Workaround for missing Google and YouTube Apps

js/app.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     'use strict';
     var app = angular.module('newTab', ['newTab.controllers', 'newTab.directives', 'newTab.filters']);
 
-    app.constant('IMAGE_SOURCES', /^\s*(https?|ftp|file|blob|chrome):|data:image\//);
+    app.constant('IMAGE_SOURCES', /^\s*(https?|ftp|file|blob|chrome|chrome-extension):|data:image\//);
     app.constant('ANCHOR_HREFS', /^\s*(https?|ftp|mailto|tel|file|chrome|about|chrome-extension):/);
     app.constant('ANCHOR_HREFS_REQ_UPDATE', /^\s*(file|chrome|chrome-extension):/);
 

js/controllers.js

@@ -78,9 +78,32 @@
                         $scope.apps = results.filter(function (result) {
                             return (/^(extension|theme)$/).test(result.type) === false;
                         });
+                    }).then(async function() {
+                        $scope.apps.push(...await getMigratedApps())
                     });
             }
 
+            async function getMigratedApps() {
+                const basePath = "../migrated_apps/";
+                const jsonPaths = ["slides.json", "docs.json", "drive.json", "youtube.json", "sheets.json", "gmail.json"];
+                let migratedApps = [];
+
+                for (const path of jsonPaths) {
+                    const i = jsonPaths.indexOf(path);
+                   let url = basePath + path;
+                   await fetch(url)
+                       .then(res => res.json())
+                       .then(function(data) {
+                           migratedApps.push(data);
+                       })
+                       .catch((error) => {
+                           console.error(error);
+                       })
+                }
+
+                return migratedApps;
+            }
+
             $scope.$on('UninstalledApp', loadApps);
 
             // initial page setup

js/filters.js

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
                         append = '?grayscale=true';
                     }
 
+                    // Replace $CHROME_EXT_ID$ with extensionID if it exists.
+                    found.url = found.url.replace("$CHROME_EXT_ID$", chrome.runtime.id);
+
                     return found.url + append;
                 }
                 return void 0;

manifest.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "New Tab Redirect",
   "short_name": "NTR!",
   "description": "Allows a user to provide the URL of the page that loads in a new tab.",
-  "version": "3.1.5",
+  "version": "3.1.6",
   "background": { 
     "scripts" : ["js/background.js"],
     "persistent": false
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 	"19":"images/icon19.png"
   },
   "incognito": "split",
-  "minimum_chrome_version" : "22"
+  "minimum_chrome_version" : "22",
+  "web_accessible_resources": ["images/migrated_app_icons/*.png"]
 }

migrated_apps/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+At some point Google decided to migrate some of their apps from the chrome webstore to their new G-Suite.
+
+This meant that the "default" Google and YouTube apps were no longer getting returned by the API.
+
+As of the current time of writing this the only non-code-change workaround for this problem is to disable the following chrome flags:
+
+``#enable-migrate-default-chrome-app-to-web-apps-gsuite``
+
+``#enable-migrate-default-chrome-app-to-web-apps-non-gsuite``
+
+Going under the assumption that Google will eventually remove these flags I have made the following workaround:
+
+1. Copied the API responses for all the 6 now missing Apps, and put them in the ``migrated_apps`` directory.
+
+2. Downloaded the icons for all 6 Apps and put them in the ``images/migrated_app_icons`` directory.
+
+3. Modified the icon url with a regex substring that will be replaced with extension id.
+
+4. Concatenated the app list in loadApps with the migrated apps
+
+
+Pros of this workaround:
+
+1. It Works.
+
+Cons of this workaround:
+
+1. It involves keeping snapshots of these App API responses
+2. Some features like "Uninstall" will be rendered useless on these specific migrated apps

migrated_apps/docs.json

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "chrome-extension://aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake/main.html",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "Create and edit documents ",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/docs.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": true,
+  "name": "Docs",
+  "offlineEnabled": true,
+  "optionsUrl": "",
+  "permissions": [],
+  "shortName": "Docs",
+  "type": "legacy_packaged_app"
+}

migrated_apps/drive.json

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "https://drive.google.com/?usp=chrome_app",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "Google Drive: create, share and keep all your stuff in one place.",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/drive.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": true,
+  "name": "Google Drive",
+  "offlineEnabled": true,
+  "optionsUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/settings",
+  "permissions": [
+    "clipboardRead",
+    "clipboardWrite",
+    "notifications"
+  ],
+  "shortName": "Google Drive",
+  "type": "hosted_app"
+}

migrated_apps/gmail.json

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "https://mail.google.com/mail",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "Fast, searchable email with less spam.",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/gmail.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": true,
+  "name": "Gmail",
+  "offlineEnabled": false,
+  "optionsUrl": "https://mail.google.com/mail/#settings",
+  "permissions": [
+    "notifications"
+  ],
+  "shortName": "Gmail",
+  "type": "hosted_app"
+}

migrated_apps/sheets.json

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "chrome-extension://felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap/main.html",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "Create and edit spreadsheets",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/sheets.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": true,
+  "name": "Sheets",
+  "offlineEnabled": true,
+  "optionsUrl": "",
+  "permissions": [],
+  "shortName": "Sheets",
+  "type": "legacy_packaged_app"
+}

migrated_apps/slides.json

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "chrome-extension://aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek/main.html",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "Create and edit presentations ",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/slides.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": false,
+  "name": "Slides",
+  "offlineEnabled": true,
+  "optionsUrl": "",
+  "permissions": [],
+  "shortName": "Slides",
+  "type": "legacy_packaged_app"
+}

migrated_apps/youtube.json

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "appLaunchUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/",
+  "availableLaunchTypes": [
+    "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+    "OPEN_AS_WINDOW"
+  ],
+  "description": "",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "homepageUrl": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo",
+  "hostPermissions": [],
+  "icons": [
+    {
+      "size": 128,
+      "url": "chrome-extension://$CHROME_EXT_ID$/images/migrated_app_icons/youtube.png"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo",
+  "installType": "normal",
+  "isApp": true,
+  "launchType": "OPEN_AS_REGULAR_TAB",
+  "mayDisable": true,
+  "name": "YouTube",
+  "offlineEnabled": false,
+  "optionsUrl": "",
+  "permissions": [],
+  "shortName": "YouTube",
+  "type": "hosted_app"
+}