HisQuery

A Chrome Extension to efficiently search your browser history using keystrokes.

Just hit ⌘ + e to open the popup and then begin typing keywords to filter your history.

Useful for anybody who finds themselves visiting or copying links they've previously accessed.

Installation

From Source

Requirements

Chrome 114.0.5735.133 or higher (untested on earlier versions)

Instructions

1. Download the extension zip from the latest release.
2. Unzip the downloaded folder.
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/.
4. In the top right corner of the page, enable "Developer mode" by clicking the toggle switch.
5. Click on the "Load unpacked" button that appears in the top left corner of the page.
6. Navigate to the downloaded folder. This should be the root directory of the extension where the manifest.json file is located.
7. Click "Select" or "Open". The extension should now be loaded into Chrome and it should be listed on the chrome://extensions/ page.
8. You can test the extension in the browser by clicking on the extension icon to the right of the address bar (or hitting Command + E on Mac, or Crtl + E otherwise).

Development

Prerequisites

• node + npm (Current Version)

Environment variables

Copy .env.sample -> .env.development and fill in values.

Retrieving variables:

• POSTHOG_KEY: log in and navigate to project settings in Posthog, for each environment, to find the environment-specific API key.

Includes the following

• TypeScript
• Webpack
• React
• Jest
• Example Code
  • Chrome Storage
  • Options Version 2
  • content script
  • count up badge number
  • background

Project Structure

• src/typescript: TypeScript source files
• src/assets: static files
• dist: Chrome Extension directory
• dist/js: Generated JavaScript files

Setup

npm install

Build

npm run build

Build in watch mode

Terminal

npm run watch

Visual Studio Code

Run watch mode.

type Ctrl + Shift + B

Load extension to Chrome

Load dist directory

Test

npx jest or npm run test

Reporting Bugs

You can submit a bug here.