Expose privacy-relevant preferences via Chrome's extension API.

chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json

Index: chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
index 67700c82a7569620bd85fc6bd6b5367dd7b9e4f1..041cb5e5d08b860292aa99d81adc3901ddff7c85 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json
@@ -6257,27 +6257,6 @@
       }
     ],
     "properties": {
-      "global": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "value": {},
-        "properties": {
-          "thirdPartyCookiesAllowed": {
-            "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
-            "value": ["thirdPartyCookiesAllowed", {"type": "boolean"}],
-            "description": "Whether third party cookies should be allowed. The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."
-          },
-          "referrersEnabled": {
-            "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
-            "value": ["referrersEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
-            "description": "Whether referrers should be enabled. The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."
-          },
-          "hyperlinkAuditingEnabled": {
-            "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
-            "value": ["hyperlinkAuditingEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
-            "description": "Whether to enable hyperlink auditing (\"<a ping>\"). The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."
-          }
-        }
-      },
       "cookies": {
         "$ref": "ContentSetting",
         "description": "Whether to allow cookies and other local data to be set by websites. One of<br><var>allow</var>: Accept cookies,<br><var>block</var>: Block cookies,<br><var>session_only</var>: Accept cookies only for the current session. Default is <var>allow</var>.<br>The primary URL is the URL representing the cookie origin. The secondary URL is the URL of the top-level frame.",
@@ -6329,6 +6308,71 @@
     }
   },
   {
+    "namespace": "experimental.networkServices",
+    "properties": {
+      "alternateErrorPagesEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["alternateErrorPagesEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."

[battre, 2011/07/27 12:24:20]

What is an alternate error page? Will there always be one? (-> api stability)

+      },
+      "autofillEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["autofillEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."

[battre, 2011/07/27 12:24:20]

I'd find it great, if each element was shortly described.

[Mike West, 2011/07/27 18:04:14]

I've just copy/pasted all of these. I'm waiting until we have agreement on how
things look before fleshing it out.

That said, regardless of the namespace, these need descriptions... so. I'll do
something about it.

+      },
+      "instantEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["instantEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."
+      },
+      "metricsReportingEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["metricsReportingEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."

[battre, 2011/07/27 12:24:20]

defaults to true?

+      },
+      "safeBrowsingEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["safeBrowsingEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."
+      },
+      "searchSuggestEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["searchSuggestEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "If enabled, Chrome sends the text you type into the Omnibox to your default search engine, which provides predictions of websites and searches that are likely completions of what you've typed so far. This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."
+      },
+      "translateEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["translateEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."

[battre, 2011/07/27 12:24:20]

the setting enabled that translate is *offered*, it does not enable it

[Mike West, 2011/07/27 18:04:14]

Done.

+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "namespace": "experimental.networkSettings",
+    "properties": {
+      "thirdPartyCookiesAllowed": {

[Bernhard Bauer, 2011/07/27 11:41:34]

Could we keep thirdPartyCookiesAllowed in contentSettings? It has a much closer
interaction with those than with network settings in general.

[Mike West, 2011/07/27 11:48:01]

Let's talk this afternoon. :)

+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["thirdPartyCookiesAllowed", {"type": "boolean"}],
+        "description": "Whether third party cookies should be allowed. The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."

[battre, 2011/07/27 12:24:20]

what does "allowed" mean? Setting? Reading?

[Mike West, 2011/07/27 18:04:14]

Done.

+      },
+      "hyperlinkAuditingEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["hyperlinkAuditingEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "Whether to enable hyperlink auditing (\"<a ping>\"). The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."
+      },
+      "networkPredictionEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["networkPredictionEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "This preference's value is a boolean, defaulting to <code>true</code>."
+      },
+      "referrersEnabled": {
+        "$ref": "ChromeSetting",
+        "value": ["referrersEnabled", {"type":"boolean"}],
+        "description": "Whether referrers should be enabled. The value of this preference is of type boolean, and the default value is true."
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
     "namespace": "experimental.debugger",
     "functions": [
       {