Check Chrome Perms

A tool to detect violations by requesting but not using the following Chrome extension permission(s).

Installation

npm install -g check-chrome-perms

Usage

check-perms <your-build-directory>

Example

1. Navigate to your project directory:

   cd /path/to/your/chrome-extension

2. Build your Chrome extension (assuming your build output is in the build directory):

   npm run build

3. Run the permission checker on your build output:

   check-perms ./build/chrome-mv3-prod

Sample Output

Case 1: All permissions are correctly used

Permissions requested by the extension:
[ 'storage', 'tabs', 'bookmarks' ]
All permissions are used and declared correctly.

Case 2: Some permissions are requested but not used

Permissions requested by the extension:
[ 'storage', 'tabs', 'bookmarks' ]
Permissions are not used but declared:
- tabs

Case 3: Some permissions are used but not declared

Permissions requested by the extension::
[ 'storage' ]
Permissions are used in the code but not declared:
- tabs
- bookmarks

By following the steps above, you can easily check for any unused or undeclared permissions in your Chrome extension and ensure compliance with best practices.