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chrome-store-api
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Chrome webstore Api for Node.js
npm install chrome-store-api
var WebstoreApi = require('chrome-store-api').Webstore;
var TokenManager = require('chrome-store-api').TokenManager;
var code = 'app-code';
var clientId = 'your-client-id';
var clientSecret = 'your-client-secret';
var tokenManager = new TokenManager(code, clientId, clientSecret);
var api = new WebstoreApi(tokenManager);
You can use storage for save token data between sessions.
var WebstoreApi = require('chrome-store-api').Webstore;
var TokenManager = require('chrome-store-api').TokenManager;
var FileStorage = require('chrome-store-api').FileStorage;
var code = 'app-code';
var clientId = 'your-client-id';
var clientSecret = 'your-client-secret';
var storage = new FileStorage('data.json');
// you can use every storage module, which implements IStorage interface
var tokenManager = new TokenManager(code, clientId, clientSecret, storage);
var api = new WebstoreApi(tokenManager);
api.get('extensiond-id')
.then(function (data) {
console.log(data);
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
var fs = require('q-io/fs');
fs.read('path/to/extension.zip', 'b')
.then(function (blob) {
return api.insert(blob);
})
.then(function (data) {
console.log(data); // new item info
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
var fs = require('q-io/fs');
fs.read('path/to/extension.zip', 'b')
.then(function (blob) {
return api.update('extension-id', blob);
})
.then(function (data) {
console.log(data); // item info
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
api.publish('extension-id')
.then(function (data) {
console.log(data);
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
FAQs
Chrome webstore API
We found that chrome-store-api demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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