v0.3.0 - Implement manual and automatic index updates

Summary

In version 0.2.0, updates to the indices that are used to provide the search results were only bundled directly with the extension, which means the search results returned by the extension could get outdated relatively quickly.

This release includes two new ways of getting up-to-date indices:

• Triggering a manual index-update by activating the AWS search extension, typing :update and hitting "Enter". The latest indices are then downloaded and imported automatically, within a few seconds.
• Getting updates automatically, for example once a day. This is currently an optional opt-in feature. To activate automatic index updates, click on the AWS search extension icon in your browser's extension area and activating the "Enable automatic index updates" option.

_{Note: this version will most likely become v1.0.0 in the future. I'll take this extension for a test-drive over the next weeks, and maybe get a few more people on board. If you have any suggestions/questions/comments, please go ahead and open an issue!}

About AWS search extension

AWS search extension is a browser-extension compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge (and probably most Chromium-based browsers). It provides search results for AWS API references and the AWS CloudFormation reference, and opens the official AWS documentation page when you select an item by pressing Enter.

You can start searching by typing the keyword aws into the searchbar, followed by a space (or also tab in Chromium-based browsers), which will select the AWS search extension. Everything you now type will search through the included indices of the AWS CloudFormation and AWS API documentation.

You can find detailed information on how to structure in the official README.

Official extension/add-on store links

• Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aws-search-extension/plpaphbmolljpgbkjjfkhcffhffobngd
• Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/aws-search-extension/
• Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/aws-search-extension/ddokgnahbddokclcciibbpelhjgemihl

Extension packages

You can find the extension packages attached.

How to install an unsigned package

Google Chrome/Chromium

• Download the attached file aws_search_extension-chrome-0.3.0.zip.
• Open chrome://extensions in your browser.
• Drag-and-drop the downloaded ZIP into the extensions-view.

Firefox

• Download the attached file aws_search_extension-firefox-0.3.0.xpi.
• Open about:addons in your browser.
• Drag-and-drop the downloaded ZIP into the extensions-view.