Canvas Messenger
🔗 Part of Canvas Messenger: canvas-messenger (extension) · cm-relay (REST API) · cm-signaling (WebRTC signaling)
A Chrome/Firefox extension that adds Discord-style messaging to Canvas LMS — DMs, group chats, and class channels.
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Overview
A browser extension that layers real-time messaging onto Canvas LMS: direct messages, group chats, and class-wide channels, backed by a WebRTC signaling + relay service.
Features
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Direct messages, group chats, and class-wide channels
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Real-time delivery over WebRTC
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Works on top of the existing Canvas UI
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Optional account (email + password via Firebase Auth) to restore your Canvas connection and encryption keys on a new device
Tech Stack
JavaScript · Browser Extension (Chrome / Firefox) · WebRTC
Development
Run the tests with npm test. Accounts use the Firebase project canvas-messagener (FIREBASE_API_KEY at the top of the accounts section in background.js is its public web API key; Email/Password sign-in must be enabled in the Firebase console). Setting the key to an empty string hides the feature.
Sign in with Google uses the Google provider's OAuth web client (GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID in background.js). Each browser's redirect URI must be listed under that client's Authorized redirect URIs in Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials: https://<extension-id>.chromiumapp.org/ for Chrome and https://<hash>.extensions.allizom.org/ for Firefox (the exact value is chrome.identity.getRedirectURL(); if it's missing, Google's redirect_uri_mismatch error page prints it). The relay needs ACCOUNT_ENC_KEY (32 random bytes, base64) set — see cm-relay.
Load the extension unpacked from your browser's extensions page (developer mode). See the setup notes for connecting your Canvas API token.
Support
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