Controlling tabs in a Chrome extension

Question

Hi,

I am new to the world of creating Chrome extensions. My extension will not require any type of UI. I would like the extension to run in the background and take note whenever a new tab is created and when a tab is closed. Later on I'd like the extension to do other things but I'll be happy with just receiving tab "close" and tab "open" notifications.

Any pointers as to where I should start?

Thank you so much! Matty P

Answer 1

You can start with reading about background pages and Tabs API that allows you to catch those events.