extensions: Ability to click browser action buttons

[tomholub]

We are relying on puppeteer to automate testing of our extension. I can automate most things except I cannot click the button that our extension adds to the browser's toolbar.

Could there be an API to interact with browser action buttons?

Something to the tune of

let actionButtons = await browser.actionButtons();
await actionButtons[0].click();

would be great.

This will allow us to fully automate testing of our extension workflow. Thanks!

[aslushnikov]

This would require some work in DevTools protocol, but should be doable. This is low-pri for us unless it proves to have high demand.

[mcpine9]

High Demand Here! High Demand!

[aslushnikov]

@mcpine9 please upvote the issue itself - we sort by upvotes when figuring what to do next

[jorgerosal]

High demand.

[mboeser]

@aslushnikov is this still being considered? I would like to help test this feature when its in beta. If there's a workaround, I would also like to help QA it too.

[aslushnikov]

Clicking extension buttons should enable other testing scenarios, e.g. "tab capture" API requires user gesture: #2229

[jenda]

I would want this too please

[SimplGy]

Right now the docs say "Test Chrome Extensions" as a use case.
I suggest they read "Test Chrome Extensions (background only, not action button triggered)"

This may help assess demand for the feature as well. I got pretty far in before realizing I probably have to do some workaround like side-load and manually trigger my extension's code to do any kind of testing using puppeteer.