Open a new tab when the extension is clicked

Refer to Stackoverflow Answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38338182
vrajat · May 1, 2023 · ef8998d · ef8998d
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diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
+    chrome.tabs.create({'url': chrome.extension.getURL('popup.html'), 'selected': true});
+});
diff --git a/extension/manifest.json b/extension/manifest.json
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
   "version": "1.0",
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "description": "This extension allows you to pretty print JSON.",
-  "permissions": ["activeTab"],
-  "browser_action": {
-    "default_title": "JSON Pretty Print",
-    "default_popup": "popup.html"
+  "permissions": [
+    "*://*/*",
+    "<all_urls>"
+  ],
+  "browser_action": {},
+  "background": {
+    "scripts": ["background.js"],
+    "persistent": false
   }
 }