JavaScript "load" event listener is not triggered when page is visited from a relative path link

Asked Dec 25 '20 at 22:37

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I wrote a chrome extension that runs a function called find_agent, on every page load. However, when navigating between the site pages the function is not called again, unless refreshing the destination page. All pages have the same domain.

manifest.js:

{
"name": "FindAgent",
"version": "0.99",
"manifest_version": 2,
"content_scripts" : [
    {
        "matches": ["https://www.[DOMAIN HIDDEN].com/[PATH HIDDEN]*"],
        "js": ["find_agent.js"],
        "css": ["style.css"]
    }
]}

find_agent.js:

function find_agent()
{
   ...
}
window.addEventListener('load', function ()
{
    find_agent()
})

asked Dec 25 '20 at 22:37

Yoav

1

What site are you testing it on? If the site is an SPA of sorts (so all views are loaded dynamically and there is actually no reloading of the window), that will explain what you’re encountering. – Terry Dec 25 '20 at 22:39
The links are simple with relative path that matches the pattern – Yoav Dec 25 '20 at 22:58
1

Since `"run_at": "document_idle"` is the default value, you might not even need to rely on window onload. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv2/content_scripts/#run_time – Terry Dec 26 '20 at 04:42
[Is there a JavaScript / jQuery DOM change listener?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/39508954) – wOxxOm Dec 26 '20 at 08:41

JavaScript "load" event listener is not triggered when page is visited from a relative path link

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