get-manifest-external

Include this file in a Chrome App or Extension's background page
and it will allow you to request the manifest file from an
external page.

Usage

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``bash
npm install get-manifest-external --save
`

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`javascript
// require the file in background.js
require('get-manifest-external');

// or import the file into background.js (requires babel)
import 'get-manifest-external';

`

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`json

...

"externally-connectable": {
"matches": ["your-external-page-here"]
}

`

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`javascript

chrome.runtime.sendMessage(, { message: 'getManifest' }, function(manifest) {
console.log(manifest);
});
``

Why?

Can be used to check if an extension is installed as well as displaying
the currently installed extension's version.