microsoft / microsoft/MicrosoftEdge-Extensions
Native messaging and MSIX packaging: No docs on how an extension might be packaged with MSIX
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The docs at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions-chromium/developer-guide/native-messaging?tabs=v3%2Cwindows describe how a json manifest and a native application can be made known to Microsoft Edge.
What isn't documented is how a native application can make Edge aware of itself when the native application is packaged as an MSIX file.
Questions the docs need to answer:
- What must be done within the MSIX packaging to place the JSON and native application somewhere where Edge can see both files?
- What must be done within the MSIX packaging to place the registry entry where Edge can see it?
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