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Implementation Details (WIP)

WebExtension

Permissions

Permission Description Usage
browser.history Access browsing history When opening receiver selection popup windows, the history log is polluted unless these entries are removed.
menus N/A Display context menus for casting on pages/media, and whitelist menus on the toolbar button.
nativeMessaging Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox Allows communciation with the bridge.
notifications Display notifications to you Show notifications if a bridge issue is found on startup.
storage N/A Store options data.
tabs Access browser tabs Execute scripts within a sender application's tab content script context (possibly unnecessary due to host permissions).
webNavigation Access browser activity during navigation Get URL of frame to determine available cast media types.
webRequest N/A Intercept and redirect Cast SDK requests.
<all_urls> Acess your data for all websites Wildcard host permission (may want to switch to optional host permissions).