MV3 Support

[SidneyNemzer]

Background: Under MV3, the extension background page is no longer persistent; it terminates after a period of inactivity and restarts for the next event.

Problem 1: webext-redux doesn't support mv3

Fixed: tshaddix/webext-redux#297 (published this PR as webext-redux@3.0.0-mv3.0, will publish as latest soon)

The port object used by the store will become disconnected if the service worker sleeps, preventing the store from receiving updates.

• Solution 1.1: use chrome.runtime.sendMessage instead of ports
  • Possibly implemented by Supporting manifest v3 on webext-redux tshaddix/webext-redux#282
• Solution 1.2: pass custom port object that handles disconnects
  • webext-redux takes a port name string, not a port object, so this requires changes to webext-redux. Long-term maybe not a good idea since using native ports would be a common footgun for webext-redux users.

Problem 2: state is lost when service worker restarts

Fixed: Solution 2.1 is working well (chrome.storage.session).

• Solution 2.1: persist state
  • chrome.storage.session and chrome.storage.local
    • 10 MB limit (each)
    • Maybe only persist files until they're saved?
    • Might require truncation logic to drop files to make state fit?
• Solution 2.2: keep-alive
  • While a panel is open, ping the service worker using chrome.runtime.sendMessage() to keep it alive. It would be nice to allow the service worker to sleep but this is a quick fix, especially considering webext-redux will need changes to support the service worker sleeping.
  • After testing, this may not work. if panel pings service worker, the interval can be throttled by Chrome when it's in the background. the worker will miss pings and go to sleep. an interval in the service worker is more reliable, but it won't fire while the computer is asleep, still causing dropped pings and the service worker to sleep. tested with 25s and 5s interval
• Solution 2.3: don't sync panels anymore
  • they can all have their own state, fetching, saving (continue using chrome sync storage for settings)
• Solution 2.4: sync panels using chrome.storage.session
  • Replaces webext-redux
  • 10 MB limit
  • Use service worker to save data

Problem 3: Content Security Policy blocks linter worker

Fixed: disabled ace option loadWorkerFromBlob

Refused to load the script 'chrome-extension://afioclbfmnhmggdeelmdhdhcfchbjhbf/worker-javascript-eslint.js' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval' 'inline-speculation-rules' http://localhost:* http://127.0.0.1:*". Note that 'script-src-elem' was not explicitly set, so 'script-src' is used as a fallback.

Uncaught DOMException: Failed to execute 'importScripts' on 'WorkerGlobalScope': The script at 'chrome-extension://afioclbfmnhmggdeelmdhdhcfchbjhbf/worker-javascript-eslint.js' failed to load.
at blob:chrome-extension://afioclbfmnhmggdeelmdhdhcfchbjhbf/00335355-995f-4e8a-8bb7-2f0cf4c3790a:1:1

Other notes

• Tried testing MV2 event page behavior but it's not sleeping for some reason. Could investigate this more but not sure it really matters.

• Idea: Create a port wrapper that reconnects when the background wakes or the service worker restarts

• Idea: Create a timer lib that setups up chrome alarms for timers beyond 30s

• When device sleeps, related events (disconnect ports, offline event) fires when the computer wakes, right before the online event.

  Events

  Time	Offset	Duration	Event
  9:20:48 AM	0 s	17 s	Port connected
  9:21:06 AM	18 s	10502 s	Set pinging to true
  12:16:08 PM	10502 s	0 s	Connection changed to offline
  12:16:08 PM	0 s	0 s	Port disconnected
  12:16:08 PM	0 s	0 s	Port connected
  12:16:11 PM	3 s	41 s	Connection changed to online