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Issue 17501006: Remove "View Background Pages". (Closed) Base URL: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src
Patch Set: gtk Created 7 years, 6 months ago
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1 <h1>Event Pages</h1> 1 <h1>Event Pages</h1>
2 2
3 3
4 <p> 4 <p>
5 Event pages are very similar to 5 Event pages are very similar to
6 <a href="background_pages.html">background pages</a>, 6 <a href="background_pages.html">background pages</a>,
7 with one important difference: 7 with one important difference:
8 event pages are loaded only when they are needed. 8 event pages are loaded only when they are needed.
9 When the event page is not actively doing something, 9 When the event page is not actively doing something,
10 it is unloaded, freeing memory and other system resources. 10 it is unloaded, freeing memory and other system resources.
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83 API or issuing a network request). Additionally, the 83 API or issuing a network request). Additionally, the
84 event page will not unload until all visible views (for example, 84 event page will not unload until all visible views (for example,
85 popup windows) are closed and all message ports are closed. Note 85 popup windows) are closed and all message ports are closed. Note
86 that opening a view does not cause the event page to load, but 86 that opening a view does not cause the event page to load, but
87 only prevents it from closing once loaded. 87 only prevents it from closing once loaded.
88 </p> 88 </p>
89 89
90 <p> 90 <p>
91 Make sure your event page closes as soon as the event that 91 Make sure your event page closes as soon as the event that
92 opened it is processed. 92 opened it is processed.
93 You can observe the lifetime of your event page by clicking 93 You can observe the lifetime of your event page by
94 on "View Background Pages" in the Chrome menu, or by
95 opening Chrome's task manager. You can see when your event 94 opening Chrome's task manager. You can see when your event
96 page loads and unloads by observing when an entry for your 95 page loads and unloads by observing when an entry for your
97 extension appears in the list of processes. 96 extension appears in the list of processes.
98 </p> 97 </p>
99 98
100 <p> 99 <p>
101 Once the event page has been idle a short time 100 Once the event page has been idle a short time
102 (a few seconds), the 101 (a few seconds), the
103 <code>$ref:runtime.onSuspend</code> 102 <code>$ref:runtime.onSuspend</code>
104 event is dispatched. The event page has a few more seconds to handle this 103 event is dispatched. The event page has a few more seconds to handle this
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212 <code>$ref:contextMenus.create</code>. 211 <code>$ref:contextMenus.create</code>.
213 212
214 <li>Remember to test that your event page works properly when it is unloaded 213 <li>Remember to test that your event page works properly when it is unloaded
215 and then reloaded, which only happens after several seconds of inactivity. 214 and then reloaded, which only happens after several seconds of inactivity.
216 Common mistakes include doing unnecessary work at page load time (when it 215 Common mistakes include doing unnecessary work at page load time (when it
217 should only be done when the extension is installed); setting an alarm at 216 should only be done when the extension is installed); setting an alarm at
218 page load time (which resets any previous alarm); or not adding event 217 page load time (which resets any previous alarm); or not adding event
219 listeners at page load time. 218 listeners at page load time.
220 </ol> 219 </ol>
221 </p> 220 </p>
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