Fixes broken GitHub links.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
May 20, 2017
Size
373KiB
Developer
Category
Users
144
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Https://github.com/
Https://gist.github.com/
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OctoPermalinker Extension

OctoPermalinker is a browser extension that searches GitHub comments/files for links to files on branches, and adds a link to where the branch pointed when the comment/file was made/updated. This helps you avoid following a link that was broken after being posted. For context, here's some discussion about broken GitHub links:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8046710
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "OctoPermalinker", "version": "1.0.0", "manifest_version": 2, "author": "Joseph Frazier", "description": "Fixes broken GitHub links.", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/josephfrazier/octopermalinker", "icons": { "212": "link-icon.png" }, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "chrome_style": true }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://github.com/*", "https://gist.github.com/*" ], "js": [ "app.js" ], "run_at": "document_idle", "all_frames": false } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ "link-icon.png" ], "permissions": [ "storage", "https://github.com/", "https://gist.github.com/" ]}
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