README.md

vue-cli-plugin-ui-chrome-extension

Start a chrome extension project with Vue-CLI UI (vue ui / vue ui -D) with ease!

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Installation

This plugin is meant for using new project for chrome extensions. Tested on default project of Vue, Vue with TypeScript

For TypeScript

• Create a new project with vue create test-project, and select typescript without class-style component syntax
• Then, add this plugin with vue add ui-chrome-extension.

For JavaScript

• Create a new project with vue create test-project.
• Then, add this plugin with vue add ui-chrome-extension.

Run Development mode and Production

• Run development mode with npm run build-watch and a dist file will be generated. Install Extension Reloader to reload chrome extensions easily everytime you reload. (take note that when u change manifest.json file, it will not automatically load, you need to remove and add the chrome extensions)
• Build for production npm run build and zip it and deploy onto chrome store.

Current feature

• Generate manifest.json
• Generate icons
• Generate background.js
• Generate popup.html
• Generate options.html
• Emit file out
• Support TypeScript (only generated with vue add typescript)

Development

Testing

Development

Currently, testing is done manually with the file ./auto.sh / ./auto.bat, by passing -r flag, it will delete the initial file generated.

Production

Test production code in npm as well with ./prod.sh / ./prod.bat.

prompts.js

Vue CLI prompt is based on inquirer.js api.

Resources

• https://itnext.io/how-to-build-a-simple-vue-cli-plugin-a2e1323de1a0
• https://cli.vuejs.org/zh/dev-guide/plugin-dev.html

Credit

• https://github.com/zwenza/vue-cli-plugin-build-watch
• https://github.com/RequireSun/vue-cli-plugin-chrome-extension
• https://github.com/sxei/chrome-plugin-demo
• https://github.com/superoo7/vue-cli-plugin-chrome-ext

License

MIT