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Issue 10832042: Extensions Docs Server: Doc conversion script (Closed) Base URL: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src
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+<h1>What's New in Extensions?</h1>
+<!-- -->
+
+<p>
+This page lists the API and manifest changes
+made in recent releases.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li> <a href="#20">Google Chrome 20</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#19">Google Chrome 19</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#18">Google Chrome 18</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#17">Google Chrome 17</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#16">Google Chrome 16</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#15">Google Chrome 15</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#14">Google Chrome 14</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#13">Google Chrome 13</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#12">Google Chrome 12</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#11">Google Chrome 11</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#10">Google Chrome 10</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#9">Google Chrome 9</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li>
+ <li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>New version of packaged apps:</strong><br>
+ There's a new version of
+ <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/trunk/apps/about_apps.html">packaged apps</a>
+ in the <a href="http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel?">dev channel</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+In addition to the changes listed below,
+check out the
+<a href="experimental.html">experimental APIs</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="20"> Google Chrome 20 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The
+ <a href="storage.html">storage API</a>
+ lets you store, retrieve, and
+ track changes to user data.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Manifest version 1 was deprecated in Chrome 18
+ and will be phased out according to the
+ <a href="manifestVersion.html">Manifest version 1 support schedule</a>.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <code>chrome.contextMenus</code>
+ <a href="contextMenus.html#method-create">create()</a> and
+ <a href="contextMenus.html#method-update">update()</a>
+ methods now have an <code>enabled</code> parameter.</li>
+ <li>The privacy API's <a href="privacy.html#property-services">services</a> object
+ now has a <code>spellingServiceEnabled</code> setting.</li>
+ <li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code>
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-executeScript">executeScript()</a> and
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-insertCSS">insertCSS()</a>
+ now accept a <code>runAt</code> parameter.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <code>sendRequest()</code> method
+ has been deprecated in favor of the
+ <code>sendMessage()</code> method for both the
+ <a href="extension.html#method-sendMessage">extension API</a> and
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-sendMessage">tabs API</a>.</li>
+ <li>The <a href="external_extensions.html">external_extensions.json file</a>
+ has been deprecated in favor of individual
+ <code>&lt;extension-id&gt;.json</code> files.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="19"> Google Chrome 19 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="browsingData.html">browsing data API</a>
+ lets you remove browsing data from a user's local profile.
+ <li>The <a href="topSites.html">top sites API</a>
+ gives you access to the top sites
+ that are displayed on the new tab page.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#intents">intents</a>
+ field specifies all intent handlers provided by the extension.
+ </ul>
+
+ <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The window API's <a href="windows.html#type-windows.Window">Window</a>
+ object now has an <code>alwaysOnTop</code> property and
+ supports the "fullscreen" state.
+ <li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code>
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-query">query()</a> method
+ now has the <code>currentWindow</code> and
+ <code>lastFocusedWindow</code> parameters.
+ <li>The <a href="browserAction.html">browser action API</a>
+ has the following new getter functions:
+ <a href="browserAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a>,
+ <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeText">getBadgeText</a>,
+ <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeBackgroundColor">getBadgeBackgr
+ oundColor</a>, and
+ <a href="browserAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>.
+ <li>The <a href="pageAction.html">page action API</a>
+ has the following new getter functions:
+ <a href="pageAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a> and
+ <a href="pageAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="18"> Google Chrome 18 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="debugger.html">debugger API</a>
+ lets you use the Chrome Developer Tools
+ on one or more tabs remotely.
+ <li>The <a href="devtools.html">developer tools APIs</a>
+ provide support for extending Chrome Developer Tools.
+ The inspected window API lets you interact with the inspected window.
+ The network API lets you retrive information about network requests.
+ The panels API lets you add panels and sidebars.
+ <li>The <a href="input.ime.html">input method editor API</a>
+ lets you add custom input methods
+ such as complex language characters
+ directly to the system's input device.
+ <li>The <a href="pageCapture.html">page capture API</a>
+ lets you save a tab as MHTML.
+ <li> The <a href="privacy.html">privacy API</a>
+ lets you control usage of the features
+ in Chrome that can affect a user's privacy policy.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="manifest.html#manifest_version">manifest version</a>
+ field specifies the version of the manifest that your package requires.
