Opening a Socket.IO connection in a google chrome extension

Question

Hi there, I'm trying to figure out how to open a connection to an external Socket.IO server every time the user visits a new page from a google chrome extension. This is my first extension, so it's a bit tough.

I tried using an iframe and the history.onVisit event, but no luck so far.

Answer 1

After some research I realized that Socket.IO doesn't currently support cross-site connections. So that idea's out.