Any way to add `nw` parameters not meant for chrome executable?

[codekiln]

I have a node-webkit app that requires a specific chrome extension. As a result, I must start it with nw --load-extension='path/to/extension' as mentioned in nw.js's documentation. Is there a way for me to add the --load-extension call to the generated script? It is important to note that this is an argument meant for node webkit, not for chromium, so I cannot put it in the chromium args parameter in the manifest.

[jyapayne]

Which extension are you hoping to load? I don't believe there is a way to do that yet, but you could accomplish what you're looking to do with a simple shortcut file as described here and here.

I don't know of any way to embed the arguments into the exe itself. Doing something like that is usually the job of the installer that you use. Personally, I use NSIS to create my installers, and it has options to install a shortcut on the desktop with arguments like --load-extension.

[codekiln]

My end users will need the cisco web communicator in order for the application they interact with to take advantage of Cisco's Jabber SDK. Using a link installed by the installer may be an acceptable workaround. Do you regularly make mac installers as well? I assume that NSIS does not work in that environment. What do you use in that case?

[jyapayne]

For Mac, I use a packager called Packages. It's free and pretty darn good. I believe for Mac you can simply edit the Info.plist file in YourApp.app/Contents/Info.plist and add a section that specifies the command line arguments.

Something like:

<key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>nwjs</string>
        <string>--load-extension</string>
        <string>path/to/extension</string>
    </array>

Adding command line arguments to Web2Exe may be possible. I'll look into it and see if I can make it an option :)

[codekiln]

Thanks for the tips @jyapayne!