Check whether user has a Chrome extension installed

Question

I am in the process of building a Chrome extension, and for the whole thing to work the way I would like it to, I need an external JavaScript script to be able to detect if

Answer 1

I am sure there is a direct way (calling functions on your extension directly, or by using the JS classes for extensions), but an indirect method (until something better comes along):

Have your Chrome extension look for a specific DIV or other element on your page, with a very specific ID.

For example:

Do a getElementById and set the innerHTML to the version number of your extension or something. You can then read the contents of that client-side.

Again though, you should use a direct method if there is one available.

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EDIT: Direct method found!!

Use the connection methods found here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/extension#global-events

Untested, but you should be able to do...

var myPort=chrome.extension.connect('yourextensionid_qwerqweroijwefoijwef', some_object_to_send_on_connect);