github.com/aeksco/react-typescript-web-extension-starter @main

:desktop_computer: A Web Extension starter kit built with React, TypeScript, Storybook, EsLint, Prettier, Jest, TailwindCSS, & Webpack. Compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, and Microsoft Edge.

Getting Started

Run the following commands to install dependencies and start developing

yarn install
yarn dev

Scripts

• yarn dev - run webpack in watch mode
• yarn storybook - runs the Storybook server
• yarn build - builds the production-ready unpacked extension
• yarn test -u - runs Jest + updates test snapshots
• yarn lint - runs EsLint
• yarn prettify - runs Prettier

Loading the extension in Google Chrome

In Google Chrome, open up chrome://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the upper-right corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.

Loading the extension in Brave

In Brave, open up brave://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the upper-right corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.

Loading the extension in Mozilla Firefox

In Mozilla Firefox, open up the about:debugging page in a new tab. Click the This Firefox link in the sidebar. One the This Firefox page, click the Load Temporary Add-on... button and select the manifest.json from the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.

Loading the extension in Microsoft Edge

In Microsoft Edge, open up edge://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the lower-left corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.

Notes

• This project is a repository template - click the Use this template button to use this starter codebase for your next project.

• Includes ESLint configured to work with TypeScript and Prettier.

• Includes tests with Jest - note that the babel.config.js and associated dependencies are only necessary for Jest to work with TypeScript.

• Recommended to use Visual Studio Code with the Format on Save setting turned on.

• Example icons courtesy of Heroicons.

• Includes Storybook configured to work with React + TypeScript. Note that it maintains its own webpack.config.js and tsconfig.json files. See example story in src/components/hello/__tests__/hello.stories.tsx

• Includes a custom mock for the webextension-polyfill-ts package in src/__mocks__. This allows you to mock any browser APIs used by your extension so you can develop your components inside Storybook.

Built with

• React
• TypeScript
• Storybook
• Jest
• Eslint
• Prettier
• Webpack
• Babel
• TailwindCSS
• webextension-polyfill

Misc. References

• Chrome Extension Developer Guide
• Firefox Extension Developer Guide
• Eslint + Prettier + Typescript Guide

Notable forks

• capaj - Chakra-ui instead of TailwindCSS, Storybook removed
• DesignString - Vite Js instead of Webpack