chrome/common/extensions/api/permissions.json

// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

[
  {
    "namespace": "permissions",
    "description": "Use the <code>chrome.permissions</code> API to request <a href='permissions#manifest'>declared optional permissions</a> at run time rather than install time, so users understand why the permissions are needed and grant only those that are necessary.",
    "types": [
      {
        "id": "Permissions",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "permissions": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {"type": "string"},
            "optional": true,
            "description": "List of named permissions (does not include hosts or origins).  Anything listed here must appear in the <code>optional_permissions</code> list in the manifest."
          },
          "origins": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {"type": "string"},
            "optional": true,
            "description": "List of origin permissions. Anything listed here must be a subset of a host that appears in the <code>optional_permissions</code> list in the manifest. For example, if <code>http://*.example.com/</code> or <code>http://*/</code> appears in <code>optional_permissions</code>, you can request an origin of <code>http://help.example.com/</code>. Any path is ignored."
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "events": [
      {
        "name": "onAdded",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Fired when the extension acquires new permissions.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "Permissions",
            "name": "permissions",
            "description": "The newly acquired permissions."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "onRemoved",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Fired when access to permissions has been removed from the extension.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "Permissions",
            "name": "permissions",
            "description": "The permissions that have been removed."
          }
        ]
      }
     ],
    "functions": [
      {
        "name": "getAll",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Gets the extension's current set of permissions.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "callback",
            "type": "function",
            "parameters": [
               {
                "name": "permissions",
                "$ref": "Permissions",
                "description": "The extension's active permissions."
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "contains",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Checks if the extension has the specified permissions.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "permissions",
            "$ref": "Permissions"
          },
          {
            "name": "callback",
            "type": "function",
            "parameters": [
              {
                "name": "result",
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "True if the extension has the specified permissions."
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "request",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Requests access to the specified permissions. These permissions must be defined in the optional_permissions field of the manifest. If there are any problems requesting the permissions, $(ref:runtime.lastError) will be set.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "permissions",
            "$ref": "Permissions"
          },
          {
            "name": "callback",
            "type": "function",
            "optional": true,
            "parameters": [
              {
                "name": "granted",
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "True if the user granted the specified permissions."
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "remove",
        "type": "function",
        "description": "Removes access to the specified permissions. If there are any problems removing the permissions, $(ref:runtime.lastError) will be set.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "permissions",
            "$ref": "Permissions"
          },
          {
            "name": "callback",
            "type": "function",
            "optional": true,
            "parameters": [
              {
                "name": "removed",
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "True if the permissions were removed."
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]