I would like to open a packaged chrome application automatically when the browser starts.
I have tried: chrome-extension://app id/
But it doesn't work. I get chrome-extension://invalid/ error page.
Use the chrome.runtime.onStartup event, "Fired when a profile that has this extension installed first starts up".
chrome.runtime.onStartup.addListener(function() {
chrome.app.window.create("main.html")
})
https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/runtime#event-onStartup
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Very simply, I would like to disable the display of the repeated workbox messages that appear in my browser console while I am debugging. For instance, I don't need to see:
WorkBox: Using NetworkFirst to respond to '/fonts/KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmEU9fBBc-.woff'
It clutters my FireFox console and it is something I dislike very much. If you like it, fine, please don't try to change my mind about the benefit of such useless (to me) messages.
Do you know how to turn it off?
For info sake, I am using Quasar and Vue to create a SPA - not even a PWA.
Thanks.
Simply add self.__WB_DISABLE_DEV_LOGS = true at the top of your service worker (sw.js) file.
Contrarily to what answers posted here say, the solution is not:
to unregister your service worker to get rid of the messages. Your app may need it to run properly
to add workbox.setConfig({debug: false}) unless knowing what it does:
it switches between a production build and a debug build. workbox automatically selects the debug build when running on localhost.
For me worked:
Console -> Application tab -> Service workers -> sw.js unregister
You can use workbox.setConfig({ debug: false }); in order to use production build and remove extra logging, otherwise adjust your web console log level filtering accordingly.
Doc : https://developers.google.com/web/tools/workbox/guides/troubleshoot-and-debug
You add this setting in your service worker definition file, after the import. For example:
importScripts(`https://storage.googleapis.com/workbox-cdn/releases/4.3.1/workbox-sw.js`);
if (workbox) {
console.log(`Yay! Workbox is loaded 😁`);
} else {
console.log(`Boo! Workbox didn't load 😬`);
}
// Switch debug logging on/off here. Default is on in dev and off in prod.
workbox.setConfig({debug: false});
For more information on this see https://developers.google.com/web/tools/workbox/guides/configure-workbox#configure_debug_builds_vs_production_builds
Thanks to the answer provided by Antonina K, I was able to locate an answer for FireFox. In case anyone else needs this. As Antonina mentioned, in Chrome, the console has an application tab that has references to all the service workers used by the browser. FireFox does not have the tab (or, at least my version does not).
In FireFox, open a new tab and place about:serviceworkers in the address bar. Scroll through the list to find the workbox service worker. For me, it was listed as localhost:8080. I deregistered that worker and I no longer see the multitude of workbox messages in my console. I can finally debug my app again!
Here is the link that I referenced to fix the problem:
Manage Service Workers in FireFox and Chrome
app mode: chrome window without navigation panel(address+tab bars). Run this in terminal
google-chrome --app=http://stackoverflow.com/
I want to open a website in app mode directly from chrome. Is there an extension that adds such option? If not how do I write a small extension that does just that? I never wrote a chrome extension but I have some experience with html and javascript. Thanks
Edit: Main issue is chrome.windows.create has no "app" option for CreateType. I guess we can't do anything about it.
There is a way using chrome.management API.
chrome.management.generateAppForLink("http://stackoverflow.com/", "Stack Overflow", function(info) {
chrome.management.setLaunchType(info.id, "OPEN_AS_WINDOW", function() {
chrome.management.launchApp(info.id);
})
});
Note that the above code requires a user gesture (which is undocumented). For examples, see Invoking activeTab. Activating a context menu should be sufficient as a gesture.
However, this will create an app in the app launcher permanently. On the plus side, it will not create duplicates for the same URL/Title.
You can call chrome.management.uninstall(id), but it will require a confirmation from the user.
I am developing chrome app. I need to refresh it often but it is not possible by calling:
window.location.reload()
or
document.location.reload()
In console there is error message:
Can't open same-window link to
"chrome-extension://dmjpjfnceeilhihfbkclnbnhjpcgcdpn/window.html"; try
target="_blank".
Instead use this:
chrome.runtime.reload();
If you have developer tools opened, they will be refreshed as well. Also it seems that if you have only opened app window and developer tools (and you closed browser itself), this will close app but will not load it back again, so you have to keep browser open (e.g. minimized).
During development you can add callback for F5 key to refresh the app:
window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
if (event.keyIdentifier === 'F5') {
chrome.runtime.reload();
}
});
How do i set up a custom protocol handler in chrome? Something like:
myprotocol://testfile
I would need this to send a request to http://example.com?query=testfile, then send the httpresponse to my extension.
The following method registers an application to a URI Scheme. So, you can use mycustproto: in your HTML code to trigger a local application. It works on a Google Chrome Version 51.0.2704.79 m (64-bit).
I mainly used this method for printing document silently without the print dialog popping up. The result is pretty good and is a seamless solution to integrate the external application with the browser.
HTML code (simple):
Click Me
HTML code (alternative):
<input id="DealerName" />
<button id="PrintBtn"></button>
$('#PrintBtn').on('click', function(event){
event.preventDefault();
window.location.href = 'mycustproto:dealer ' + $('#DealerName').val();
});
URI Scheme will look like this:
You can create the URI Scheme manually in registry, or run the "mycustproto.reg" file (see below).
