NPAPI tcp http server c++ in chrome

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Hello i was wondering how to get started in developing an NPAPI server with c++ in chrome. is this even possible? my goal is to have 2 clients find one another through the extension.thanks.

See also: [How to write a browser plugin?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2649056/how-to-write-a-browser-plugin) — Georg Fritzsche, Jul 11 '12 at 09:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '12 at 07:10

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Well, yes. You'll have to choose between using Firebreath, which can help you a lot by abstracting some of the NPAPI, or start from scratch and use colonel panic's tutorials.

Firebreath
Mozilla NPAPI documentation (the most complete out there)
Colonel Panic tutorials

Be prepared to have some deep work to understand how plugins work!

answered Jul 09 '12 at 07:10

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Look particularly at FireBreaths' HTTPService library; it's mostly undocumented and not widely used, but it is a HTTP server that runs inside a FireBreath (and thus NPAPI) plugin. – taxilian Jul 09 '12 at 15:36
Nice answer, I didn't know about Colonel Panic yet. Funny name too ;) – Rob W Jul 10 '12 at 22:10

NPAPI tcp http server c++ in chrome

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