Leechblock API?

[ironhak]

Hello

I'm wiring a Linux program that blocks file/folders/executables and access to administrator command. I would like to implement also a website blocking, but I would hardly make a better job than Leechblock, so I was thinking to just launch a Leechblock lockdown trough my app.

Basically my app is the same mechanic as leechblock, it has a lockdown timer. I would like to pass the duration of the lockdown to leechblock and then start it programatically. I tried with selenium but it does not work.

Is there a way to achieve so? I think it wold be really great because thank's to my app we also solve a big problem of leechblock: being able to just disable/remove the extension during a lockdown. With my app we force install leechblock using policy, so the user without administrator access can't remove the extension at all.

Is there an API or something?

Thanks a lot

[proginosko]

There's currently no API, but it's possible in principle. What functionality would you need? Starting a lockdown, as you say. But anything else?

[ironhak]

Hello
Yes for now the biggest thing would be being able to start a lockdown by passing hours & minutes arguments (and keep the last selected blockset as default).

How would that be psosible? Via command line or what? Thanks

[proginosko]

I would probably do it with native messaging. I can't work on it right now, but you could fork LB and create your own version with native messaging support. If you just want the functionality to start a lockdown, that's easy. Just listen for the native message and call the applyLockdown function in background.js.