+ As of Chrome 18, you should use
+ <a href="manifestVersion.html">manifest version 2</a>.
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="contentSecurityPolicy.html">Content Security Policy (CSP)</a>
+ field is used to define an extension's policies
+ towards the types of content
+ that can be loaded and executed by the extension.
+ <li>Most background pages only include a list of script files.
+ For these background pages,
+ you can use the new
+ <a href="background_pages.html">background.scripts</a> property
+ and Chrome will generate a background page for you.
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="manifest.html#web_accessible_resources">web_accessible_resources</a>
+ field specifies the paths of packaged resources
+ that are expected to be usable in the context of a web page.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_CURRENT">windows API</a>
+ now has a <code>WINDOW_ID_CURRENT</code> property.
+ <li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code>
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create()</a> and
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-update">update()</a> methods
+ now have an <code>openerTabId</code> parameter.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="17"> Google Chrome 17 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The
+ <a href="webRequest.html">web request API</a>
+ lets you intercept, block, or
+ modify requests in-flight and
+ to observe and analyze traffic.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Permissions can be
+ <a href="permissions.html">optional</a>
+ for the content setting API, the web navigation API, and
+ the new web request API.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The management API's
+ <a href="management.html#type-management.ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object
+ now has a <code>disabledReason</code> property.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a>
+ now works in
+ <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito mode</a>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="16"> Google Chrome 16 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The
+ <a href="webNavigation.html">web navigation API</a>
+ lets extensions receive notifications about the status
+ of navigation requests.
+ You can use this API to track navigation events.
+ <li>The
+ <a href="permissions.html">optional permissions API</a>
+ lets you control when users are presented with permission requests.
+ <li>The
+ <a href="contentSettings.html">content settings API</a>
+ lets extensions customize Chrome’s behavior
+ on a per-site basis instead of globally.
+ You can use this API to control whether websites can use features
+ such as cookies, JavaScript, and plug-ins.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="manifest.html#requirements">requirements</a> field
+ allows you to declare extension requirements up front.
+ For example, you can use this field
+ to specify that your app requires 3D graphics support
+ in order to use features such as CSS 3D Tranforms or WebGL.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a> method
+ gets all tabs that have the specified properties or
+ all tabs if no properties are specified.
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-reload">chrome.tabs.reload()</a> method
+ reloads a tab and includes the option
+ to preserve the local cache of the reloaded tab.
+ <li>The management API's
+ <a href="management.html#type-management.ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object
+ now has an <code>updateURL</code> property.
+ <li>You can now limit the supported locales for an
+ <a href="external_extensions.html">external extension</a>
+ by adding the <code>supported_locales</code> attribute
+ to the <code>external_extensions.json</code>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The methods <code>getAllInWindow()</code> and
+ <code>getSelected()</code> have been deprecated.
+ To get details about all tabs in the specified window, use
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a>
+ with the argument <code>{'windowId': windowID}</code>.
+ To get the tab that is selected in the specified window, use
+ <code>chrome.tabs.query()</code>
+ with the argument <code>{'active': true}</code>.
+ <li>You are no longer required
+ to specify the <code>tabID</code> for the
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-update">chrome.tabs.update()</a> method.
+ When not provided,
+ the <code>tabID</code> defaults
+ to the selected tab of the current window.
+ <li>External extension files on Mac OS can now be owned by users
+ within a wheel group (or an admin group).
+ <li>The "experimental" permission is no longer required
+ for the
+ <a href="windows.html#type-windows.Window">window "panel"</a> type.
+ By default, the "panel" type creates a popup
+ unless the <code>--enable-panels</code> flag is set.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="15"> Google Chrome 15 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>The <a href="webstore.html">webstore API</a>
+ lets you initiate app and extensions installations
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/docs/inline_installation.html">"inline"</a>
+ from your site.
+</ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="manifest.html#offline_enabled">offline_enabled</a> field
+ lets you specify that your app works well even without an internet
+ connection.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>You can retrieve permission warnings using the new management API methods
+ <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsById">getPermissionWarningsById()</a>
+ and
+ <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsByManifest">getPermissionWarningsByManifest()</a>.
