WikiSwitcher chrome extension

This chrome extension intends to facilitate the user-experience of Wikipedia for users that read in multiple languages. On installation, the user configures the languages they wish to see. Then, when a wikipedia article loads, the extension queries the MediaWiki Action API to query the length of the same article written in other languages that the user speaks. If one is found that is better (i.e. longer text), then a pop-up alert will notify the user prompting the option to redirect to that article language instead.

Installation

The v 0.0.1 of this app is still pending approval from the Google Chrome store. The link will be added here when it is published. Link to download is here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wikiswitcher/hpcjbdockpdedhmceilapegnafhldojo

Alternatively, you can install locally by:

1. Clone this repository (or download and unzip src.crx)
2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in Google Chrome
3. In top-left corner, select "Load unpacked"
4. Select ./src as the root directory

Developer notes

To generate the popup language list and translations, run

python generate_popup_html.py data/raw_wikitables.html