How can I launch a Chrome Packaged App through javascript?

Question

I want to be able to launch my packaged chrome app via javascript either on-page or through an extension. Am I able to do this? I have done a fair amount of research with no

Answer 1

chrome.management.launchApp can be used to launch an app in an extension.

The API reference is available here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/management.html#method-launchApp.