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Nikhil
Nikhil

Reputation: 6643

Is it possible to use (or include) node.js framework in a Google Chrome Extension?

I don't want to create a chrome extension ONLY using node.js.

I know chrome extensions use HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

But I want to make a chat application as a chrome extension. I found that using MEAN stack along with socket.io for a chat application is the latest way and is efficient.

1) So, I'm wondering if it is possible to integrate or link my node application as a Google chrome extension?

2) If not possible, does plain JavaScript or any other library serve the same purpose? Can I use socket.io with JavaScript?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 739

Answers (2)

orcaman
orcaman

Reputation: 6561

Node.js does not run natively within Chrome extensions or Chrome apps, but you can definitely write a Chrome extension chat app using node.js and socket.io.

To do so, have your extension use a Page Action. Your popup.html would be an JavaScript app (for example, using AngularJS), and it would talk to a node.js backend (for example, using socket.io lib).

Upvotes: 1

micnic
micnic

Reputation: 11245

For a chat application you would need a server, which should not be in the browser. Chat clients may be built using the current HTML + CSS + JS extensions API, you do not need Node.JS for creating them.

Yes, you can use Socket.io with the Google Chrome extensions, you just have to include the Socket.io client-side script in you extension

Upvotes: 2

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