refden-extension

Refden browser extension for Chrome & Firefox.

Development

1. Run yarn start
2. Run yarn manifest:to-chrome
3. In chrome://extensions/ choose "load unpacked" and select app/ directory.

Firefox

Go to about:debugging and load temporary the extension or run yarn web-ext run --verbose.

Notes

• You may need to reload the extension when making changes in JS code.

Deploy

Chrome

• Guide: https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/publish
• Run yarn:compress (Webpack in production & compress app folder)
• Submit

Firefox

• Package extension
• Rename manifest.firefox.json to manifest.json: yarn manifest:to-firefox
• Compress files with app folder and submit: yarn web-ext build -s app
• Provide source code from Github.

Resources

• Alternative api endpoint: https://api.crossref.org/works/10.5555/487hjd (From: https://www.crossref.org/education/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/a-non-technical-introduction-to-our-api/)
• https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/api/storage