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launchalert - Chrome Extension

Displays the next rocket launch scheduled from planet earth.

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Development

Checkout the code and follow the guide here : https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#unpacked

Todo

List of tasks to complete. Feel free to add your own.

Background

  • Fetch launch data in background.
  • Update the badge with "Remaining time to launch".
  • Store the launch data locally
  • Handle fetch errors
  • Schedule refresh based on a refresh rate.
  • Use the refresh rate set in the options page.
  • Throttle refreshes based on how close we are to the launch
  • Update based on launch status.

Popup

  • Read data from local cache instead of online query.
  • Calculate the time difference between now and T0.
  • Start a countdown timer
  • Add a "More.." link which would point to launchlibrary.net (or other similar service).
  • Add a more info link to agency, payloads etc..
  • Add a webcast URL if available.
  • Handle error when data is not available.

Options

  • Add filters based on agency, type of mission
  • Add refresh rate.
  • Add what fields the user would like to see in the popup.
  • Add the number of upcoming launches to display as an option. Limit to 5.

Installation

To install from Chrome Webstore, Click here

License

BSD 3 Clause

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