How to check if extension/add-on used in Mozilla Firefox is a new tab extension?

Asked Mar 08 '19 at 13:29

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I can't find out how to check if the extension used in Mozilla Firefox is a new tab extension.

It works for Google Chrome. I am using the following code in my Google Chrome extension while using webextension-polyfill to be cross-platform compatible

import browser from 'webextension-polyfill'

const results = await browser.management.getAll()
  extensions = results.filter(extension =>
    extension.permissions.includes('newTabPageOverride'),
  )

This does not work in Firefox as it does not have a special type like newTabPageOverride in permissions array

How can I find out which extension is a New Tab Extension in Mozilla Firefox?

edited Mar 09 '19 at 06:55

asked Mar 08 '19 at 13:29

deadcoder0904

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`newTabPageOverride` is a non-documented internal hack in Chrome, which is probably why it wasn't implemented in Firefox. You can file a feature request on https://bugzil.la, if it's not already submitted. – wOxxOm Mar 08 '19 at 13:43
@wOxxOm so is there no way to do it in Firefox? – deadcoder0904 Mar 08 '19 at 14:49
I also filed a feature request on [bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1533765) – deadcoder0904 Mar 09 '19 at 07:21
So I guess it isn't gonna happen as they closed the issue & would re-open it someday in the future – deadcoder0904 Mar 15 '19 at 12:14

How to check if extension/add-on used in Mozilla Firefox is a new tab extension?

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