🚀 Code Runner Chrome Extension

Run C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, and more inside your browser — no IDE required. This extension uses Judge0 API (via RapidAPI) to compile & run code securely in a sandbox.

✨ Features

• ✅ Run code instantly in a popup window
• ✅ Supports multiple languages:
• C / C++
• Java
• Python
• JavaScript (NodeJS)
• C#
• ✅ Set & save your RapidAPI Key
• ✅ Input box for custom test cases
• ✅ Dark UI with Ace Editor (syntax highlighting)
• ✅ Shortcut support for quick run (future update)

📦 Tech Stack

Component	Used
Chrome Extension	✅
JS / HTML / CSS	✅
Ace Editor	✅
Judge0 API via RapidAPI	✅
LocalStorage for API key	✅

🧠 How It Works

The extension sends your code and selected language to Judge0 API, which compiles/executes it and returns output.

Clone Repo

git clone https://github.com/anshukushwaha07/chrome-code-runner.git
cd chrome-code-runner

2️⃣ Install Extension in Chrome

1. Open chrome://extensions/

2. Turn on Developer Mode

3. Click Load unpacked

4. Select project folder

🔑 Add RapidAPI Key

1. Visit: https://rapidapi.com/judge0-official/api/judge0-ce

2. Subscribe to free plan

3. Copy your API Key

4. Click ⚙️ in extension → paste key → Save

🎯 Usage

1. Open extension from Chrome toolbar

2. Select language

3. Type code

4. (Optional) Add input

5. Click Run Code

6. View output below editor

🛠️ Folder Structure

📦chrome-code-runner
 ┣ 📂icons
 ┣ 📜manifest.json
 ┣ 📜popup.html
 ┣ 📜popup.js
 ┣ 📜styles.css
 ┗ 📜README.md

🚨 Current Limitations

Feature	Status
Offline execution	❌ (Future: WebAssembly runtimes like Pyodide)
File input	⏳ Coming soon
Multi-file support	⏳ Coming soon

🚀 Future Updates

Feature	Goal
Run code offline (WASM)	Python, C++, NodeJS Local Runtime
Add AI Code Assist	Auto-fix / explain code
Code History	Save previous runs
VS Code Theme	Dark+ / Light

🤝 Contributing

PRs welcome! If you want to help add WASM/offline execution, contact or open issue 👍

This project ships with Ace Editor's src-min build locally. Reason: Chrome extensions cannot load remote JS files (CDN) due to security (Content Security Policy), so Ace must be bundled inside the extension.

Source: https://github.com/ajaxorg/ace-builds

📜 License

MIT — free to modify & build on!