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Multiple background scripts in a Google Chrome extension?

I've been tasked with creating a Google Chrome extension. So far, everything works fine. However, I would like to be able to use multiple background scripts (what I mean is
"background" : {"scripts" : ["background.js"]}, if what I'm talking about is unclear) rather than creating multiple extensions. Is this possible?

Regards,

Solution

  • According to the documentation:

    A background page will be generated by the extension system that includes each of the files listed in the scripts property.

    So yes, it should work. Simply declare multiple scripts:

    ...
"background": {
  "scripts": [
    "background.js",
    "backgroundone.js",
    "backgroundtwo.js"
  ]
},
...

    All of these scripts would work as if loaded into the same page; they will all share the same context.