Vanmaram Malayalam Dictionary — Athimannil

VANMARAM DICTIONARY BROWSER EXTENSION

OVERVIEW:
This extension provides quick access to the Vanmaram English-Malayalam Dictionary directly from the browser toolbar. Users can search for words in either language and get instant translations.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- Built with TypeScript and Vite for modern development workflow
- Uses Manifest V3 for maximum compatibility
- No background scripts - popup-only extension for simplicity
- API calls to https://beta.vanmaram.com/api for dictionary data
- All innerHTML usage replaced with safe DOM methods per Firefox security guidelines

SECURITY MEASURES:
- No data collection or storage
- External links use rel="noopener noreferrer" for security
- Input sanitization through encodeURIComponent()
- Safe DOM manipulation without innerHTML to prevent XSS

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED:
- host_permissions for https://beta.vanmaram.com/api/*: Required to fetch dictionary data from Vanmaram API
- No other sensitive permissions requested

API DEPENDENCY:
The extension relies on the Vanmaram Dictionary API (https://beta.vanmaram.com/api) which is a legitimate educational resource for Malayalam language learning. The API is stable and maintained.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
- Malayalam language learners
- Students and researchers
- Anyone needing quick English-Malayalam translations

PRIVACY:
No user data is collected, stored, or transmitted except for the search queries sent to the dictionary API for translation purposes.

BUILD PROCESS:
Built using Vite with separate configurations for Chrome/Firefox/Edge. Source code follows TypeScript best practices with ESLint and Prettier formatting.