Allowing component extensions to request permissions NOT only from user's gestures

chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc

Index: chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc
diff --git a/chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc b/chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc
index cbaf1d9055f362b27f2567d2e3381f4fe7008bc3..d39ab661c75f22e4bd5d18a6c67439ce924f2327 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/extensions/api/permissions/permissions_api.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ PermissionsRequestFunction::~PermissionsRequestFunction() {}
 bool PermissionsRequestFunction::RunImpl() {
   results_ = Request::Results::Create(false);
 
-  if (!user_gesture() && !ignore_user_gesture_for_tests) {
+  if (!user_gesture() &&
+      !ignore_user_gesture_for_tests &&
+      extension_->location() != Manifest::COMPONENT) {
     error_ = kUserGestureRequiredError;
     return false;
   }
@@ -211,7 +213,8 @@ bool PermissionsRequestFunction::RunImpl() {
   // are allowed to silently increase their permission level.
   bool has_no_warnings = requested_permissions_->GetWarningMessages(
       GetExtension()->GetType()).empty();
-  if (auto_confirm_for_tests == PROCEED || has_no_warnings) {
+  if (auto_confirm_for_tests == PROCEED || has_no_warnings ||
+      extension_->location() == Manifest::COMPONENT) {
     InstallUIProceed();
   } else if (auto_confirm_for_tests == ABORT) {
     // Pretend the user clicked cancel.