npmclub-permission-toggle
webext-permission-toggle 
WebExtension module: Browser-action context menu to request permission for the current tab.
- Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Safari
- Manifest: v2 and v3
This package was recently renamed from webext-domain-permission-toggle to webext-permission-toggle
Install
use npm:
npm install webext-permission-toggle
import addPermissionToggle from 'webext-permission-toggle';
Usage
// In background.js
addPermissionToggle();
manifest.json v3
// example background.worker.js
navigator.importScripts(
"webext-permission-toggle.js"
)
{
"version": 3,
"action": { /* Firefox support */
"default_icon": "icon.png"
},
"permissions": [
"contextMenus",
"activeTab",
"scripting",
],
"optional_host_permissions": [
"*://*/*"
],
"background": {
"service_worker": "background.worker.js"
}
}
manifest.json v2
{
"version": 2,
"browser_action": { /* Firefox support */
"default_icon": "icon.png"
},
"permissions": [
"contextMenus",
"activeTab"
],
"optional_permissions": [
"*://*/*"
],
"background": {
"scripts": [
"webext-permission-toggle.js",
"background.js"
]
}
}
API
addPermissionToggle([options])
Adds an item to the browser action icon’s context menu (as shown in the screenshot).
The user can access this menu by right clicking the icon. If your extension doesn’t have any action or popup assigned to the icon, it will also appear with a left click.
options
title
Type: string
Default: 'Enable ${extensionName} on this domain'
The title of the action in the context menu.
reloadOnSuccess
Type: boolean string
Default: false
If true or string, when the user accepts the new permission, they will be asked to reload the current tab. Set a string to customize the message or true use the default message: Do you want to reload this page to apply ${extensionName}?