Scripts Package

The @browser-ext/scripts package provides CLI commands for building and developing browser extensions.

Installation

npm install @browser-ext/scripts

Commands

Build Command

Builds the browser extension for production.

browser-ext build

Dev Command

Starts the browser extension in development mode with hot reloading.

browser-ext dev [options]

Options

• -p, --port <number> - Port to run the development server on (default: “9876”)
• -r, --reload <boolean> - Reload the extension when changes are made (default: “true”)
• -v, --verbose <boolean> - Enable verbose logging including asset details (default: “false”)

Example Usage

# Start development server
browser-ext dev
 
# Start on custom port with verbose logging
browser-ext dev --port 3000 --verbose true
 
# Build for production
browser-ext build

The development server provides hot reloading capabilities, automatically rebuilding and reloading your extension when changes are detected in your source files.