We don't have an announced release date yet, sorry. On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Uriel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Antony Sargent<[email protected]> > wrote: > > You're right, JSON is much nicer to work with than XML for simple things > > like the update manifest, but adding support for JSON to Omaha would > > probably be a lot of work with relatively little benefit. Our long term > hope > > is that once we launch the extensions gallery, most developers will > choose > > to host their extensions there and never need to worry about update > > manifests. Instead, they'll just use the web interface to upload new > > versions of their code and hit a publish button. > > Any timeframe for the extension gallery? I have been toying with the > idea of building one with appengine... > > > uriel > > > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Uriel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Why is the update manifest in XML? > >> > >> The extension manifest is in JSON, and it is much more pleasant to > >> work with than XML. The Omaha folks surely realize we are not in the > >> late 90's anymore... > >> > >> Peace > >> > >> uriel > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Aaron Boodman<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > There is no need to do this manually. Chrome has its own extension > >> > update system built-in. You can learn more about it here: > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/autoupdate > >> > > >> > You should avoid doing your own automatic updates as it is difficult > >> > to do them in a secure way. Instead, use the built in updater if you > >> > can. > >> > > >> > - a > >> > > >> > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Maxo<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> This is my first attempt at writing an extension, and I am only just > >> >> passed being a beginner at Javascript, so forgive me for the newb > >> >> question. I want my extension to check for an updated configuration > >> >> file that resides on the web each time Chrome starts up. I tried > >> >> using XMLHttpRequest, but that fails because of Cross Site Scripting > >> >> security. > >> >> I am also using a content_script, which is not optimal because it > >> >> fires off each time a new tab is opened, which could cause > performance > >> >> issues and is overkill. I just want to get the new file each time > the > >> >> browser is loaded. What is the best way to tackle this? > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
