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google-chromegoogle-chrome-extension
gene b.
gene b.

Reputation: 11984

Chrome Extension: Background.js values get erased/reset?

I declare a global variable in my background.js for my Chrome extension.

I find that at various points in time it gets reset, as if background.js were run again, and sometimes it is actually NULL when I attempt to use it from within my Popup (but not always). I haven't been able to pinpoint exactly when this reset or loss occurs.

Has anyone noticed similar inconsistent behavior with global Background vars in Chrome extensions?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1343

Answers (1)

gene b.
gene b.

Reputation: 11984

The answer is that I had the following in my manifest.json:

 "background": { "persistent": false }

When I changed it to TRUE, it started working. For more info, see this link provided by Rob W.: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/event_pages

Upvotes: 3

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