Updating our component extensions w/o updating browser

[Asesh Shrestha]

Hello, I have been researching on how to update our component extensions which is bundled with our browser w/o updating browser. Till now, we have had to update our browser, if we make any changes to our component extensions. Looks like Chromium does support updating component extensions which I found out by going through the files in this folder: src\components\component_updater. We have our own couple of component extensions which is part of our browser but after debugging, looks like those component extensions won't be in 

the list of updates to be checked. I know, I will have to modify URL for updating component extensions too which we are planning to do too. 

When I go to this URL: chrome://net-internals/#modules

ahfgeienlihckogmohjhadlkjgocpleb	false	true	Web Store	0.2	Discover great apps, games, extensions and themes for WorkStream Browser.
ddmbapcgpfbnlhildjojbgcgcefnindd	false	true		1.1
ddpcfofnhhgnhahaghledkiehmlhokjg	false	true		2.0.1
eemcgdkfndhakfknompkggombfjjjeno	false	true	Bookmark Manager	0.1	Bookmark Manager
ehjpllolcojjdjnmoobagehfbclhpdkf	false	true		1.2.2
kmendfapggjehodndflmmgagdbamhnfd	false	true	CryptoTokenExtension	0.9.46	CryptoToken Component Extension
mfehgcgbbipciphmccgaenjidiccnmng	false	true	Cloud Print	0.1	Cloud Print
mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai	false	true	Chromium PDF Viewer	1
oaijfofffpkkchogoakdicnnhkajbmpi	false	true		1.0.0.0
pfmgfdlgomnbgkofeojodiodmgpgmkac	false	false		3.1.0
pjckickhkkmapdlmgcakhflbmbnhfomm	false	true		5.0.1

I have removed description and name for security reasons.  I can see our component extensions too but those extensions aren't included when checking for updates. Now, below is the screenshot which only checks for updates for a few component extensions and none of them are listed above.

I can barely find anything on Google, so am trying to find out by debugging. Can someone give me a pointer on how to update component extensions and how can our custom component extensions be updated?

Thanks

[Marc Treib]

Note that there is a difference between Components and Component Extensions. Confusingly, both ship with Chrome, and both come in the form of .crx files, but it looks like the component updater only handles Components (the non-extension variant).

I don't know how Component Extensions get updated, maybe that just happens along with regular extension updates?

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[Joshua Pawlicki]

Devlin can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe component extensions get updated except as part of the browser release. As Marc says, the component updater is something different.

Have you looked into deploying your software as default extensions instead?

On Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 2:21:18 AM UTC-8, Marc Treib wrote:

Note that there is a difference between Components and Component Extensions. Confusingly, both ship with Chrome, and both come in the form of .crx files, but it looks like the component updater only handles Components (the non-extension variant).

I don't know how Component Extensions get updated, maybe that just happens along with regular extension updates?

[Asesh Shrestha]

Those extensions must be bundled as component extensions because we don't want our users to remove or disable them. Well, if that's the only way to update component extension then that's fine :|

BTW, like Marc said, I got confused between them.

Thanks a lot guys for replying :)

On Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 10:13:53 PM UTC+5:45, Joshua Pawlicki wrote:

Devlin can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe component extensions get updated except as part of the browser release. As Marc says, the component updater is something different.

Have you looked into deploying your software as default extensions instead?

On Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 2:21:18 AM UTC-8, Marc Treib wrote:

Note that there is a difference between Components and Component Extensions. Confusingly, both ship with Chrome, and both come in the form of .crx files, but it looks like the component updater only handles Components (the non-extension variant).

I don't know how Component Extensions get updated, maybe that just happens along with regular extension updates?