[Q/A] How to Generate and Embed html Iframes

[imbdb]

How do you envision this feature/change to look/work like?

This feature will use the scripting permission and inject a iframe on the current page only when user does an action on extension like clicking on the extension.

What is the purpose of this change/feature? Why?

This will allows extension to only interact with page when user wants to. It will boost user morale for using the extensions.

(OPTIONAL) Example implementations

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[louisgv]

does an action on extension like clicking on the extension.

Can you elaborate on what this means and what other type of action should be considered when designing this feature?

and inject a iframe on the current page

Why an iframe when we can use csui? Is there any specific usecase for iframe?

[imbdb]

Can you elaborate on what this means and what other type of action should be considered when designing this feature?

By action on a extension, I mean clicking or interacting with extension in any way

• Clicking on the extension icon in toolbar
• Clicking a button in the popup

Why an iframe when we can use csui? Is there any specific usecase for iframe?

Iframe because it will have its own scope and isolation from the external document.
Content Scripts are cool but they are embedded on page when page loads, I need the loading of content script to be a conscious user decision.

For an example of how this will work, you can check this extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/calendly-meeting-scheduli/cbhilkcodigmigfbnphipnnmamjfkipp?hl=en

Reason for doing this is user confidence.
Check this screenshot of chrome

All the extensions with content-scripts are mentioned under "Full Access"
Whereas the scripting extension are listed under "Access Requested"

[louisgv]

It seems this is largely addressed by the recently introduced tabs API. For more convo: https://discord.com/channels/946290204443025438/1024023999992303616/1024024006686429184

[louisgv]

Created #250 to track the example creation - should be simple for folks who would like to contribute!