create-web-ext

create-web-ext is a scaffolding tool for browser extensions. It takes input few parameters and outputs a complete boilerplate browser extension project. This folder will contain all the required folders and files to get started with the extension.

Install

$ npm install -g create-web-ext

You are all set, check

$ create-web-ext -v
create-web-ext version 1.0.0

Usage

$ create-web-ext
$ Addon name  (My extension) myAddon
$ Description My addon will rock \o/
$ Version  (0.0.1) 1.1.1
$ Include background script? (y/n) y
$ AddonInclude content script? (y/N) y
$ Include browser action? (y/N) y
$ Include page action? (y/N) y
$ Include addon options? (y/N) y
✨  Done.

This will generate a directory myAddon with following structure

myAddon
   ├── background_script.js
   ├── browserAction
   │   ├── index.html
   │   ├── script.js
   │   └── style.css
   ├── content_script.js
   ├── icons
   │   └── icon.png
   ├── manifest.json
   ├── options
   │   ├── index.html
   │   ├── script.js
   │   └── style.css
   └── pageAction
       ├── index.html
       ├── script.js
       └── style.css

Requirements

• You need Node.js , 6.0.0 or higher
• Install npm , 3.0.0 or higher is recommended

Optionally, you may like:

• nvm, which helps manage node versions

You can now run it from any directory.