[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 40425] New: Web Inspector: provide API for content scripts to interact with the inspector

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40425

           Summary: Web Inspector: provide API for content scripts to
                    interact with the inspector
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Inspector
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: caseq at chromium.org
                CC: timothy at apple.com, rik at webkit.org, keishi at webkit.org,
                    pmuellr at yahoo.com, joepeck at webkit.org,
                    pfeldman at chromium.org, yurys at chromium.org,
                    bweinstein at apple.com


Rationale for supporting extensions:
- Integration for existing development tools into WebInspector
- Stuff that is not generic enough to be a part of WebKit (audits/validators, support for specific server frameworks or client libraries)
- Stuff with incompatible licenses, lack of browser support etc.

Proposed integration points:
- UI integration: be able to create a pane or add a sidebar to an existing pane, request inspector to display particular resource etc.
- access inspector objects associated with the inspected page, such as resource records, console messages, potentially scripts etc.
- ability to evaluate JS code on inspected page (to access DOM and JS state);

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