#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $folder = $ARGV[0]; my $url = $ARGV[1]; (my $descr = $folder) =~ s/_+/ /g; my $longname = 'Perl genarated extension - '.$descr; mkdir $folder or die "Cannot create $folder: $!"; chdir $folder or die "Cannot enter $folder: $!"; # the manifest open MANIF, '>', 'manifest.json' or die "Cannot open a file to write in: $!"; my $manifest = '{ "manifest_version": 2, "description": "'.$descr.'", "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"]}, "name": "'.$longname.'", "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "tabs" ], "version": "1.0" }'; print MANIF $manifest; close MANIF; # the jscript open JSCRIPT, '>', 'background.js' or die "Cannot open a file to write in: $!"; my $background ='function customfunc(info) { var searchstring = info.selectionText; chrome.tabs.create({url: "'.$url.'" + searchstring}) } chrome.contextMenus.create({title: "'.$descr.'", contexts:["selection"], onclick: customfunc});'; print JSCRIPT $background; close JSCRIPT;