A browser extension that shows artworks from Wikimedia Commons on the New Tab page
ArtfulTab
Artful Tab is a browser extension that shows art from all over the world on the new New Tab page. Discover a new curated artwork from Wikimedia Commons every 24 hours. Get artist details and artwork information sourced from Wikidata.
Development
The extension manifest is defined in src/manifest.js and used in the vite config.
The popup and newTab entry points exist in the src/entries directory.
Otherwise, the project functions just like a regular Vite project.
To switch between Manifest V2 and Manifest V3 builds, use the MANIFEST_VERSION environment variable defined in .env. Used in the uploaded build is V2.
Refer to @samrum/vite-plugin-web-extension for more usage notes.
Project Setup
npm install
Commands
Build
Development, HMR
Hot Module Reloading is used to load changes inline without requiring extension rebuilds and extension/page reloads Currently only works in Chromium based browsers.
npm run dev
Development, Watch
Rebuilds extension on file changes. Requires a reload of the extension (and page reload if using content scripts)
npm run watch
Production
Minifies and optimizes extension build
npm run build
Load extension in browser
Loads the contents of the dist directory into the specified browser
npm run serve:chrome
npm run serve:firefox