Access Google Chrome's cache

Question

Is it possible to access Google Chrome\'s cache from within an extension?

I\'d like to write an extension that loads a cached version of a page when the online one c

Answer 1

Just make a simple plugin manifest that calls an AJAX page which loads jQuery from CDN, and then uses it to parse all the elements on the page and alter the href values to have this prefix: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:

So becomes:

Voilà, you are cache surfing, but you still need to get to Google. I understand this answer is a bit outside the scope of the question but still solves a lot of web connectivity issues.

I'm tempted to just go write this plugin but I bet it'd be taboo in Google's eyes, so it'd get blocked or removed rather quickly. :)