Open koo5 opened 3 years ago
koom@dev ~/Downloads/ch> ./install.sh
/tmp/fnm_multishell_28582_1614021112428/bin/node
NodeJS status = 0
Installer is using your system NodeJS.
-> Root directory is /home/koom/.config
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts
-> Chrome Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts
-> Chromium Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/vivaldi/NativeMessagingHosts
-> Vivaldi Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/NativeMessagingHosts
-> Brave Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/microsoftedge/NativeMessagingHosts
-> Microsoft Edge Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
-> Firefox Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.waterfox/native-messaging-hosts
-> Waterfox Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.tor-browser/app/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
-> Tor Browser is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.thunderbird/native-messaging-hosts
-> Thunderbird Email Client is supported
-> Creating a directory at /home/koom/.config/com.add0n.node
=> Native Host is installed in /home/koom/.config/com.add0n.node
>>> host is ready <<<
Hmm? So what's the difference with mime handler? For some reason I was under the impression that it needs an always running backend or something. In fact I thought of using it for Promnesia (instead of rest API), but encountered a few anecdotes claiming it's not well documented and doesn't really work well.. Have you played with it, what are the main benefits?
i see how it can give the impression that there has to be a local server running, but fwiw, it seems to just work simply by putting the script into the appropriate path.
comparison:
All in all, i'm not arguing for or against it at this point, just wanted to note the option for future.
Agree, all makes sense, thanks for the summary! Yeah also mime handler can be tedious... e.g. here I've gone some serious rabbithole trying to figure out something as simple as "why firefox isn't opening sqlite database link in sqlitebrowser"... Guess in some sense it's much easier to put an arbitrary command to be executed by a native message.
the protocol seems well developed: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_messaging
a "client" installs wiith a single command: https://github.com/andy-portmen/native-client/releases
and it works: https://add0n.com/open-in.html
The way this seems to work is, the "client installer" puts a file like this:
into
~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/com.add0n.node.json
where the browser picks it up.and /home/koom/.config/com.add0n.node/run.sh is your code (or andy-portmen's code) that runs whatever it's told to.