chrome-api.md

Chrome API (action)

Dont forget to define the Chrome API in permissions.

Chrome Storage API (chrome.storage)

• Used to store, retrieve and track changes to user data.
• To store data, you can either use storage.sync or storage.local.
  • The storage.sync option will store the data and if sync is enabled, will update across any Chrome browser that the user is logged into (i.e. iphone application, chrome browser).
  • The storage.local only stores the data locally.
• Never store confidential (users personal data) using storage API.

  "permission" : [ "storage" ]

Chrome Action API (chrome.action)

• Used to control extension icon in the Google Chrome toolbar.
• UI covered by Action API:
  • Icon
  • Tooltip (title)
  • Badge
  • Popup
  • Per-tab State
  • Enabled State

  "action": {
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "/images/get_started16.png",
      "32": "/images/get_started32.png",
      "48": "/images/get_started48.png",
      "128": "/images/get_started128.png"
    }
  },
  "icons": {
    "16": "/images/get_started16.png",
    "32": "/images/get_started32.png",
    "48": "/images/get_started48.png",
    "128": "/images/get_started128.png"
  }