I am trying to copy 'window.location.href' e.g. the URL of the current page to clipboard from my extension by clicking on button Copy. My issue is that when I copy the URL to clipboard, it is the extensions URL that is copied and not the page I am visiting. This much makes sense to me, but I am having issues solving it.
Extensionbar:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<button onclick="copyFunction();">Copy</button>
<script type="text/javascript">
function copyFunction() {
var inputDump = document.createElement('input'),
hrefText = window.location.href;
document.body.appendChild(inputDump);
inputDump.value = hrefText;
inputDump.select();
document.execCommand('copy');
document.body.removeChild(inputDump);
}
</script>
</head>
</html>
From my understanding the solution should be this, but I fear I am too clueless how to proceed:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_app_extensions/passing_messages_between_safari_app_extensions_and_injected_scriptsThis is how I (tried to) proceed, by creating a global.html page and an injected script.
Global page:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<script>
safari.application.addEventListener("command", copyFunction, false);
function copyFunctionEvent(event) {
if (event.command == "CopyToClipboard") {
safari.application.activeBrowserWindow.activeTab.page.dispatchMessage("CopyToClipboard", "all");
}
}
</script>Injected script:
function myextension_openAll(event){
if (event.name == 'CopyToClipboard'){
function copyFunction() {
var inputDump = document.createElement('input'),
hrefText = window.location.href;
document.body.appendChild(inputDump);
inputDump.value = hrefText;
inputDump.select();
document.execCommand('copy');
document.body.removeChild(inputDump);
}
}
safari.self.addEventListener("message", myextension_openAll, true);Actual (with only extensionbar.html): Returns safari-extension://com.myextension-0000000000/abc123/extensionbar.htmlActual (with extensionbar.html, global.html and injected.js): Copy function doesn't work but it seems that inputDump will return the URL if I send it to console or as an alert.
Expected: Should return http://www.google.com (e.g. if current tab)