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Developing Cross-platform Web Browser Plugins and Extensions

Developing Cross-platform Web Browser Plugins and Extensions. Bc. Márius Šajgalík PeWe seminar, 14. 4. 2011. Plugins vs. Extensions. Plugins. Adobe PDF plugin Google Update plugin Java plugin Microsoft SharePoint plugin QuickTime plugin Silverlight plugin. Extensions.

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Developing Cross-platform Web Browser Plugins and Extensions

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  1. Developing Cross-platform Web Browser Plugins and Extensions Bc. Márius Šajgalík PeWe seminar, 14. 4. 2011

  2. Plugins vs. Extensions

  3. Plugins • Adobe PDF plugin • Google Update plugin • Java plugin • Microsoft SharePoint plugin • QuickTime plugin • Silverlight plugin

  4. Extensions (Add-ons, Browser Helper Objects) • Ad blockers • Custom download managers • Firebug • Greasemonkey • Mail checkers • Mouse gestures

  5. Cross-platform Frameworks • Extension Factory • FireBreath • QtBrowserPlugin • JNEXT • WebMynd • Kynetx • Crossrider

  6. Creates extensions from web pages • RSS feeds required • Useful for blogs

  7. FireBreath • Cross-platform plugin architecture • Support for Windows, Linux and Mac • Supports multiple development environments • VS 2005/2008/2010, Eclipse, CodeBlocks • Written in C++ • Builds ActiveX (IE) and NPAPI (other) plugins

  8. QtBrowserPlugin • Qt solution, part of Qt Solutions package • Supports NPAPI browsers (Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, QtWebKit, etc.) • ActiveQt can turn NPAPI plugin into ActiveX control (for IE support)

  9. Framework for extending web browser JavaScript • Requires installation • Access to system resources (files, TCP/UDP sockets, databases, threads, etc.) • Tight PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) system • Requires user authorization for each site

  10. WebMynd • Browser extension developer tools • Supports porting of existing extensions • Private betaand paid • Supports IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome

  11. Free extension development platform • Uses own rule-based language • Requires Kynetx plugin to be installed • Supports IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome

  12. Free extension development framework • Uses JavaScript with native jQuery support • Exposes appAPI for other browser functionality (cookies, selected text, keyboard shortcuts) • Social API (direct Facebook integration) • Workers • Supports IE, Firefox and Chrome

  13. Cross-platform Frameworks • Extension Factory (http://builder.extensionfactory.com/) • FireBreath (http://www.firebreath.org/) • QtBrowserPlugin (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/solutions/4/qtbrowserplugin/developingplugins.html) • JNEXT (http://www.jnext.org/) • WebMynd (http://www.webmynd.com/) • Kynetx (http://apps.kynetx.com/) • Crossrider (http://crossrider.com/)

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