chrome-devtools snippets import/export 2016

Question

Today I wanted to export my snippets from chrome.

I opened the DevTools -> to sperate Window -> Inspect the Devtools Itself

Then in Console:

->localStorage.scriptSnippets
undefined
->var stringifiedSnippets = localStorage.getItem('scriptSnippets');
undefined
->stringifiedSnippets
null

I tested Chrome 48 (windows), Chromium 45(ubuntu) and a Friends Chrome on his Macbook. How can I access my Snippets.

Has the API changed? Or am I making a mistake here. Thanks.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '16 at 00:29

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Yes, the internals have changed. Your code should change to the following:

InspectorFrontendHost.getPreferences(function(prefs) {
    console.log(prefs.scriptSnippets);
});

answered Jan 22 '16 at 00:29

Alexander Pavlov

4

in G.Chrome v75 i got Uncaught ReferenceError: InspectorFrontendHost is not defined – Искрен Станиславов Jul 19 '19 at 09:10
didn't work anymore – OriEng Mar 13 '22 at 16:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 28 '16 at 06:05

0

InspectorFrontendHost.getPreferences(function(prefs) {
    console.log(prefs.scriptSnippets);
});

This code works perfectly in chrome version 51.0.2704.103

edited Jun 28 '16 at 06:05

Sreehari

answered Jun 28 '16 at 04:40

tkowt

I'm sorry. I can use InspectorFrontendHost class opening another inspector following the way explained by [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12291138/how-do-you-inspect-the-web-inspector-in-chrome) this topic is very nice for me thanks! – tkowt Jun 28 '16 at 05:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 07 '22 at 19:08

For those who arrive here and find the accepted answer is no longer working, here is a way to access your snippets as of May 2022 Chrome 101.

Type chrome://version/ on a free tab in your Chrome browser.
Check the "Profile Path:" which should be something like /home/your_user/.config/google-chrome/Default for Ubuntu based OSs.
Find the Preferences file under that path and open it in a text editor. It's a big and messy JSON file. If you are making a new install at a different machine with a fresh Chrome installation then you may just copy this whole Preferences file under the same location in the new machine and i think your Chrome installation should have all the snippets from the original. Otherwise...
Search for (Ctrl+f) "scriptSnippets" property including the quotes.
I believe the snippets are in the order they are created. So not alphabetical like you see them in the snippets list.
My list ends with "scriptSnippets_lastIdentifier":"142" property which means I must have created 142 snippets so far, some removed some remaining.
Copy everything starting from "scriptSnippets":"[... up to ...}]" excluding "scriptSnippets_lastIdentifier":"142" or search for the snippet of your interest by it's name and copy only that portion.

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