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Issue 10832042: Extensions Docs Server: Doc conversion script (Closed) Base URL: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src
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1 <p>
2 An <code>Event</code> is an object
3 that allows you to be notified
4 when something interesting happens.
5 Here's an example of using the
6 <code>chrome.tabs.onCreated</code> event
7 to be notified whenever there's a new tab:
8 </p>
9 <pre>
10 chrome.tabs.onCreated.<b>addListener(function(</b>tab<b>) {</b>
11 appendToLog('tabs.onCreated --'
12 + ' window: ' + tab.windowId
13 + ' tab: ' + tab.id
14 + ' index: ' + tab.index
15 + ' url: ' + tab.url);
16 <b>});</b>
17 </pre>
18 <p>
19 As the example shows,
20 you register for notification using <code>addListener()</code>.
21 The argument to <code>addListener()</code>
22 is always a function that you define to handle the event,
23 but the parameters to the function depend on
24 which event you're handling.
25 Checking the documentation for
26 <a href="tabs.html#event-onCreated"><code>chrome.tabs.onCreated</code></a>,
27 you can see that the function has a single parameter:
28 a <a href="tabs.html#type-tabs.Tab">Tab</a> object
29 that has details about the newly created tab.
30 </p>
31 <div class="doc-family extensions">
32 <h2 id="declarative">Declarative Event Handlers</h2>
33 <p>
34 The declarative event handlers provide a means to define rules consisting of
35 declarative conditions and actions. Conditions are evaluated in the browser
36 rather than the JavaScript engine which reduces roundtrip latencies and allows
37 for very high efficiency.
38 </p>
39 <p>Declarative event handlers are used for example in the <a
40 href="declarativeWebRequest.html">Declarative Web Request API</a> and possibly
41 further extension APIs in the future. This page describes the underlying
42 concepts of all declarative event handlers.
43 </p>
44 <h3 id="rules">Rules</h3>
45 <p>The simplest possible rule consists of one or more conditions and one or more
46 actions:</p>
47 <pre>
48 var rule = {
49 conditions: [ /* my conditions */ ],
50 actions: [ /* my actions */ ]
51 };
52 </pre>
53 <p>If any of the conditions is fulfilled, all actions are executed.</p>
54 <p>In addition to conditions and actions you may give each rule an identifier,
55 which simplifies unregistering previously registered rules, and a priority to
56 define precedences among rules. Priorities are only considered if rules conflict
57 each other or need to be executed in a specific order.</p>
58 <pre>
59 var rule = {
60 id: "my rule", // optional, will be generated if not set.
61 priority: 100, // optional, defaults to 100.
62 conditions: [ /* my conditions */ ],
63 actions: [ /* my actions */ ]
64 };
65 </pre>
66 <h3 id="eventobjects">Event objects</h3>
67 <p>
68 <a href="events.html">Event objects</a> may support rules. These event objects
69 don't call a callback function when events happer but test whether any
70 registered rule has at least one fulfilled condition and execute the actions
71 associated with this rule. Event objects supporting the declarative API have
72 three relevant methods: <a href="#method-addRules"><code>addRules()</code></a>,
73 <a href="#method-removeRules"><code>removeRules()</code></a>, and
74 <a href="#method-getRules"><code>getRules()</code></a>.
75 </p>
76 <h3 id="addingrules">Adding rules</h3>
77 <p>
78 To add rules call the <code>addRules()</code> function of the event object. It
79 takes an array of rule instances as its first parameter and a callback function
80 that is called on completion.
81 </p>
82 <pre>
83 var rule_list = [rule1, rule2, ...];
84 function addRules(rule_list, function callback(details) {...});
85 </pre>
86 <p>
87 If the rules were inserted successfully, the <code>details</code> parameter
88 contains an array of inserted rules appearing in the same order as in the passed
89 <code>rule_list</code> where the optional parameters <code>id</code> and
90 <code>priority</code> were filled with the generated values. If any rule is
91 invalid, e.g., because it contained an invalid condition or action, none of the
92 rules are added and the <a
93 href="extension.html#property-lastError">lastError</a> variable is set when
94 the callback function is called. Each rule in <code>rule_list</code> must
95 contain a unique identifier that is not currently used by another rule or an
96 empty identifier.
97 </p>
98 <h3 id="removingrules">Removing rules</h3>
99 <p>
100 To remove rules call the <code>removeRules()</code> function. It accepts an
101 optional array of rule identifiers as its first parameter and a callback
102 function as its second parameter.
103 </p>
104 <pre>
105 var rule_ids = ["id1", "id2", ...];
106 function removeRules(rule_ids, function callback() {...});
107 </pre>
108 <p>
109 If <code>rule_ids</code> is an array of identifiers, all rules having
110 identifiers listed in the array are removed. If <code>rule_ids</code> lists an
111 identifier, that is unknown, this identifier is silently ignored. If
112 <code>rule_ids</code> is <code>undefined</code>, all registered rules of this
113 extension are removed. The <code>callback()</code> function is called when the
114 rules were removed.
115 </p>
116 <h3 id="retrievingrules">Retrieving rules</h3>
117 <p>
118 To retrieve a list of currently registered rules, call the
119 <code>getRules()</code> function. It accepts an optional array of rule
120 identifiers with the same semantics as <code>removeRules</code> and a callback
121 function.
122 <p>
123 <pre>
124 var rule_ids = ["id1", "id2", ...];
125 function getRules(rule_ids, function callback(details) {...});
126 </pre>
127 <p>
128 The <code>details</code> parameter passed to the <code>calback()</code> function
129 refers to an array of rules including filled optional parameters.
130 </p>
131 </div>
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