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build: strip background.scripts for Chromium Manifest V3 support - #4384
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Summary
This PR introduces a build-time transformation via
build.pyto generate a Manifest V3-compliantmanifest.json, allowing the extension to be compatible with modern Chrome/Chromium environments. This is motivated by the fact that warnings are now appearing in Chromium-based browsers due to the current manifest structure.Following the comments in PR #4297, this build-time approach was chosen to avoid direct modifications to the source
manifest.json.[Manage Extensions]

Changes
Enhanced
build.py: When targeting Chromium-based browsers, the script now automatically removes thebackground.scriptsfield from the manifest to comply with Manifest V3 requirements.This change does not affect the Firefox build process.
Verification Results
manifest.jsonfor Chrome does not containbackground.scripts.Notes
scriptsremoved and contain onlyservice_worker. Checked package versions: Chrome 4.2081, Edge 4.2028, Firefox 4.2028.