Hi,
I hope you get more feedback from developers. In the meantime, take a
look at the Cross-extension messaging
(http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/messaging.html#external)
There it shows how communication between extensions work allowing to
restrict which extensions would be able to communicate with each
other. That could be a nice way to implement the parent-siblings model
you are suggesting.
Ernest
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Hrishikesh <kalehri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is my suggestion:
>
> Provide a facility to create sub-extensions under single extension.
> this will be a great feature for addon developers. it will allow us to
> maintain the code efficiently and it will also allow to bundle the
> themes and extensions together.
>
> Here is sample:
>
> manifest.json
>
> {
>
>
> //details of master addon
> //background page for installing/enabling/disabling sub addons.
> // we can do it by using options page also. we need some special apis
> here.
>
> "sub-extension":{
>
>
> "extension-1":{
>
> //details of extension 1
>
>
>
> },
> "theme1":{
> //details of theme1
>
> }
>
>
> },
>
>
> //other attributes of master addon
>
>
>
> }
>
>
>
> In extension's page we can show the child /sub extensions under the
> main extension as tree of children.
>
> Here are the benefits of this method over mozilla firefox's extension
> system:
>
> this is very secure method as child extension will be able to
> communicate with their siblings only. so unlike firefox extension one
> extension cannot interfere with other extension's functionality. also
> it will provide a easy way of updating the single child extension
> without affecting siblings and master extension.
>
>
> I didnt found any con of this method. if anyone found any then post
> here.
>
> This is very crude idea. it need many refinements. I invite all of the
> addon developers to discuss and post their thoughts. also i want to
> invite people who want this feature in chrome to support the demand by
> posting their demand here in this topic. so if sufficient number of
> people demand this feature then chrome team will consider this
> feature.
>
> Hrishikesh Kale
> India
>
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