title: Read Folder Contents in Chrome Application
body: <p>I have an application which outputs text files periodically with data in it. The text files are initiated from within the application and a datetime/context sensitive name -- though always output to the same folder. I would like to write a chrome application that can watch the folder these files are output to, read them, parse them, and then display them in a friendly manner.</p>
  
  <p>However, there does not seem to be any obvious way to get the contents of a folder in a chrome app. I've read suggestions to use an NPAPI plugin, but it appears those are being <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/npapi" rel="nofollow">phased out</a>. NACL seems like it might do it but I've also read that it doesn't have full access to the file-system.</p>
  
  <p>Is this something that can even be done? Reading the contents of an arbitrary folder from a packaged chrome application?</p>