guest271314/native-messaging-txiki.js

txiki.js Native Messaging host

Installation and usage on Chrome and Chromium

1. Navigate to chrome://extensions.
2. Toggle Developer mode.
3. Click Load unpacked.
4. Select native-messaging-txiki.js folder.
5. Note the generated extension ID.
6. Open nm_tjs.json in a text editor, set "path" to absolute path of nm_tjs.js and chrome-extension://<ID>/ using ID from 5 in "allowed_origins" array.
7. Copy the nm_tjs.json file to Chrome or Chromium configuration folder, e.g., Chromium on *nix ~/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts; Chrome dev channel on *nix ~/.config/google-chrome-unstable/NativeMessagingHosts.
8. Make sure tjs executable and nm_tjs.js are executable.
9. To test click service worker link in panel of unpacked extension which is DevTools for background.js in MV3 ServiceWorker, observe echo'ed message from txiki.js Native Messaging host. To disconnect run port.disconnect().

The Native Messaging host echoes back the message passed.

For differences between OS and browser implementations see Chrome incompatibilities.

This is FOSS. If you think a license is necessary consider WTFPLv2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTFPL applicable.