initial optional permissions support for non-localhost

src/js/background.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* @flow */
 // TODO do I really need to annotate all files with @flow??
 
-import {COMMAND_CAPTURE_SIMPLE, METHOD_CAPTURE_WITH_EXTRAS, showNotification} from './common';
+import {COMMAND_CAPTURE_SIMPLE, METHOD_CAPTURE_WITH_EXTRAS, showNotification, ensurePermissions} from './common';
 import {get_options} from './options';
 
 type Params = {
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ function makeCaptureRequest(
     request.send(data);
 }
 
+
+// TODO FIXME ugh. need defensive error handling on the very top...
 function capture(comment: ?string = null, tag_str: ?string = null) {
     chrome.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true }, tabs => {
         const tab = tabs[0];
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ function capture(comment: ?string = null, tag_str: ?string = null) {
 
 chrome.commands.onCommand.addListener(command => {
     if (command === COMMAND_CAPTURE_SIMPLE) {
-        capture(null, null);
+        ensurePermissions(() => capture(null, null));
     }
 });
 

src/js/common.js

@@ -36,3 +36,36 @@ export function chromePermissionsRequest(params: any) {
 export function chromePermissionsContains(params: any) {
     return awrap(chrome.permissions.contains, params);
 }
+
+// TODO ugh. use promises already...
+// TODO fuck. doesn't seem to work for Firefox at all...
+// just getting  Error: "An unexpected error occurred" background.bundle.js
+// seems like this bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1382953
+export function ensurePermissions(cb: () => void) {
+    const needs_check = false; // TODO FIXME
+    if (!needs_check) {
+        cb();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const back = chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage().console;
+    function onResponse(response) {
+        const err = chrome.runtime.lastError;
+        console.error("ERROR!", err);
+        if (response) {
+            back.info("Permission was granted");
+            cb();
+        } else {
+            showNotification(`ERROR: Permission was refused`);
+        }
+    }
+    const perms = {
+        // TODO FIXME only if it's not localhost?
+        origins: ["https://*/capture"],
+    };
+    // TODO improve message somehow???
+    chrome.permissions.request(perms, onResponse);
+    // browser.permissions.request(perms).then(onResponse, error => {
+    //     back.error("ERROR!!!!", error);
+    // });
+}

src/js/popup.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* @flow */
 
-import {METHOD_CAPTURE_WITH_EXTRAS} from './common';
+import {METHOD_CAPTURE_WITH_EXTRAS, ensurePermissions} from './common';
 import {get_options} from './options';
 
 // TODO template it in html too?
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function restoreState(state: ?State) {
 function submitComment () {
     // TODO focus
     const state = getState();
+
+    ensurePermissions(() => {
         chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
             'method': METHOD_CAPTURE_WITH_EXTRAS,
             ...state,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ function submitComment () {
         });
         window.submitted = true;
         window.close();
+    });
 }
 
 // $FlowFixMe

webpack.config.js

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ const manifestExtra = {
     description: pkg.description,
     permissions: permissions,
     commands: commandsExtra,
+    optional_permissions: [
+        "http://*/capture",
+        "https://*/capture",
+    ],
 };
 
 if (dev) {