked and injected the script when button was clicked: popup.js v2 (works) Now in manifest v3, chrome.tabs.executeScript is replaced with chrome.scripting.executeScript. scripting permission is added in manifest.json. popup.js v3 (not working) The problem is that chrome.tabs.executeS…
getting error while trying to play Audio from URL in chrome extension
I tried many ways to play a sound from the URL but it isn’t working. When I inspected the page have errors console: chrome-extension://invalid/:1 GET chrome-extension://invalid/ net::ERR_FAILED Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Failed to load because no supported source was found. manifest.json: IR…
Does loading a webextension’s background.js script impact performance, even if the script’s contents are minimal?
When installing a webextension, does the mere existence of a background.js file negatively impact performance* at all, considering that it is a separate javascript file that must be loaded? For most practical cases one could assume the answer is “pretty much No,” but in the case of an older comput…
How to make sure the email is logged in only once?
I created a small chrome extension for a specific scope of users. How can I make sure that a user is logged in only on one machine to avoid sharing the Extension without users paying for it? Is there any way to do so? With other apps I check the UUID and compare it against my list of users. I
How to manipulate webRequest cookie in a cross-browser extension?
I am trying to edit cookie for all API calls using webRequest from a cross-browser (supporting chrome and Firefox) extension which I am creating. Following is the code: Problem: In Chrome, the code works with extraHeaders and in Firefox the same code works only if extraHeaders is removed. How can I make it wo…
Is there any way to detect individual elements rendering in React Component properly? (Not Components rendering)
I know that we can detect Components rendering through React’s Developer Tool, I have also read other ways in this question. but this is not what I need. I’m looking for way to detect individual elements rendering in Component, for example when we have mapped list and we will add one item: before:…
Contents.js blocking page load chrome extension
Hey guys so I’m building an extension but I have a function that is heavy when running and it’s blocking the load of the page and I was wondering if it was possible to only run it after the page is fully loaded and interactive either in the script or in manifest.json? I currently have it inside a …