web-ext-native-messaging

WebExtension native messaging with serde_json as the (de)serializer.

Documentation

See docs.rs for documentation.

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

Contribution

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lib.rs:

web-ext-native-messaging

WebExtension native messaging with serde_json as the (de)serializer.

Reading

In your web extension:

const port = browser.runtime.connectNative('native executable');

port.postMessage('Hey, there!');

Then in your native executable:

use web_ext_native_messaging::read_message;

let message = read_message::<String>().unwrap();
println!("{}", message);

Writing

In your web extension:

const port = browser.runtime.connectNative('native executable');

port.onMessage.addListener((message) => {
  console.log(message);
});

Then in your native executable:

use web_ext_native_messaging::write_message;

let message = "Hey, there!".to_string();
write_message(&message).unwrap();

See the native messaging documentation for precise instructions on how to send and receive messages.