+ <li>The management API’s
+ <a href="management.html#type-management.ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object has
+ a new field, <code>offlineEnabled</code>.
+ <li>You can now <a href="i18n.html">internationalize</a> content script CSS
+ files by using <code>__MSG_messagename__</code> placeholders.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The callback for the <a href="tabs.html#method-update">tabs.update</a>
+ method is passed <code>null</code> instead of the tab details if the
+ extension does not have the "tabs" permission.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="14"> Google Chrome 14 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="tts.html">tts API</a>
+ lets extensions generate speech from text.
+ <li>The <a href="ttsEngine.html">ttsEngine API</a>
+ lets extensions implement text-to-speech (TTS) engines.
+ <li>Extensions that are distributed through the Chrome Web Store
+ can now include Native Client modules.
+ No special manifest entry is necessary, as you can see from the
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/p/naclports/source/browse#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2Fpackages%2Flibraries%2Fnethack-3.4.3">NetHack example</a>.
+ For more information, see the
+ <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/08/native-client-brings-sandboxed-native.html">announcement</a> and the
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/">Native Client documentation</a>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="manifest.html#content_security_policy">content_security_policy</a> field
+ can help prevent
+ <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/07/writing-extensions-more-securely.html">cross-site scripting vulnerabilities</a>
+ in your extension.
+ <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#nacl_modules">nacl_modules</a> field
+ lets you register Native Client modules
+ as content handlers for MIME types.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="contextMenus.html">Context menu</a> items
+ can now appear even in documents
+ that have file:// or chrome:// URLs.
+ Previously, they were restricted to documents with
+ http:// or https:// URLs.
+ <li>An optional <code>drawAttention</code> field in
+ <a href="windows.html#method-update">chrome.windows.update()</a>'s
+ <code>updateInfo</code> object lets you specify that the window
+ should entice the user to change focus to it.
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="bookmarks.html#method-getSubTree">bookmarks.getSubTree()</a>
+ function lets you retrieve just part of the Bookmarks hierarchy.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The "tabs" permission is no longer required for
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-remove">tabs.remove</a> and
+ <a href="tabs.html#event-onRemoved">tabs.onRemoved</a>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="13"> Google Chrome 13 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="proxy.html">proxy API</a>
+ lets extensions manage Chrome's proxy settings.
+ <li>The
+ <a href="types.html#type-types.ChromeSetting">chrome.types.ChromeSetting</a> prototype
+ provides an interface to browser settings;
+ it's used by the proxy API.
+ <li> <em>Chrome OS only:</em>
+ The <a href="fileBrowserHandler.html">fileBrowserHandler API</a>
+ lets you extend the Chrome OS file browser.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>A new <code>exclude_matches</code> item
+ in the "content_scripts" field
+ lets you target your content script more precisely.
+ For details, see
+ <a href="content_scripts.html#match-patterns-globs">Match patterns and globs</a>.
+ <li>New "clipboardRead" and "clipboardWrite"
+ <a href="manifest.html#permissions">permissions</a>
+ specify capabilities for <code>document.execCommand()</code>.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Content scripts can now make
+ <a href="xhr.html">cross-origin XMLHttpRequests</a>
+ to the same sites that their parent extension can,
+ eliminating the need to relay these requests
+ through a background page.
+ <li>You can now use <code>@run-at</code>
+ in an imported Greasemonkey script
+ to control when the script is injected.
+ It works the same way as
+ <a href="content_scripts.html#run_at"><code>run_at</code></a>
+ in content scripts.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="12"> Google Chrome 12 </h2>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Two new <code>chrome.extension</code>
+ methods&mdash;<a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedFileSchemeAccess">isAllowedFileSchemeAccess()</a> and
+ <a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedIncognitoAccess">isAllowedIncognitoAccess()</a>&mdash;let you
+ determine whether your extension has increased access,
+ which the user specifies using the extensions management page
+ (<b>chrome://extensions</b>).
+ <li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method can now take a <code>focused</code> value.
+ Previously, all new windows had the keyboard focus;
+ now you can create windows without interrupting the user's typing.
