onCommand
Fired when a command is executed using its associated keyboard shortcut.
The listener is passed the command's name. This matches the name given to the command in its manifest.json entry.
Syntax
browser.commands.onCommand.addListener(listener) browser.commands.onCommand.removeListener(listener) browser.commands.onCommand.hasListener(listener) Events have three functions:
addListener(listener)-
Adds a listener to this event.
removeListener(listener)-
Stop listening to this event. The
listenerargument is the listener to remove. hasListener(listener)-
Check whether
listeneris registered for this event. Returnstrueif it is listening,falseotherwise.
addListener syntax
>Parameters
listener-
The function called when a user enters the command's shortcut. The function is passed these arguments:
name-
string. Name of the command. This matches the name given to the command in its manifest.json entry. tab-
tabs.Tab. The tab that was active when the command shortcut was entered.
Examples
Given a manifest.json entry like this:
"commands": { "toggle-feature": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+Y" }, "description": "Send a 'toggle-feature' event" } } You could listen for this particular command like this:
browser.commands.onCommand.addListener((command) => { if (command === "toggle-feature") { console.log("toggling the feature!"); } }); Example extensions
Browser compatibility
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.commands API.