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18 lines
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# RedditBot Session Exporter
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This local Chrome extension exports `reddit.com` cookies and the current Reddit Chat Matrix credential into one JSON file for the self-hosted dashboard's **Import Reddit session** control. The file is equivalent to a login credential: do not share it, commit it, or send it to anyone.
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## Install and use
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1. In Chrome, open `chrome://extensions`, enable **Developer mode**, then choose **Load unpacked** and select this folder.
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If it was already loaded, click its **Reload** button after updating these files so Chrome starts the new service worker.
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2. Sign in to Reddit in the same Chrome profile.
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3. Open [Reddit Chat](https://chat.reddit.com/) and wait for it to finish loading. Do not use `www.reddit.com/chat/`: its Matrix bridge can return HTTP 405. The extension badge changes to `OK` when it captures the Matrix credential. If no credential has been captured yet, clicking the extension opens the correct Chat host automatically.
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4. Click the **RedditBot Session Exporter** toolbar icon and save `redditbot-session.json`.
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5. In RedditBot Dashboard > Settings > Access, choose **Import Reddit session** and select the exported file.
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6. Delete the downloaded JSON file once the dashboard confirms that the session is authenticated.
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The extension observes only requests to Reddit's Matrix homeservers, verifies the captured token with Matrix `whoami`, reads Reddit cookies, and saves the combined export locally. It does not send the dump to any server; you upload it directly to your RedditBot dashboard.
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Before downloading, the extension independently resolves the current identity through the open `www.reddit.com` tab and refuses the export unless its `t2` account ID matches Matrix `whoami`. If you switch accounts, reload Reddit Chat so the extension captures that account's current Matrix token.
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