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250 </script> 251 252 <div class="g-unit" id="gc-pagecontent"> 253 <div id="pageTitle"> 254 <h1 class="page_title">Hosting</h1> 255 </div> 256 <!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --> 257 <div id="toc" style="display: none; "> 258 <h2>Contents</h2> 259 <ol> 260 <li> 261 <a>h2Name</a> 262 <ol> 263 <li> 264 <a>h3Name</a> 265 </li> 266 </ol> 267 </li> 268 <li> 269 <a href="#apiReference">API reference</a> 270 <ol> 271 <li> 272 <a href="#properties">Properties</a> 273 <ol> 274 <li> 275 <a href="#property-anchor">propertyName</a> 276 </li> 277 </ol> 278 </li> 279 <li> 280 <a>Methods</a> 281 <ol> 282 <li> 283 <a href="#method-anchor">methodName</a> 284 </li> 285 </ol> 286 </li> 287 <li> 288 <a>Events</a> 289 <ol> 290 <li> 291 <a href="#event-anchor">eventName</a> 292 </li> 293 </ol> 294 </li> 295 <li> 296 <a href="#types">Types</a> 297 <ol> 298 <li> 299 <a href="#id-anchor">id</a> 300 </li> 301 </ol> 302 </li> 303 </ol> 304 </li> 305 </ol> 306 </div> 307 <!-- /TABLE OF CONTENTS --> 308 309 <!-- Standard content lead-in for experimental API pages --> 310 <p id="classSummary" style="display: none; "> 311 For information on how to use experimental APIs, see the <a href="experimental.html">chrome.experimental.* APIs</a> page. 312 </p> 313 314 <!-- STATIC CONTENT PLACEHOLDER --> 315 <div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Hosting</div> 316 317<p> 318This page tells you how to host <code>.crx</code> files 319on your own server. 320If you distribute your extension, app, or theme solely through the 321<a href="http://chrome.google.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a>, 322you don't need this page. 323Instead, consult the store help and 324<a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/index.html">developer documentation</a>. 325<!-- PENDING: add a link to the help --> 326</p> 327 328<p class="note"> 329<strong>Note:</strong> 330If you've already published extensions to the 331<a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions">Extensions Gallery</a>, 332they will be merged into the store. 333</p> 334 335<p> 336By convention, extensions, 337installable web apps, and themes are servedâwhether 338by the Chrome Web Store or by a custom serverâas 339<code>.crx</code> files. 340When you upload a ZIP file with the 341<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard">Chrome Developer Dashboard</a>, 342the dashboard creates the <code>.crx</code> file for you. 343</p> 344 345<p> 346If you aren't publishing using the dashboard, 347you need to create the <code>.crx</code> file yourself, 348as described in <a href="packaging.html">Packaging</a>. 349You can also specify 350<a href="autoupdate.html">autoupdate</a> information to ensure that 351your users will have the latest copy of the <code>.crx</code> file. 352</p> 353 354<p> 355A server that hosts <code>.crx</code> files 356must use appropriate HTTP headers, 357so that users can install the file 358by clicking a link to it. 359</p> 360 361<p> 362Google Chrome considers a file to be installable 363if <b>either</b> of the following is true: 364</p> 365 366<ul> 367 <li> 368 The file has the content type 369 <code>application/x-chrome-extension</code> 370 </li> 371 <li> 372 The file suffix is <code>.crx</code> 373 and <b>both</b> of the following are true: 374 <ul> 375 <li> 376 The file <b>is not</b> served with 377 the HTTP header <code>X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff</code> 378 </li> 379 <li> 380 The file <b>is</b> served 381 with one of the following content types: 382 <ul> 383 <li> empty string </li> 384 <li> "text/plain" </li> 385 <li> "application/octet-stream" </li> 386 <li> "unknown/unknown" </li> 387 <li> "application/unknown" </li> 388 <li> "*/*" </li> 389 </ul> 390 </li> 391 </ul> 392 </li> 393</ul> 394 395<p> 396The most common reason for failing to recognize an installable file 397is that the server sends the header 398<code>X-Content-Type-Options: no sniff</code>. 399The second most common reason 400is that the server sends an unknown content typeâone 401that isn't in the previous list. 402To fix an HTTP header issue, 403either change the configuration of the server 404or try hosting the <code>.crx</code> file at another server. 405</p> 406</div> 407 408 <!-- API PAGE --> 409 <div class="apiPage" style="display: none; "> 410 <a name="apiReference"></a> 411 <h2>API reference: chrome.apiname </h2> 412 413 <!-- PROPERTIES --> 414 <div class="apiGroup"> 415 <a name="properties"></a> 416 <h3 id="properties">Properties</h3> 417 418 <div> 419 <a></a> 420 <h4>getLastError</h4> 421 <div class="summary"> 422 <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> 423 <span>chrome.extension</span><span>lastError</span> 424 </div> 425 <div> 426 </div> 427 </div> 428 429 </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> 430 431 <!-- METHODS --> 432 <div id="methodsTemplate" class="apiGroup"> 433 <a></a> 434 <h3>Methods</h3> 435 436 <!-- iterates over all functions --> 437 <div class="apiItem"> 438 <a></a> <!-- method-anchor --> 439 <h4>method name</h4> 440 441 <div class="summary"><span>void</span> 442 <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> 443 <span>chrome.module.methodName</span>(<span><span>, </span><span></span> 444 <var><span></span></var></span>)</div> 445 446 <div class="description"> 447 <p class="todo">Undocumented.</p> 448 <p> 449 A description from the json schema def of the function goes here. 450 </p> 451 452 <!-- PARAMETERS --> 453 <h4>Parameters</h4> 454 <dl> 455 <div> 456 <div> 457 </div> 458 </div> 459 </dl> 460 461 <!-- RETURNS --> 462 <h4>Returns</h4> 463 <dl> 464 <div> 465 <div> 466 </div> 467 </div> 468 </dl> 469 470 <!-- CALLBACK --> 471 <div> 472 <div> 473 <h4>Callback function</h4> 474 <p> 475 The callback <em>parameter</em> should specify a function 476 that looks like this: 477 </p> 478 <p> 479 If you specify the <em>callback</em> parameter, it should 480 specify a function that looks like this: 481 </p> 482 483 <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> 484 <pre>function(<span>Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued">{...}</span>;</pre> 485 <dl> 486 <div> 487 <div> 488 </div> 489 </div> 490 </dl> 491 </div> 492 </div> 493 494 <!-- MIN_VERSION --> 495 <p> 496 This function was added in version <b><span></span></b>. 497 If you require this function, the manifest key 498 <a href="manifest.html#minimum_chrome_version">minimum_chrome_version</a> 499 can ensure that your extension won't be run in an earlier browser version. 500 </p> 501 </div> <!-- /description --> 502 503 </div> <!-- /apiItem --> 504 505 </div> <!-- /apiGroup --> 506 507 <!-- EVENTS --> 508 <div id="eventsTemplate" class="apiGroup"> 509 <a></a> 510 <h3>Events</h3> 511 <!-- iterates over all events --> 512 <div class="apiItem"> 513 <a></a> 514 <h4>event name</h4> 515 516 <div class="summary"> 517 <!-- Note: intentionally longer 80 columns --> 518 <span class="subdued">chrome.bookmarks</span><span>onEvent</span><span class="subdued">.addListener</span>(function(<span>Type param1, Type param2</span>) <span class="subdued">{...}</span>); 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