This extension has a pre-defined list of email templates that you can use, saving time everytime you have to send a new one.
This extension is not yet on Chrome Store. Just make sure to follow the steps below to install it.
You should have git installed on your system.
You should also have NodeJS and node package manager npm installed.
1 - Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/tiagoinacio/chrome-extension-gmail-snippets.git
2 - Install dependencies
First change to the cloned directory:
cd chrome-extension-gmail-snippets
Then run the installation process:
npm i or npm install
3 - Build the project
npm run build
By running the previous command, a distribution folder (dist) will have the code of the extension that you will need to upload to your Google Chrome.
4 - Go to Chrome Extensions and install the extension
In your browser, go to the following url: chrome://extensions. You will have a toggle to enable the developer mode. Turn it on. Then, click on ``Load unpacked` and point to the distribution folder previously created by the build command.
5 - Test the extension
Go to gmail, click on Compose to create a new email, and click on the plus sign, right beside the Send button.
A list of templates should be loaded, and you should be able to choose the right template for your use case.
To run the unit tests just type the following command:
npm run test
Each file will be presented with its total coverage, per branch, statements, lines and functions.
You should have Java installed on your machine. Follow the instructions here and download the latest JDK.
End2End tests run against a selenium server. To run the testes, just follow the steps below:
1 - First you have to install the extension and allow the extension to load in incognito mode.
2 - After that, create a .secret file under e2e directory with username and password for a gmail account.
Example:
{ "username": "johndoe@gmail.com", password: "mypassword" }
3 - Start selenium server
Type in your terminal:
npm run selenium
4 - Run the tests against the server
Type in your terminal:
npm run e2e
Following steps would be user defined templates, meaning that a user would be able to upload custom templates.