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| 1 <!DOCTYPE html><!-- This page is a placeholder for generated extensions api doc.
Note: | 1 <!DOCTYPE html><!-- This page is a placeholder for generated extensions api doc.
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| 2 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform | 2 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform |
| 3 across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the | 3 across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the |
| 4 templating mechanism. | 4 templating mechanism. |
| 5 3) All <body>.innerHTML is genereated as an rendering step. If viewed in a | 5 3) All <body>.innerHTML is genereated as an rendering step. If viewed in a |
| 6 browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and | 6 browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and |
| 7 authored overview content. | 7 authored overview content. |
| 8 4) The <body>.innerHTML is also generated by an offline step so that this | 8 4) The <body>.innerHTML is also generated by an offline step so that this |
| 9 page may easily be indexed by search engines. | 9 page may easily be indexed by search engines. |
| 10 --><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head> | 10 --><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head> |
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| 345 <p id="classSummary" style="display: none; "> | 345 <p id="classSummary" style="display: none; "> |
| 346 For information on how to use experimental APIs, see the <a href="expe
rimental.html">chrome.experimental.* APIs</a> page. | 346 For information on how to use experimental APIs, see the <a href="expe
rimental.html">chrome.experimental.* APIs</a> page. |
| 347 </p> | 347 </p> |
| 348 | 348 |
| 349 <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER --> | 349 <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER --> |
| 350 <div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Autoupdating</
div> | 350 <div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Autoupdating</
div> |
| 351 <div id="pageData-showTOC" class="pageData">true</div> | 351 <div id="pageData-showTOC" class="pageData">true</div> |
| 352 | 352 |
| 353 <p>We want extensions to be autoupdated for some of the same reasons as Google C
hrome itself: to incorporate bug and security fixes, add new features or perform
ance enhancements, and improve user interfaces.</p> | 353 <p>We want extensions to be autoupdated for some of the same reasons as Google C
hrome itself: to incorporate bug and security fixes, add new features or perform
ance enhancements, and improve user interfaces.</p> |
| 354 | 354 |
| 355 <p>If you publish your extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/we
bstore/developer/dashboard">Chrome Developer Dashboard</a>, you can <em>ignore t
his page</em>. You can use the dashboard to release updated versions of your ext
ension to users, as well as to the Extensions Gallery or Chrome Web Store.</p> | 355 <p>If you publish your extension using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/we
bstore/developer/dashboard">Chrome Developer Dashboard</a>, you can <em>ignore t
his page</em>. You can use the dashboard to release updated versions of your ext
ension to users, as well as to the Chrome Web Store.</p> |
| 356 | 356 |
| 357 <p>If you want to host your extension somewhere other than the gallery or store,
keep reading. | 357 <p>If you want to host your extension somewhere other than the store, keep readi
ng. |
| 358 You should also read <a href="hosting.html">Hosting</a> and | 358 You should also read <a href="hosting.html">Hosting</a> and |
| 359 <a href="packaging.html">Packaging</a>.</p> | 359 <a href="packaging.html">Packaging</a>.</p> |
| 360 | 360 |
| 361 | 361 |
| 362 <a name="H2-0"></a><h2>Overview</h2> | 362 <a name="H2-0"></a><h2>Overview</h2> |
| 363 <ul><li>An extension manifest may contain an "update_url" field, pointing to a l
ocation for doing update checks.</li> | 363 <ul><li>An extension manifest may contain an "update_url" field, pointing to a l
ocation for doing update checks.</li> |
| 364 <li>The content returned by an update check is an <em>update manifest</em> XML d
ocument listing the latest version of an extension.</li></ul> | 364 <li>The content returned by an update check is an <em>update manifest</em> XML d
ocument listing the latest version of an extension.</li></ul> |
| 365 | 365 |
| 366 <p>Every few hours, the browser checks whether any installed extensions have an
update URL. For each one, it makes a request to that URL looking for an update m
anifest XML file. If the update manifest mentions a version of an extension that
is more recent than what's installed, the browser downloads and installs the ne
w version. As with manual updates, the new <code>.crx</code> file must be signed
with the same private key as the currently installed version.</p> | 366 <p>Every few hours, the browser checks whether any installed extensions have an
update URL. For each one, it makes a request to that URL looking for an update m
anifest XML file. If the update manifest mentions a version of an extension that
is more recent than what's installed, the browser downloads and installs the ne
w version. As with manual updates, the new <code>.crx</code> file must be signed
with the same private key as the currently installed version.</p> |
| 367 | 367 |
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| 690 _uff=0; | 690 _uff=0; |
| 691 urchinTracker(); | 691 urchinTracker(); |
| 692 } | 692 } |
| 693 catch(e) {/* urchinTracker not available. */} | 693 catch(e) {/* urchinTracker not available. */} |
| 694 </script> | 694 </script> |
| 695 <!-- end analytics --> | 695 <!-- end analytics --> |
| 696 </div> | 696 </div> |
| 697 </div> <!-- /gc-footer --> | 697 </div> <!-- /gc-footer --> |
| 698 </div> <!-- /gc-container --> | 698 </div> <!-- /gc-container --> |
| 699 </body></html> | 699 </body></html> |
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Chromium Code Reviews
Issue 7778017:
Update references to the extension gallery. (Closed)
Base URL: svn://chrome-svn/chrome/trunk/src/