feat: a way to grant permissions to WebXDCs

_locales/_untranslated_en.json

@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
   "webxdc_beforeunload_dialog_message": {
     "message": "This app is asking you to confirm that you want to close it.\nChanges you made may not be saved."
   },
+  "pref_webxdc_permission_management": {
+    "message": "Manage WebXDC permissions"
+  },
+  "explain_webxdc_permission_management": {
+    "message": "By default, WebXDC apps are denied all permissions, such as access to camera and geolocation. Enabling this allows you to manually grant permissions through the menu bar of WebXDC apps. Be cautious granting permissions to untrusted apps!"
+  },
+  "menu_webxdc_permissions": {
+    "message": "Permissions"
+  },
   "camera_access_failed": {
     "message": "Could not access video camera. You might want to check your video permissions or if the camera is used already by another program"
   },

packages/frontend/src/components/Settings/ExperimentalFeatures.tsx

@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ export function ExperimentalFeatures() {
       >
         {tx('webxdc_store_url')}
       </SettingsSelector>
+      {runtime.getRuntimeInfo().target === 'electron' && (
+        <DesktopSettingsSwitch
+          settingsKey='enableWebxdcPermissionManagement'
+          label={tx('pref_webxdc_permission_management')}
+          description={tx('explain_webxdc_permission_management')}
+        />
+      )}
     </>
   )
 }

packages/shared/shared-types.d.ts

@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ export interface DesktopSettingsType {
    * {@linkcode defaultAppStoreBaseUrl}.
    */
   appStoreBaseUrl?: string
+  /**
+   * Whether the user can grant webxdc apps permissions,
+   * such as camera access, like in browsers.
+   */
+  enableWebxdcPermissionManagement: boolean
 }
 
 export interface RC_Config {

packages/shared/state.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function getDefaultState(): DesktopSettingsType {
     autostartElectron: false,
     hideMenuBar: false,
     appStoreBaseUrl: undefined,
+    enableWebxdcPermissionManagement: false,
   }
 }