Temporarily disable extensions and sync while a profile is locked - Profiles Approach

chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json

Index: chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json b/chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json
index 1f4a968b6c7423553115e3176cca5c7bcc2f8793..be30259e364a02154bb59b1480fabd007b085faa 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@
     "platforms": ["mac", "win", "linux"],
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["platform_app"],
+    "location": "component",

[not at google - send to devlin, 2014/11/19 20:20:42]

Why did you need to make this change?

[Mike Lerman, 2014/11/20 17:18:33]

After consultation with isherman@, who works on this API and Component. Since I
changed the screenlock_private_apitest to always run as a component extension
for Desktop, any future extensions which access this API (of which there are
currently none) should have to be components. The Blocked-Extension rule would
also require this - screen unlocking extensions need to be available while the
Profile's locked, and if they're not components then they won't be loaded.

[not at google - send to devlin, 2014/11/20 18:27:20]

Alright, it just seemed orthogonal to your API.

Though this compound screenlockPrivate rule is now a bit odd. It's available
- on chromeos, for any component extension
- on other platforms, for only specific component extensions

I like the explicit whitelist, though if it's a component extension I don't
really see the point. Seems like the whole rule could basically be

"screenlockPrivate": {
  "channel": "stable",
  "extension_types": ["platform_app"],
  "location": "component"
}

[Ilya Sherman, 2014/11/21 02:08:41]

Agreed, that's what I had intended to nudge Mike towards.  Sorry for any
confusion!

     "whitelist": [
       "lkegkdgachcnekllcdfkijonogckdnjo",  // API test
       "E13990DC5440B6E270503DA27A35762F423725C3"   // dogfood