feat: Support remote-debugging-pipe and add loadExtension test/example #347
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Historically, the `--load-extension` option in chromeFlags could be used to launch Chrome with an extension installed. This flag is no longer supported in official stable Chrome releases since Chrome 137. The `--remote-debugging-pipe` is the official alternative. To support this, `chrome-launcher` needs to pass two additional pipes. This patch also includes a full test that serves as a form of documentation on how one can load an extension with `chrome-launcher`. For more context, see mozilla/web-ext#3388 Fixes GoogleChrome#289
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Historically, the
--load-extensionoption in chromeFlags could be used to launch Chrome with an extension installed. This flag is no longer supported in official stable Chrome releases since Chrome 137. The--remote-debugging-pipeis the official alternative. To support this,chrome-launcherneeds to pass two additional pipes.This patch also includes a full test that serves as a form of documentation on how one can load an extension with
chrome-launcher.For more context, see mozilla/web-ext#3388
Fixes #289