Feature: Backup highlights manually.

[mattveraldi]

Use Case

I currently use three computers:

1. Personal
2. Company-provided
3. Client-provided

I rely on highlighter extension on all of them.

The Problem

I am unable to use my personal Google account across all devices. Both the company and client computers are protected by NDAs and managed by their respective organizations, so syncing Chrome data with my private account isn't allowed.

Solution

I need a way to manually backup my highlights.

Implementation

I created an Options Page with 3 commands:

• Download backup: saves a JSON file with the local storage contents.
• Upload backup: the user can upload a JSON file that will be merged with local storage contents.
• Clear data: the user can clear highlights.

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This is something that I needed and will use myself, if you think it is also useful for others, feel free to review/merge this PR.

P.S. This extension is very good and I really like its UI/UX, thank you for sharing it :)

[jeromepl]

Hi @mattveraldi , thanks for the contribution!
This would complete #25, a feature that I think a lot of people would enjoy.

I'll take a look at this in more details as soon as I can :)

[mattveraldi]

Hi @jeromepl , I was wondering If you had the chance to have a look at my PR

[mattveraldi]

Hi, I am reaching out to know if you plan on merging it anytime soon.

[jeromepl]

Hi @mattveraldi , sorry I haven't had time to look into this yet. My first priority was to get some basic tests going and now that that's mostly done next on my list is to look at this. I will keep you updated 🙂

[Shibin-Ez]

Hi @jeromepl , why this PR is not merged yet? This could be useful for a lot of people.

[rakibhossainraju]

@mattveraldi Please merge this PR if you can. This is a very crucial feature that almost everyone needs on a daily basis, especially if they have multiple devices.

[mattveraldi]

@mattveraldi Please merge this PR if you can. This is a very crucial feature that almost everyone needs on a daily basis, especially if they have multiple devices.

Unfortunately I can't, I am not a maintainer of this repo. Only @jeromepl can merge PRs.

[rakibhossainraju]

@mattveraldi Please merge this PR if you can. This is a very crucial feature that almost everyone needs on a daily basis, especially if they have multiple devices.

Unfortunately I can't, I am not a maintainer of this repo. Only @jeromepl can merge PRs.

I was thinking about contributing to this, but if it never gets merged, then what's the point?

[mattveraldi]

@mattveraldi Please merge this PR if you can. This is a very crucial feature that almost everyone needs on a daily basis, especially if they have multiple devices.

Unfortunately I can't, I am not a maintainer of this repo. Only @jeromepl can merge PRs.

I was thinking about contributing to this, but if it never gets merged, then what's the point?

I don't know why it is not merged yet. Maybe @jeromepl has been busy with life/work. Open source project are not guaranteed to be maintained forever. You can always fork the project, create the feature you need and build the package from your PC for your use.

[rakibhossainraju]

@mattveraldi
Yes, that is indeed an option, but the thing is, then I have to carry this package to my home and my office PC, and the auto-update is out of the question. I have to manually install that auto-update. It's a drag.

[mattveraldi]

@mattveraldi
Yes, that is indeed an option, but the thing is, then I have to carry this package to my home and my office PC, and the auto-update is out of the question. I have to manually install that auto-update. It's a drag.

Yes I agree, I am having the same issue and I am solving it manually. Let's hope for Jérôme to come back and merge it.