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user2738707
user2738707

Reputation: 125

Chrome Extension: Check if background script is running

I have a background script that uses the setInterval command to do a network request on a routine basis.

I was wondering if the background script can detect if the os goes on sleep or standby so that I can adjust the timer displayed upon resuming the background script. I understand that the setInterval timer is suspended during sleep based on this Answer: What happens to setTimeout when the computer goes to sleep?

Code sample is background.js

    set_start_time();
    search_set_int = setInterval(function() {

    foo();

    // Set the Auto Search Start time for the next run 
    set_start_time();
}, frequency); // Set interval function


 var total_time_left_sec = (frequency/1000) - (current_time_unix - start_time_unix)

Thanks

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2212

Answers (1)

Zig Mandel
Zig Mandel

Reputation: 19854

Keep a local variable with the timestamp of the last interval run. On normal (no sleep) execution, the timestamp will be about now-period, but on sleep it will be older so you know you come from a sleep. Also do not rely on the interval as your 'tick' for calculating elapsed time Instead remember the starting timestamp and substract from now()

Upvotes: 2

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