https://github.com/webextension-toolbox/generator-web-extension

Advanced WebExtension generator that creates everything you need to get started with cross-browser web-extension development.
https://github.com/webextension-toolbox/generator-web-extension

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Advanced WebExtension generator that creates everything you need to get started with cross-browser web-extension development.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/webextension-toolbox/generator-web-extension
• Owner: webextension-toolbox
• License: other
• Created: 2018-01-08T16:16:29.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-01T11:03:40.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T08:11:58.343Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, edge-extension, firefox-extension, generator, opera-extension, web-extension, yeoman, yeoman-generator
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://npmjs.com/generator-web-extension
• Size: 438 KB
• Stars: 300
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 18
• Open Issues: 15
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
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# Generator: WebExtension

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Advanced WebExtension generator that creates everything you need to get started with cross-browser extension/addon development. 

Under the hood it uses [webextension-toolbox](https://github.com/webextension-toolbox/webextension-toolbox) for compiling the extensions.

## Install

```shell

$ npm install -g yo generator-web-extension

```

## Getting Started

1. First make a new directory, and `cd` into it: `mkdir my-web-extension && cd $_`

2. Run: `yo web-extension`.

![GIF showing the demo](https://i.imgur.com/lqTK588.gif)

## Options

* `--skip-install`

  Skips the automatic execution of `npm` after

  scaffolding has finished.

## License

Copyright 2018 Henrik Wenz

This project is free software released under the MIT license.