debugging

Author: aquinojardim

src/extension/background.js

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ chrome.runtime.onConnect.addListener(port => {
 
 // background.js recieves message from contentScript.js
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((request, sender) => {
+  console.log('this is request from background', request)
   // IGNORE THE AUTOMATIC MESSAGE SENT BY CHROME WHEN CONTENT SCRIPT IS FIRST LOADED
   if (request.type === 'SIGN_CONNECT') {
     return true;

src/extension/contentScript.js

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ window.addEventListener('message', msg => { // runs automatically every second
   // messages sent by contentscrip
   if (firstMessage) {
     // tell the background script that the tab has reloaded
-    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ action: 'tabReload' });
+    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
+      action: 'tabReload', 
+      payload: msg
+    });
     firstMessage = false;
   }