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Issue 12223068: Fix some typos, broken links and other issues in extension docs (Closed) Base URL: http://src.chromium.org/svn/trunk/src/
Patch Set: Created 7 years, 10 months ago
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1 <h1>Message Passing</h1> 1 <h1>Message Passing</h1>
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3 3
4 <p> 4 <p>
5 Since content scripts run in the context of a web page and not the extension, 5 Since content scripts run in the context of a web page and not the extension,
6 they often need some way of communicating with the rest of the extension. For 6 they often need some way of communicating with the rest of the extension. For
7 example, an RSS reader extension might use content scripts to detect the 7 example, an RSS reader extension might use content scripts to detect the
8 presence of an RSS feed on a page, then notify the background page in order to 8 presence of an RSS feed on a page, then notify the background page in order to
9 display a page action icon for that page. 9 display a page action icon for that page.
10 10
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147 port.postMessage({question: "Madame who?"}); 147 port.postMessage({question: "Madame who?"});
148 else if (msg.answer == "Madame... Bovary") 148 else if (msg.answer == "Madame... Bovary")
149 port.postMessage({question: "I don't get it."}); 149 port.postMessage({question: "I don't get it."});
150 }); 150 });
151 }); 151 });
152 </pre> 152 </pre>
153 153
154 <p> 154 <p>
155 You may want to find out when a connection is closed, for example if you are 155 You may want to find out when a connection is closed, for example if you are
156 maintaining separate state for each open port. For this you can listen to the 156 maintaining separate state for each open port. For this you can listen to the
157 $ref:runtime.Port 157 $ref:runtime.Port.onDisconnect
158 event. This event is fired either when the other side of the channel manually 158 event. This event is fired either when the other side of the channel manually
159 calls 159 calls
160 $ref:runtime.Port, or when the page 160 $ref:runtime.Port.disconnect, or when the page
161 containing the port is unloaded (for example if the tab is navigated). 161 containing the port is unloaded (for example if the tab is navigated).
162 onDisconnect is guaranteed to be fired only once for any given port. 162 onDisconnect is guaranteed to be fired only once for any given port.
163 163
164 164
165 <h2 id="external">Cross-extension messaging</h2> 165 <h2 id="external">Cross-extension messaging</h2>
166 <p> 166 <p>
167 In addition to sending messages between different components in your 167 In addition to sending messages between different components in your
168 extension, you can use the messaging API to communicate with other extensions. 168 extension, you can use the messaging API to communicate with other extensions.
169 This lets you expose a public API that other extensions can take advantage of. 169 This lets you expose a public API that other extensions can take advantage of.
170 170
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265 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension s/docs/examples/api/messaging/">examples/api/messaging</a> 265 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension s/docs/examples/api/messaging/">examples/api/messaging</a>
266 directory. 266 directory.
267 Also see the 267 Also see the
268 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension s/docs/examples/howto/contentscript_xhr">contentscript_xhr</a> example, 268 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension s/docs/examples/howto/contentscript_xhr">contentscript_xhr</a> example,
269 in which a content script and its parent extension exchange messages, 269 in which a content script and its parent extension exchange messages,
270 so that the parent extension can perform 270 so that the parent extension can perform
271 cross-site requests on behalf of the content script. 271 cross-site requests on behalf of the content script.
272 For more examples and for help in viewing the source code, see 272 For more examples and for help in viewing the source code, see
273 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a>. 273 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a>.
274 </p> 274 </p>
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