[FEAT] Support for Safari Browsers

[anaclumos]

I have found previous issues (#9 and #11) that Safari uses its proprietary extension format, and web-extension-starter for Safari will not be worked on. I am curious about an updated plan since Safari supports WebExtension from Safari 14. Will there be a Safari branch?

References:

• https://developer.apple.com/safari/extensions/
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions
• https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/06/welcoming-safari-to-the-webextensions-community/

[VladSez]

Maybe this thread can be helpful: refined-github/refined-github#14

Also this: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10104/

Also we can run a script to convert to safari web extension
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/converting_a_web_extension_for_safari

[abhijithvijayan]

I think this will help

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/converting_a_web_extension_for_safari

[MerrickClark]

@abhijithvijayan / those contributing (or considering) towards Safari support:
I'm working on an existing project utilizing this awesome starter kit; PS great work @abhijithvijayan!

I'm confident I can get a solid monetary donation towards adding Safari support if there's willingness on the contributors side of things. I've been trying to port what I have working to Xcode and I'm hitting wall after wall- some probably unrelated to this project but simply because my Xcode/apple dev experience is nil.

I'm under the impression there's still an unknown amount of work bringing Safari support into this project and I've personally discovered there's limited community resources about Safari JS based web extension dev.

Thoughts?

[fregante]

What problem are you encountering? I haven't had time to extract the code as I was hoping, but Apple's conversion tool should do most of the work of loading the extension in the browser.

[abhijithvijayan]

The underlying support @fregante did can be seen on

• Add unpublished Safari build refined-github/refined-github#3677
• Setup auto-publishing for Safari version refined-github/refined-github#3686 (comment)
• Add support for Safari on iOS refined-github/refined-github#4787

Apple Conversion Tool ref: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/converting_a_web_extension_for_safari

Note: People have mentioned lack of critical APIs support missing on Safari

• Safari Support honestbleeps/Reddit-Enhancement-Suite#5238 (comment)
• Safari version refined-github/refined-github#14 (comment)

Once I figure out a way around #66 (as that is now a more pressing issue at the moment for new extensions) I will spend some time on this issue too maybe around the weekends as I am engaged on weekdays with a full time job.

Like always, contributions & support are welcome from anyone.

cc: @MerrickClark @fregante

[lsmith77]

@anaclumos why did you close the issue?