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chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 {
   "activeTab": {
     "channel": "dev",
     "extension_types": ["extension", "packaged_app"],
     "min_manifest_version": 2
   },
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     "extension_types": [
       "extension", "packaged_app"
     ]
   },
   "experimental": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": [
       "extension", "packaged_app", "hosted_app", "platform_app"
     ]
   },
+  "extension.connectNative": {
+    "channel": "dev",
+    "extension_types": ["extension"]
+  },
+  "extension.sendMessageNative": {
+    "channel": "dev",
+    "extension_types": ["extension"]
+  },
   "fileBrowserHandler": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension", "packaged_app", "platform_app"]
   },
   "fileBrowserPrivate": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension", "packaged_app"],
     "location": "component"
   },
   "fileSystem": {
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   },
   "webRequest": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension", "packaged_app"]
   },
   "webRequestBlocking": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension", "packaged_app"]
   }
 }