CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptgoogle-chrome-extension
user1137778
user1137778

Reputation: 1151

Chrome Extension Browser Action does nothing when clicked

I've searched through stackoverflow and google's extension FAQ but could not seem to find the answer. Browser actions for my chrome extension refuse to work... Here is my code. Note: i've tried using background.html instead of .js - no go. It never calls linker.js.

Manifest.json

{

    "name": "name",
    "version": "1.0",
    "background": "background.js",      
    "description": "test",
    "permissions": ["tabs", "http://*/*", "https://*/*"],
   "browser_action": {
        "default_title": "Test",
        "default_icon": "raindrop.png"
        }
}

background.js

chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
  chrome.tabs.executeScript(null, {file: "linker.js"});
});

linker.js

alert("linker is running");

plus more code here

Does anyone have any ideas?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3819

Answers (2)

ylshi
ylshi

Reputation: 1

chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) { 
    chrome.tabs.executeScript(null,{code:"alert('test!')"});
});

Upvotes: -1

abraham
abraham

Reputation: 47873

Your manifest needs to be "background_page": "background.html". Within background.html you need to include <script src="background.js"></script>. This will add the onClicked listener and it looks like linker.js should trigger an alert.

Upvotes: 1

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