chrome/common/extensions/api/permissions.json

   1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
   2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
   3 // found in the LICENSE file.
   4
   5 [
   6   {
   7     "namespace": "permissions",
   8     "description": "Use the <code>chrome.permissions</code> API to request <a href='permissions#manifest'>declared optional permissions</a> at run time rather than install time, so users understand why the permissions are needed and grant only those that are necessary.",
   9     "types": [
  10       {
  11         "id": "Permissions",
  12         "type": "object",
  13         "properties": {
  14           "permissions": {
  15             "type": "array",
  16             "items": {"type": "string"},
  17             "optional": true,
  18             "description": "List of named permissions (does not include hosts or origins).  Anything listed here must appear in the <code>optional_permissions</code> list in the manifest."
  19           },
  20           "origins": {
  21             "type": "array",
  22             "items": {"type": "string"},
  23             "optional": true,
  24             "description": "List of origin permissions. Anything listed here must be a subset of a host that appears in the <code>optional_permissions</code> list in the manifest. For example, if <code>http://*.example.com/</code> or <code>http://*/</code> appears in <code>optional_permissions</code>, you can request an origin of <code>http://help.example.com/</code>. Any path is ignored."
  25           }
  26         }
  27       }
  28     ],
  29     "events": [
  30       {
  31         "name": "onAdded",
  32         "type": "function",
  33         "description": "Fired when the extension acquires new permissions.",
  34         "parameters": [
  35           {
  36             "$ref": "Permissions",
  37             "name": "permissions",
  38             "description": "The newly acquired permissions."
  39           }
  40         ]
  41       },
  42       {
  43         "name": "onRemoved",
  44         "type": "function",
  45         "description": "Fired when access to permissions has been removed from the extension.",
  46         "parameters": [
  47           {
  48             "$ref": "Permissions",
  49             "name": "permissions",
  50             "description": "The permissions that have been removed."
  51           }
  52         ]
  53       }
  54      ],
  55     "functions": [
  56       {
  57         "name": "getAll",
  58         "type": "function",
  59         "description": "Gets the extension's current set of permissions.",
  60         "parameters": [
  61           {
  62             "name": "callback",
  63             "type": "function",
  64             "parameters": [
  65                {
  66                 "name": "permissions",
  67                 "$ref": "Permissions",
  68                 "description": "The extension's active permissions."
  69               }
  70             ]
  71           }
  72         ]
  73       },
  74       {
  75         "name": "contains",
  76         "type": "function",
  77         "description": "Checks if the extension has the specified permissions.",
  78         "parameters": [
  79           {
  80             "name": "permissions",
  81             "$ref": "Permissions"
  82           },
  83           {
  84             "name": "callback",
  85             "type": "function",
  86             "parameters": [
  87               {
  88                 "name": "result",
  89                 "type": "boolean",
  90                 "description": "True if the extension has the specified permissions."
  91               }
  92             ]
  93           }
  94         ]
  95       },
  96       {
  97         "name": "request",
  98         "type": "function",
  99         "description": "Requests access to the specified permissions. These permissions must be defined in the optional_permissions field of the manifest. If there are any problems requesting the permissions, $(ref:runtime.lastError) will be set.",
 100         "parameters": [
 101           {
 102             "name": "permissions",
 103             "$ref": "Permissions"
 104           },
 105           {
 106             "name": "callback",
 107             "type": "function",
 108             "optional": true,
 109             "parameters": [
 110               {
 111                 "name": "granted",
 112                 "type": "boolean",
 113                 "description": "True if the user granted the specified permissions."
 114               }
 115             ]
 116           }
 117         ]
 118       },
 119       {
 120         "name": "remove",
 121         "type": "function",
 122         "description": "Removes access to the specified permissions. If there are any problems removing the permissions, $(ref:runtime.lastError) will be set.",
 123         "parameters": [
 124           {
 125             "name": "permissions",
 126             "$ref": "Permissions"
 127           },
 128           {
 129             "name": "callback",
 130             "type": "function",
 131             "optional": true,
 132             "parameters": [
 133               {
 134                 "name": "removed",
 135                 "type": "boolean",
 136                 "description": "True if the permissions were removed."
 137               }
 138             ]
 139           }
 140         ]
 141       }
 142     ]
 143   }
 144 ]