Chrome Extension...

[Lucian Andries]

Hello.

 

First I want to make clear that I know nothing about programming. So please don't get mad at me.

Second, I want to ask something, and if possible, I will pay someone to do something for me.

 

1. Is there a way to edit a browser extension file, without the extension go crazy that it's corrupted and re-download itself? And if yes, then how?

I have this Chrome extension that I love very much, but its creator is MIA for a few years, and doesn't ever reply to the e-mail provided... :(((

So I edited myself its .json file, but afterwards the extension goes crazy............ :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

 

Or.

 

2. Can anyone take the extension, fix the bug and add a few more important stuff to it? I will pay the person who wants to help with this.

From what I know, you can install an extension in Chrome just by dropping it in the extension manager, right? Or was that only in the older versions of Chrome??

2.1 Or you can take it as your own, change its theme, etc, and nobody will know. You can even make it for sale!

There are a lot of copy-pastes out there anyway... But they are all useless, and doesn't have the feature I need.....

 

Ok, I kept the suspense long enough.   The extension is "Currency Converter with text selection".

Here is the link to it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/conveuro/hchlbehbbfdiogoeigibfgjpcmhogaop

 

- The biggest issue it has, is that it's mistaking my country's currency, with another country's currency... I just wanted to delete the other country from the .json file............. It doesn't let me do that. Or at least make it not do that anymore. :(

- The other issue it has, is that it's reading the prices incorrectly, and converts them wrong...

 

Here, I'll attach an image showing examples of incorrect reading.

 

If someone is willing to help, I am willing to pay. And the easiest way is PayPal. If you have an account, you can send "payment request" to my e-mail, and I'll pay on-line.

 

I'll add more information if needed.

 

Thank you.

[elpiop]

I'm pretty sure you have to publish the modified extension on the chrome web store to be able to use it properly 

[vorticalbox]

2 hours ago, elpiop said:

I'm pretty sure you have to publish the modified extension on the chrome web store to be able to use it properly 

You can enable developer mode and import a local version. This is what gab does with its comment extension after being banned from all the things

[Lucian Andries]

12 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

You can enable developer mode and import a local version. This is what gab does with its comment extension after being banned from all the things

So I was right, you still can... In the much older Chrome you just drag and dropped the file and you got the install extension popup.

[Lucian Andries]

15 hours ago, elpiop said:

I'm pretty sure you have to publish the modified extension on the chrome web store to be able to use it properly 

Publishing the extension is just so you get updates and support for it. But no matter how it's installed, it will always function normally, access the internet and request info from other websites, etc...

[vorticalbox]

10 hours ago, Lucian Andries said:

So I was right,

Not really your ability to 'use it correctly' is not dependent on the chrome store, the store is just a means of distribution without manual interaction.

 

you could also do on your own website but users would need to manuallyinstall updates

[Lucian Andries]

10 minutes ago, vorticalbox said:

Not really your ability to 'use it correctly' is not dependent on the chrome store, the store is just a means of distribution without manual interaction.

 

you could also do on your own website but users would need to manuallyinstall updates

I know that much! And I said I was right, about US being able to install it on our own.

Your correction does not make any sense nor applies to me! I said I don't know programing, not that I'm an idiot.

 

You didn't even understand what I said. And you also read my reply to elpiop, and still felt the need to correct me on what the hell you corrected me on.............. Nobody knows...

[Lucian Andries]

Please, can anyone help with this??? Not for free!

[vorticalbox]

4 minutes ago, Lucian Andries said:

Please, can anyone help with this??? Not for free!

So you have a copy of the code? I believe it's going crazy because it's named the same so chrome is seeing the file you have doesn't match what it has and re downloads it.

 

[Lucian Andries]

18 minutes ago, vorticalbox said:

So you have a copy of the code? I believe it's going crazy because it's named the same so chrome is seeing the file you have doesn't match what it has and re downloads it.

 

I don't have The Code. But can't it just be installed from the store, then "dissected / reverse engineered"? It's under 2MB in size...

 

"It's named the same"............. Who?? What is??

When I do that, I close Chrome! I edit the file, save it, then make it read only. There are no 2 files, what are you talking about?

Then I open back Chrome, and right after, the extension warns me that it is "corrupted" and needs to be reinstalled.

[colonel_mortis]

No need to reverse engineer - it's open source, and available at https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro. You can download a zip file of the code from there, then extract it and edit the currency info in extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js (to remove a currency you would need to remove all of the lines from "CODE": { to the matching }, (such as all the lines highlighted here: https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro/blob/master/extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js#L26-L35)). The edited files can then be installed into chrome by loading it in developer mode per https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#manifest.

[Lucian Andries]

6 hours ago, colonel_mortis said:

No need to reverse engineer - it's open source, and available at https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro. You can download a zip file of the code from there, then extract it and edit the currency info in extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js (to remove a currency you would need to remove all of the lines from "CODE": { to the matching }, (such as all the lines highlighted here: https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro/blob/master/extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js#L26-L35)). The edited files can then be installed into chrome by loading it in developer mode per https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#manifest.

You sir are a legend!! Thank you!

I didn't even think of searching for it on github........

 

And if he's there, maybe he'll reply to me and get some other bugs fixed. I hope......

But if he's MIA there as well, then would someone help with this little project? Now that we have a code. Again, not for free!

 

I will give you the mark of big pp if he replies, and is willing to fix it.

[Lucian Andries]

On 10/4/2020 at 6:09 PM, colonel_mortis said:

No need to reverse engineer - it's open source, and available at https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro. You can download a zip file of the code from there, then extract it and edit the currency info in extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js (to remove a currency you would need to remove all of the lines from "CODE": { to the matching }, (such as all the lines highlighted here: https://github.com/hdodov/conveuro/blob/master/extension/event-page/_src/js/currencies.js#L26-L35)). The edited files can then be installed into chrome by loading it in developer mode per https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#manifest.

And the award for big pp goes to.......?

 

He answered and agreed to fix it. He said he has a lot of work, that's why he's not replying...

Well, hopefully his to-do list will empty fast...

 

Thank you for your help!