title: Access Google Chrome's cache
body: <p>Is it possible to access Google Chrome's cache from within an extension?</p>
  
  <p>I'd like to write an extension that loads a cached version of a page when the online one can't be accessed (e.g. Internet connectivity issue).</p>
  
  <p><strong>Updated:</strong> I know I could write an NPAPI plugin accessible through an extension to accomplish this but I'd rather not suffer writing one... I am after a solution <em>without</em> resorting to NPAPI, please.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Note</strong>: as far as I can tell, Google Chrome doesn't support this functionality (at least not out-of-the-box): I just had an episode of "no Internet access" and I was stranded...</p>