ExtensionSettings and removing add-ons about policy-templates HOT 4 OPEN

That actually sounds like a bug (that they aren't uninstalled)

Chrome introduced "removed" to explicitly remove things

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9867568?hl=en

Do you want them disabled or removed?

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It seems right to me: delete if I specified "blocked" and do nothing if I specified nothing. Otherwise "blocked" is identical to "not specified"
I think there may be situations when you want to keep previously installed extensions for users, but not allow installation of new ones.
Maybe add a separate ExtensionSettings option that would allow selecting the action for already installed extensions (remove, blocked or do nothing)? That would be more flexible.

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The tricky part is making this change without impacting the old behavior.

I wonder if I need to add a version flag to this JSON?

I'm going to look at Chrome to see exactly what they do.

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I think the best thing to do is this:

1. leave the default behavior as it is now
2. Add a new option that allows you to specify what to do with extensions that are not explicitly listed as “blocked”: delete, gray out, or do nothing.

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