This repository contains the WebExtension and Heuristics Frontend for my master thesis (msc_thesis.pdf) on Automated Tab Grouping at the University of Zurich.
While the extension is thought to provide useful manual grouping features on its own, additional features are available by installing a separately distributed heuristics engine. More specifically, installing the Scala-based heuristics engine (https://github.com/rschlaefli/tab-group-heuristics) on the local machine allows for data exchange through Native Messaging and enables the local computation of automated tab groups (based on tab switches and further heuristics). For privacy-purposes, everything is computed and persisted locally with no data sent to any cloud whatsoever.
The following will not work in a "standalone" installation with default settings:
- No data about tab interactions will be collected and it will not be possible to derive any statistics
- No automated grouping suggestions will be computed
- Therefore, participation in experiments will not be possible
However, it is still possible to use the core feature-set (manually):
- Create and use tab groups (in New Tab and sidebar views)
- Synchronize groups across devices
It is planned to further develop the extension as an open-source project (https://github.com/rschlaefli/tabai) and distribute it over official channels (i.e. Firefox AMO and Chrome Web Stores).
NodeJS 12.x or later
Install all dependencies:
npm install
Run the extension in development mode (installation using developer/debug mode):
npm run dev
Package the extension for deployment (creates .zip and .xpi files):
npm run deploy