Add native package manifest

package-lock.json

@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "devDependencies": {
+        "json5": "^2.2.3",
         "typescript": "^5.0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/json5": {
+      "version": "2.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "json5": "lib/cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
       "version": "5.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.0.4.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
+    "json5": "^2.2.3",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4"
   }
 }

parasite/src/manifest.json5

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 {
   "name": "Parasite",
+
   "background": {
-    "scripts": ["background.bundle.js"]
+    "scripts": ["background.bundle.js"],
   },
+
   "browser_action": {
     "default_popup": "popup.html",
     "default_icon": "icon-34.png"
   },
+
   "icons": {},
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'",
 
-  "permissions": ["nativeMessaging", "tabs"]
+  "applications": {
+    "gecko": {
+      "id": "ping_pong@example.org",
+    }
+  },
+
+  "permissions": ["nativeMessaging", "tabs"],
 }

parasite/src/native-manifest.json5

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// This is a file that describes how browsers should call the native messenger.
+//
+// On firefox, we just need to put this file in
+//   ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/[name].json
+// See this[1] page for more details.
+//
+// On chrome, we need to put it in
+//   ~/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/[name].json
+// See this[2] page for more details.
+//
+// [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_manifests#linux
+// [2]: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/apps/nativeMessaging/#native-messaging-host-location
+
+{
+  "name": "io.mzhang.navigation_tools.parasite_messenger",
+  "description": "Example host for native messaging",
+  "path": "/path/to/native-messaging/app/ping_pong.py",
+  "type": "stdio",
+  "allowed_extensions": ["ping_pong@example.org"],
+}

parasite/webpack.config.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import webpack from "webpack";
+import json5 from "json5";
 
 import CopyWebpackPlugin from "copy-webpack-plugin";
 
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ const options: webpack.Configuration = {
         // Copy the manifest, adding in the version and the description from the
         // package.json file.
         {
-          from: "src/manifest.json",
+          from: "src/manifest.json5",
           transform: (content, _) => {
-            const oldContent = JSON.parse(content.toString());
+            const oldContent = json5.parse(content.toString());
             const newContent = {
               description: process.env.npm_package_description,
               version: process.env.npm_package_version,