+ <li>If the manifest specifies "experimental" permission,
+ your extension can specify "panel" as the value of
+ the <code>type</code> field in
+ the <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method
+ or the <a href="windows.html#type-windows.Window">Window</a> type.
+ <li>The <a href="cookies.html#event-onChanged">onChanged</a>
+ event of <code>chrome.cookies</code>
+ now has a <code>cause</code> parameter.
+ <li>The <code>chrome.contextMenus</code>
+ <a href="contextMenus.html#method-create">create()</a> and
+ <a href="contextMenus.html#method-update">update()</a>
+ methods now let you specify a context value of "frame".
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="11"> Google Chrome 11 </h2>
+
+<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>For security reasons, you can no longer call
+ <a href="tabs.html#method-captureVisibleTab">chrome.tab.captureVisibleTab()</a>
+ on just any tab.
+ Instead, you now must have
+ <a href="manifest.html#permissions">host permission</a>
+ for the URL displayed by that tab.
+ To get the previous behavior,
+ specify <code>&lt;all_urls></code> for the host permission.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The management API's
+ <a href="management.html#type-management.ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object
+ now has a <code>homepageUrl</code> property.
+ <li>The management API now lets you get the icons of
+ disabled apps and extensions.
+ Also, you can now modify the regular icon's URL
+ to get its disabled equivalent.
+ See <a href="management.html#type-management.IconInfo">IconInfo</a> for details.
+ <li>The cookies API
+ <a href="cookies.html#method-set">set()</a>
+ and <a href="cookies.html#method-remove">remove()</a> methods
+ can now take callbacks.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="10"> Google Chrome 10 </h2>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#bg">background</a> permission
+ extends the life of Chrome,
+ allowing your extension or app
+ to run even when Chrome has no windows open.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method now has a <code>tabId</code> field.
+ You can use it to move a tab or panel into a new window.
+ <p class="note">
+ <b>Note:</b>
+ This change was incorrectly attributed to Chrome 9
+ in previous release notes.
+ </ul>
+
+<h2 id="9"> Google Chrome 9 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to
+ register a keyword with Chrome's address bar.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="manifest.html#homepage_url">homepage_url</a> field
+ lets you specify the extension or app's homepage.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="tabs.html#type-tabs.Tab">Tab</a> object
+ now has a <code>pinned</code> property
+ that's reflected in various <code>chrome.tabs</code> methods.
+ For example,
+ you can <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create</a>
+ a pinned tab.
+ <li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>
+ method can now take a list of URLs,
+ letting you create multiple tabs in the new window.
+ <li>The new
+ <a href="management.html#method-get">chrome.management.get()</a> method
+ lets you get information about the specified extension or app.
+ </ul>
+
+
+<h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2>
+
+<p>
+We took a break for Chrome 8.
+No API or manifest changes worth noting.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2 id="7"> Google Chrome 7 </h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>All users can now install
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/index.html">apps</a>;
+ packaged apps can use extension APIs.
+ <li>The <a href="management.html">management API</a>
+ lets you work with installed apps and extensions.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Introduced <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito</a>
+ mode as the default for installable web apps
+ (also available to extensions).
+ <li>The <a href="tabs.html">tabs API</a>
+ <code>create()</code> and <code>update()</code> methods
+ no longer require the "tabs" permission, removing one common cause of
+ <a href="permission_warnings.html">scary dialogs</a>.
+ </ul>
+
+
+<h2 id="6">Google Chrome 6</h2>
+
+<h4> New APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to
+ add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page.
+ <li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the
+ browser's cookie system.
+ <li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the
+ machine's idle state changes.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a
+ href="extension.html#method-getViews">chrome.extension.getViews()</a>
+ method can now return popup views.
+ <li>A new <a
+ href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE</a> constant
+ identifies when focus shifts away from the browser.
+ <li>The new <a
+ href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurrent()</a> method
+ returns the tab associated with the currently executing script.
+ </ul>
+
+<h4> Manifest changes </h4>
+ <ul>
+ <li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission
+ gives an extension access to the user's physical location.
+ <li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all
+ schemes or all URLs.
+ <li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"
+ security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions
+ management page.
+ </ul>

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