Is it possible to update only an internal component?

Sebastian Onofrei

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May 27, 2022, 4:20:52 PM5/27/22

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Hello guys,

In my project, the app makes use of a built-in component which contains of both native and also javascript code (it is, in part, similar to a chrome-extension from webstore).

I'm wondering if I can make it somehow that the javscript code can be updated at runtime somehow, in case a new version exists.

The idea is that I want to skip a huge-update of the entire app for cases when only minor (but somehow critical) things get changed in the javascript code.

Is there a mechanism that can allow me to accomplish this?

Joshua Pawlicki

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May 27, 2022, 4:28:17 PM5/27/22

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This sounds like a good fit for the component updater; have you already considered that possibility?

Another idea is to look into component extensions (which, confusingly, are not components in the component updater sense of the word).

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Sebastian Onofrei

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May 27, 2022, 4:40:37 PM5/27/22

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To be more exact, my component is a component extension as it comes with a manifest, background/content scripts, etc

As far as I know, it's "embedded" in the app's libraries and I believe it doesn't get extracted or something at runtime.

So this is exactly why I'm researching if autoupdate of a built-in component-extension is possible.

Joshua Pawlicki

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May 27, 2022, 5:07:17 PM5/27/22

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Thanks for the clarification, unfortunately the term "component" is both overloaded and rather generic so I wasn't sure.

Unfortunately, I don't know if component extensions can be updated through the extension updater. If not, then likely component updater is your best option. I'm afraid I don't have the specifics there, either; you may have to rearchitect the component extension a bit to be compatible with receiving a portion of the logic through component updater.

Sebastian Onofrei

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May 27, 2022, 5:08:57 PM5/27/22

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Aha, i see, thanks a lot Joshua!

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