How to revert back from unpacked version to CWS version?

[Andriy Kiyanovskyy]

Hi team,

If I load an unpacked version with the same ID as the CWS version, it will overwrite the current version. Is there any way to revert to the CWS version without deleting the extension, in Chrome? 

In Brave, if I click "Reload", it loads the CWS version. If I need to load unpacked, I have to use "Load". Something similar would be nice to have in Chrome.

Best regards,
Andriy.

 

[woxxom]

AFAIK no. While the idea is good, repurposing the Reload button for this purpose is wrong, a new button should be used. Also, does Brave keep the settings of the extension when you do that?

[Andriy Kiyanovskyy]

Yes, Brave keeps the settings, which is excellent. I can send a debug version to my customer, then they would just reload the original extension.

I'd implement that differently. Reload should always load the unpacked version, as it does today. But if you go to CWS, it has to allow installing the CWS version, instead of "Already installed" status.