Fix manifest chat configuration to keep Slack visible in New Chat and align patch version metadata

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thunderbird-slack-provider",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest",

src/background.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   return _watchedMutex;
 }
 
 let state = {
   token: null,
   slackSpaceId: null,
   unreadChannels: new Set(),
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
  */
 function registerChatProtocol() {
   if (!messenger.chat) {
-    // messenger.chat is available in Thunderbird 128+ when the "chat" permission
-    // is granted.  Gracefully degrade on older builds.
+    // messenger.chat may be unavailable depending on Thunderbird build/API
+    // support. Gracefully degrade when the API is absent.
     console.warn("messenger.chat is not available in this version of Thunderbird.");
     return;
   }
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@
 });
 
 async function pollUnread() {
   if (!state.token) return;
   try {
     const channels = await fetchAllChannels();
     const unread = new Set();
     for (const ch of channels) {
       if (ch.is_member && ch.unread_count > 0) unread.add(ch.id);
     }
     state.unreadChannels = unread;
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 
 async function slackPost(method, params = {}, token = null) {
   const useToken = token || state.token;
   if (!useToken) throw new Error("No Slack token configured.");
   const resp = await fetch(`${SLACK_API}/${method}`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
     body: JSON.stringify(params),
   });
   const json = await resp.json();
   if (!json.ok) throw new Error(json.error || "Slack API error");
   return json;
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
       limit: state.rateLimitedMode ? 20 : 200,
       exclude_archived: true,
     };
     if (cursor) params.cursor = cursor;
     const data = await slackPost("conversations.list", params, token);
     channels.push(...(data.channels || []));
     cursor = data.response_metadata?.next_cursor || undefined;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Message handler (UI ↔ background)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 messenger.runtime.onMessage.addListener(async (msg) => {
   try {
     switch (msg.type) {
       // ---- Workspace ---------------------------------------------------

src/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "Thunderbird Slack Provider",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "description": "Read and send Slack channel messages directly from Thunderbird.",
   "author": "thunderbird-slack-provider contributors",
   "icons": {
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   "permissions": [
     "storage",
     "alarms",
-    "chat",
     "https://slack.com/api/*",
     "https://files.slack.com/*",
     "https://avatars.slack-edge.com/*"

tests/unit/manifest.test.js

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 
 describe("manifest chat protocol declaration", () => {
-  test("declares Slack chat protocol with iconURL so it appears in New Chat", () => {
+  test("declares Slack chat protocol with iconURL and does not require chat permission", () => {
     const manifestPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../src/manifest.json");
     const manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, "utf8"));
 
+    expect(manifest.permissions).not.toContain("chat");
     expect(Array.isArray(manifest.chat_protocols)).toBe(true);
     expect(manifest.chat_protocols).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([