Native Messaging!

chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json

Index: chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json
index 9efc4961a2e50b473408adf7be0ce8e3dddbe6a3..30850dd78ee814a6c7947df69606f901afbfedfc 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension.json
@@ -237,6 +237,42 @@
         "parameters": [
           {"type": "string", "name": "data", "maxLength": 1024}
         ]
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "sendNativeMessage",
+        "type": "function",
+        "description": "Send a single message to a registered native application.",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "registeredNativeApp",
+            "description": "The name of the registered native app.",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "data",
+            "description": "The object that will be passed to the registered native app.",
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": {
+              "type": "any"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "function",
+            "name": "callback",
+            "optional": true,
+            "description": "Called with the response from the native app.",
+            "parameters": [
+              {
+                "name": "nativeResponse",
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "Whatever the native app responds with.",
+                "additionalProperties": {
+                  "type": "any"
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
       }
     ],
     "events": [