Publish this extension on Microsoft Edge Add-ons

[4laoshiren]

Description

I noticed that someone raised this kind of issue before. But due to the new workflow, maybe I should start a new discussion about it. Former issues: #108
Since Microsoft now has a new api(#108 (comment)), I would like to help implement this feature.
I am a noob at open-source and haven't contributed anything real. But I really like this extension and would like to contribute. I will start by reading the whole repo first.

Checklist

• I have searched existing discussions and issues to ensure this idea hasn't been suggested before
• I'm willing to help implement this feature (write code, test, etc.)

[iorate]

Thanks for your interest.

You don't need to read the entire repository. .github/workflows/deploy.yml and release.config.ts should be sufficient to understand the current release process. This extension uses semantic-release with plugins semantic-release-chrome and semantic-release-amo (the latter I created myself) to automate releases.

As far as I know, there's no semantic-release plugin for Edge. To manage Edge releases within the same workflow as Chrome and Firefox, I think creating a semantic-release plugin would be the best approach.

There are some potentially useful libraries: @plasmohq/bms and publish-browser-extension, used by the Plasmo and WXT extension frameworks respectively. An advantage of using these libraries is that they could also handle Chrome and Firefox releases, allowing us to unify the release process across all platforms.

So I think developing a new semantic-release plugin that uses these libraries internally would be a good approach. Would you be interested in working on this?

Note

@plasmohq/bms supports release notes for both Firefox and Edge, but there is a concern about the implementation for Edge (it doesn't use JSON.stringify). On the other hand, publish-browser-extension doesn't support release notes yet (issue).

[4laoshiren]

Really appreciated your kind and patient suggestions, especially to a noob like me. I am definitely interested in working on this. Recently, I've been reviewing the basics of TypeScript projects. Now I think I'm able to contribute.
Here's my plan:

1. Use semantic-release-amo as a reference and implement a new semantic-release-edge plugin, then publish it to npm.
2. Test the release flow in my fork of uBlacklist using the semantic-release-edge plugin.
3. If it works, I'll reach out to you for the next steps.

Thank you again for your patient guides.

[iorate]

Hi @4laoshiren, a quick update — the plan has changed since December.

I've started a separate Rust CLI project, iorate/wepub, that publishes browser extensions to web stores. Chrome and Firefox AMO are already implemented, and Edge Add-ons support is planned and coming soon. Once it lands, I'll switch uBlacklist's release workflow over to it.

Beyond store uploads, I've also been thinking about gradually moving to a lighter setup overall — replacing the release-notes and GitHub Release steps with smaller, more focused tools rather than relying on semantic-release as the umbrella.

So a semantic-release-edge plugin is no longer something I'd adopt here. Sorry for the late notice if you've already started — and thanks again for the offer.

[4laoshiren]

Thank you very much for your kind words, and thank you for maintaining this project.

To be honest, I haven’t really started working on this project yet. If I tried to contribute right now, I’m afraid I would rely too much on AIGC and might end up creating extra trouble for the project rather than making a meaningful contribution.

I think it would be better for me to contribute in areas I’m more familiar with, using non-AIGC code that I can fully understand and take responsibility for. But for now, the extension is easy enough for me to use. There aren't any features to add/modify, the current state is the best for me.

I really like uBlacklist, and I sincerely appreciate all the work you have put into it. Thank you again.

[iorate]

uBlacklist is now available on Microsoft Edge Add-ons: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/ublacklist/feedneoaheedjlhokipclogaoejelcbb