Cannot use chrome.management API

Question

Now I want to run a chrome application from the chrome extension (in fact, I want to run a chrome application through a URL that I am not going to do). That is the question. I added

  "permissions": [
    "management"
  ],

in the extension manifest. However, when I want to run the application using

chrome.management.launchApp("XXXX", function() {});

the console says

Uncaught TypeError: cannot read property 'launchApp' from undefined

So I wonder why I cannot use the chrome control API. Thank!

Answer 1

A workaround for this is available in the SO question. Launch the chrome application using the website button

Hasitha .

• , -

                                                   //data passed from web to chrome app
  chrome.runtime.sendMessage('your_chrome_app_id', { message: "version" },
      function (reply) {
          if (reply) {
              if (reply.version) {
                  //log the response received from the chrome application
                  console.log(reply.version);
              }
          }
      }
   );
  

• chrome manifest.json URL- externally_connectable :

  {          "name": " ",          "description": "App Desc",          "": "1",

        ...
  
        "externally_connectable": {
          "matches": ["*://localhost:*/"]
        }
      }
  

• background.js , , - :

  chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener(
    function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
      if (request) {
        if (request.message) {
          if (request.message == "version") {
  
            //my chrome application initial load screen is login.html
            window.open('login.html');
  
            //if required can send a response back to the web site aswell. I have logged the reply on the web site
            sendResponse({version: '1.1.1'});
          }
        }
      }
      return true;
    });