v7.0.0-beta.3

Breaking changes

• This library is now a polyfill for UI related actions in chrome APIs for extensions system introduced in Electron 9.

6.0.0

Breaking changes

• Instead of three separate preload scripts there is only one
• Removed not needed anymore additional argument --window-id from webContents
• Replaced additional argument in webContents --blacklist with property blacklist in ExtensibleSession class
• ExtensibleSession class doesn't need to be instantiated in ready event anymore. Only the loadExtension method has to be called after the app has been ready.
• background pages now live in the same session as tabs
• ExtensibleSession takes an options object as an argument instead of session
• Added activeTab property to ExtensibleSession class determining currently active (focused) webContents. By default -1.
• Moved create-tab and set-badge-text events from extensionsRenderer object to ExtensibleSession class.

New supported APIs

• chrome.cookies.getAll
• chrome.cookies.get
• chrome.cookies.set
• chrome.cookies.remove
• chrome.cookies.onChanged

Fixes

• Fixed chrome.storage.get not accepting default settings
• Fixed chrome.webRequest.* breaking websites

5.1.0

Features

• Added support for popups

5.0.0

Changes

• Faster content_scripts injection
• Added support for sandboxed webContents

4.0.0

Breaking changes

• Separated ExtensibleSession to electron-extensions/main package and extensionsRenderer to electron-extensions/renderer.

Fixes

• Fixed sender.tab not being recomputed on port.onMessage event. (#9)

3.0.0

Breaking changes

• Extensions storage now saves data using JSON instead of leveldown to avoid unnecessary build problems.

New features

• Added audible property to Tab object. (#9)
• Added --blacklist= additional argument to webContents in a given session.

Fixes

• Prevent sending IPC messages to already destroyed webContents.

2.0.0

Breaking changes

• Removed extensionsMain object and replaced by ExtensibleSession class.
• Added extensionsRenderer object

Changes

• Added chrome.tabs.sendMessage

Fixes

• Fixed chrome.runtime messaging

Supported extensions

• Added support for darkreader

1.0.1

Fixes

• Fixed port.postMessage not sending to all webContents.
• Fixed electron-extensions not allowing multiple webRequest events.