background.js

/************************************************************************************
  This is your background code.
  For more information please visit our wiki site:
  http://docs.crossrider.com/#!/guide/background_scope
*************************************************************************************/


// Place your code here (ideal for handling browser button, global timers, etc.)

// Adds a listener that handle incoming messages
var lid = appAPI.message.addListener(function(msg) {
    // Performs action according to message type received
    switch (msg.type) {
        // Received message to broadcast to all tabs
        case 'all': appAPI.message.toAllTabs(msg); break;
        // Received message to broadcast to all tabs
        case 'other': appAPI.message.toAllOtherTabs(msg); break;
        // Received message to send to the active tab
        case 'tab': appAPI.message.toActiveTab(msg); break;
        // Received message to remove listeners; Relay message all tabs, and then remove background listener
        case 'remove': appAPI.message.toAllTabs(msg); appAPI.message.removeListener(lid); break;
        // Received message to broadcast to all iframes on the active tab
        case 'iframes': appAPI.message.toCurrentTabIframes(msg); break;
        // Received message to send to the iframe's parent page
        //case 'window': appAPI.message.toCurrentTabWindow(msg); break;
        case 'window': appAPI.message.toActiveTab(msg); break;
        case 'send': appAPI.message.toActiveTab(msg); break;
        case 'remove_loading': appAPI.message.toCurrentTabIframes(msg); break;

    }
});