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254        <h1 class="page_title">experimental.webInspector.* APIs</h1>
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258          <h2>Contents</h2>
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261              <a>h2Name</a>
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264                  <a>h3Name</a>
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269                <a href="#apiReference">API reference</a>
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275                        <a href="#property-anchor">propertyName</a>
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280                    <a>Methods</a>
281                    <ol>
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283                        <a href="#method-anchor">methodName</a>
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287                  <li>
288                    <a>Events</a>
289                    <ol>
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291                        <a href="#event-anchor">eventName</a>
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316
317<p>
318The following API modules provide support for extending
319Chrome Development Tools (aka WebInspector):
320</p>
321
322<a name="api-list"></a>
323<ul>
324  <li>
325  <a href="experimental.webInspector.audits.html">experimental.webInspector.audits</a></li><li>
326  <a href="experimental.webInspector.inspectedWindow.html">experimental.webInspector.inspectedWindow</a></li><li>
327  <a href="experimental.webInspector.panels.html">experimental.webInspector.panels</a></li><li>
328  <a href="experimental.webInspector.resources.html">experimental.webInspector.resources</a></li>
329</ul>
330
331<p class="warning">
332<b>Caution:</b>
333Don't depend on these experimental APIs. They might disappear, and they
334<em>will</em> change.
335Also, the Chrome Developer Dashboard doesn't allow you to
336upload extensions that use experimental APIs.
337</p>
338
339<h2 id="using">How to use WebInspector APIs</h2>
340
341<ol>
342  <li>
343    WebInspector APIs are currently experimental, so please start with
344    <a href="experimental.html">the steps for using experimental extension
345    APIs</a>.
346  </li>
347  <li>
348    Specify the "devtools_page" field in your extension's manifest and make
349    sure you have "experimental" permission:
350<pre>{
351  "name": ...
352  "version": "1.0",
353  "minimum_chrome_version": "10.0",
354  <b>"devtools_page": "devtools.html"</b>,
355  "permissions": [ <b>"experimental"</b> ... ],
356  ...
357}
358</pre>
359  </li>
360  <li>
361    An instance of the devtools_page specified in your extension's manifest
362    will be created for every Developer Tools window opened. The page may add
363    other extension pages as panels and sidebars to the Developer Tools window
364    using <a href="experimental.webInspector.panels">experimental.webInspector.panels</a>
365    API.
366  </li>
367  <li>The APIs available to extension pages within the Developer Tools
368    window include all <a href="#api-list">experimental.webInspector modules
369    listed above</a> and <a href="extension.html">chrome.extension</a> API.
370    Other extension APIs are not available to the Developer Tools pages, but
371    you may invoke them by sending a request to the background page of your
372    extension, similarly to how it's done in the
373    <a href="overview.html#contentScripts">content scripts</a>.
374  </li><li>Please note that, unlike other Chrome Extension APIs, the WebInspector
375    APIs lack "chrome" prefix. This is because the APIs, as the WebInspector
376    itself, are a part of WebKit and may eventually appear in other browsers.
377  </li>
378  <li>
379    <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/google-chrome-developer-tools/topics">Give us feedback!</a>
380    Your comments and suggestions help us improve the APIs and decide which
381    ones should move from experimental to supported.
382  </li>
383</ol>
384
385<h2 id="other">More information</h2>
386
387<p>
388For information on the standard APIs that extensions can use, see
389<a href="api_index.html">chrome.* APIs</a> and
390<a href="api_other.html">Other APIs</a>.
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