Questions tagged [crossrider]

Crossrider is a cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions while maintaining a single codebase.

Crossrider is a an emerging cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions. It uses a single API and supports JavaScript and jQuery so developers with basic knowledge in JavaScript can write code that is easily maintainable while working across all major browsers - Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari.

This tag should be used for general questions regarding how the Crossrider framework works and how to use the API.

Questions about browser-specific extension issues should not be tagged with Crossrider if the question is specifically about a certain browser's API (use , , etc.).

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Monitor request: obtain post data, headers, response

I have been developing crossrider extension. I need to obtain data about users requests and then analyse them. For that, I used appAPI.webRequest.monitor.onRequest method. However I am not able to obtain some information that I would really…
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Can I use drag and drop class from jquery-ui in chrome extension popup?

I am developing in crossrider platform. I have to say that the draggable and dropable functions works fine in firefox popup, but doesnt in chrome popup!. There is any restriction which you might know that exist in chrome popup extension?
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CSP issue using AJAX requests on in a Crossrider extension

I'm trying to run an AJAX request in a Crossrider extension but I get a CSP related error. Here's my code (modified for privacy): $.ajax({ url : "https://example.com/...", type : 'POST', dataType : 'json', data : {user: "user", pass:…
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Add a popup Pane to crossrider add-on icon and bliking icons to the add-on icon

I wanted to migrate my existing add-on for firefox and chrome to crossrider in order to have it also with safari and IE, but i've a few doubts that mayble Schlomo (or any Crossrider developercan) can help me to solve them. Questions : Can i add a…
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What api to use in crossrider extension to schedule code to run periodically

I have developed Google chrome extension in which I am using chrome.alarms api. (https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/alarms) I am moving this extension to crossrider now. Is there any equivalent api in crossrider for chrome.alarms api. How can I…
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How to open a popup window dialog box when clicked on the context menu in crossridder ?

I have created an extension successfully and I am using an alert in extension.js to show the final message to the user when he clicks on the context menu but I want a customized popup window dialog box created using js and html instead of javascript…
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Crossrider : Browser icon not shown in Internet Explorer

I'm building a Crossrider extension. I've set up browser button in the background.js file using: appAPI.browserAction.setResourceIcon('lock.png'); appAPI.browserAction.setPopup({resourcePath:'popup.html', height: 300,…
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Unable to access cross rider db data from other browser

I'm working on a new browser extension that will users to store data across browsers. I'm using Cross Rider API for storing this data. So far, I'm able to store data that persists in same browser using cross rider's appAPI.db. But as i store some…
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CrossRider IE issue

Hello I am creating a simple crossrider extension that gets data from a php and displays it in the extension. THe code work in Chrome and FireFox, but the extension does not show up at all in IE (v9 and v11). Below Is the code i…
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Crossrider - How to trigger events on user's activities in a page?

I am new to Crossrider and I want be able to trigger events based on the user's interaction with the page. For example, have a sound played when user hovers over an html input element: extension.js appAPI.ready(function() { //the link to…
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Crossrider - Cannot get pixel data from image using Canvas

I am using crossrider to make a plugin that extract images with specific pixels. I use canvas to get the pixel images. but what i am seeing now is that when i do var data = context.getImageData(m, n, 1,1).data where m and n are the pixel locations,…
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Sending data from popup to extension.js not working

I am working on a browser extension using crossrider. I need to send some data from popup to extension.js My code of popup
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How to open a URL in a window in "Maximized" mode using Crossrider appAPI.openURL?

How to open a URL in a window in "Maximized" mode using Crossrider appAPI.openURL ? Based on the Crossrider APIs located here, appAPI.openURL , you can open a URL in a new tab or in a window (with width and height) as below: appAPI.openURL({ …
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JavaScript serialize image (icon)

I am building an extension in CrossRider. I need to save images/icons, which I have their url, in a database. They are tiny images and won't be a problem in the database. I might have something like that accessible to background.js:
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Chrome extension content script doesn't load and there's no errors. none. not even a little one

It's not unusual for me to stupidly misplace a bracket/brace and cause the entire content script not to load. When this happens there is no error anywhere - the console is empty. This happens with a content.js direct chrome extension and with…