I'm writing an extension that would ideally read files after they are downloaded (through the normal download process). Is that possible? I can get the filename through chrome.downloads operations, but I can't find ways of reading the actual bytes. I don't need to write or move them, just read.
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WhiteFangs' solution worked for me. HOWEVER, I should add the caveat that the XMLHttpRequest using the file protocol only worked for me when I initiated it from the background script. I got errors when I tried it from a content script or from the javascript environment of my browser action.
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