kaze-k / crx-pack-webpack-plugin

A webpack5 plugin to pack crx

crx-pack-webpack-plugin

A webpack5 plugin to pack crx, use crx3 and support typescript.

Usage

add the plugin:

yarn add crx-pack-webpack-plugin -D

configure the plugin:

new CrxPackWebpackPlugin({
  zip: true,
  xml: true,
  keyFile: "your-private-key.pem",
  contentPath: "./build",
  outputPath: "./release",
  updateURL: "http://localhost:8080",
  updateFilename: "update.xml",
  name: "example-name",
  autoClean: true,
})

Configuration Settings

Option	Required	Type	Default	About
zip	no	boolean	true	provides a zip of the build files along with the CRX.
xml	no	boolean	true	provides a xml of the build files along with the CRX.
keyFile	yes	string	none	a private key required to update the extension.
contenPath	yes	string	none	location of build files.
outputPath	yes	string	none	where to export the built extension.
updateURL	no	string	"http://localhost:8000/"	where to find updates.xml
updateFilename	no	string	"update.xml"	filename for update.xml
name	no	string	"package"	the name of the built extension.
autoClean	no	boolean	false	whether to automatically empty files

Alternatives

• crx-webpack-plugin
• crx3-webpack-plugin

Thank them for their inspiration