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes
mycustproto
(Default) = "URL:MyCustProto Protocol"
URL Protocol = ""
DefaultIcon
(Default) = "myprogram.exe,1"
shell
open
command
(Default) = "C:\Program Files\MyProgram\myprogram.exe" "%1"
mycustproto.reg example:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mycustproto]
"URL Protocol"="\"\""
#="\"URL:MyCustProto Protocol\""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mycustproto\DefaultIcon]
#="\"mycustproto.exe,1\""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mycustproto\shell]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mycustproto\shell\open]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mycustproto\shell\open\command]
#="\"C:\\Program Files\\MyProgram\\myprogram.exe\" \"%1\""
C# console application - myprogram.exe:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
namespace myprogram
{
class Program
{
static string ProcessInput(string s)
{
// TODO Verify and validate the input
// string as appropriate for your application.
return s;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Raw command-line: \n\t" + Environment.CommandLine);
Console.WriteLine("\n\nArguments:\n");
foreach (string s in args)
{
Console.WriteLine("\t" + ProcessInput(s));
}
Console.WriteLine("\nPress any key to continue...");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
Try to run the program first to make sure the program has been placed in the correct path:
cmd> "C:\Program Files\MyProgram\myprogram.exe" "mycustproto:Hello World"
Click the link on your HTML page:
You will see a warning window popup for the first time.
To reset the external protocol handler setting in Chrome:
If you have ever accepted the custom protocol in Chrome and would like to reset the setting, do this (currently, there is no UI in Chrome to change the setting):
Edit "Local State" this file under this path:
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\
or Simply go to:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\
Then, search for this string: protocol_handler
You will see the custom protocol from there.
Note: Please close your Google Chrome before editing the file. Otherwise, the change you have made will be overwritten by Chrome.
Reference:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(v=vs.85).aspx
Chrome 13 now supports the navigator.registerProtocolHandler API. For example,
navigator.registerProtocolHandler(
'web+custom', 'http://example.com/rph?q=%s', 'My App');
Note that your protocol name has to start with web+, with a few exceptions for common ones (like mailto, etc). For more details, see: http://updates.html5rocks.com/2011/06/Registering-a-custom-protocol-handler
This question is old now, but there's been a recent update to Chrome (at least where packaged apps are concerned)...
http://developer.chrome.com/apps/manifest/url_handlers
and
https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-extensions-samples/blob/e716678b67fd30a5876a552b9665e9f847d6d84b/apps/samples/url-handler/README.md
It allows you to register a handler for a URL (as long as you own it). Sadly no myprotocol:// but at least you can do http://myprotocol.mysite.com and can create a webpage there that points people to the app in the app store.
This is how I did it. Your app would need to install a few reg keys on installation, then in any browser you can just link to foo:\anythingHere.txt and it will open your app and pass it that value.
This is not my code, just something I found on the web when searching the same question. Just change all "foo" in the text below to the protocol name you want and change the path to your exe as well.
(put this in to a text file as save as foo.reg on your desktop, then double click it to install the keys)
-----Below this line goes into the .reg file (NOT including this line)------
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foo]
#="URL:foo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foo\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foo\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foo\shell\open\command]
#="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe\" \"%1\""
Not sure whether this is the right place for my answer, but as I found very few helpful threads and this was one of them, I am posting my solution here.
Problem: I wanted Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon to open Evolution when clicking on mailto links in Chromium. Gmail was registered as default handler in chrome://settings/handlers and I could not choose any other handler.
Solution:
Use the xdg-settings in the console
xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto org.gnome.Evolution.desktop
Solution was found here https://alt.os.linux.ubuntu.narkive.com/U3Gy7inF/kubuntu-mailto-links-in-chrome-doesn-t-open-evolution and adapted for my case.
I've found the solution by Jun Hsieh and MuffinMan generally works when it comes to clicking links on pages in Chrome or pasting into the URL bar, but it doesn't seem to work in a specific case of passing the string on the command line.
For example, both of the following commands open a blank Chrome window which then does nothing.
"c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "foo://C:/test.txt"
"c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --new-window "foo://C:/test.txt"
For comparison, feeding Chrome an http or https URL with either of these commands causes the web page to be opened.
This became apparent because one of our customers reported that clicking links for our product from a PDF being displayed within Adobe Reader fails to invoke our product when Chrome is the default browser. (It works fine with MSIE and Firefox as default, but not when either Chrome or Edge are default.)
I'm guessing that instead of just telling Windows to invoke the URL and letting Windows figure things out, the Adobe product is finding the default browser, which is Chrome in this case, and then passing the URL on the command line.
I'd be interested if anyone knows of Chrome security or other settings which might be relevant here so that Chrome will fully handle a protocol handler, even if it's provided via the command line. I've been looking but so far haven't found anything.
I've been testing this against Chrome 88.0.4324.182.
open
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
open Preferences then search for excluded_schemes you will find it in 'protocol_handler' delete this excluded scheme(s) to reset chrome to open url with default application
Tried both of the following methods so that ppl can click a link in my app and be taken to the app store to review/rate:
Rate our App
and when this linked is tapped on, nothing happens and i get the following console message:
Failed to load webpage with error: The URL can’t be shown
Also tried a window.open:
$(document).hammer().on('tap', self.frameSelector + ' .rate-us-action', function(){
window.open('itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id111111111');
});
and when tapping attempting this method nothing happens and i get the following console message:
handle url: itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id1111111
How do i get my phonegap app to properly open a link to the appstore???
Try this format for <> has to be replaced with the appropriate info:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/<APP_NAME>/id<APP_ID>?mt=8
I've used the following link format for Cordova/PhoneGap apps since Cordova 2.2 & iOS 5:
itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/appname
Simply replace appname with your app's name.
Rate our App
You can also open the App Store and display a page of apps by your company with the same format:
itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/companyname
In a link:
More Apps By Us
This works today on iOS 8.1.1 without the Cordova inappbrowser plugin.