![Florian Müllner](/assets/img/avatar_default.png)
With convenience API like getSettings() now being provided by the ExtensionObject subclass, extensions will need to access their entry point more often. Having to pass a pointer through the hierarchy can be annoying, so add a static method that allows them to look it up: ```js const ext = Extension.lookupByURL(import.meta.url); this._settings = ext.getSettings(); ``` Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2838>