Chrome extension: store data on background

Question

I want to be able to store data on background (on my extension) so I can access this data between multiple domains.

Where\'s what I\'m doing:

content-scr

Answer 1

Content.js

var someVar = "hey hey!";

chrome.extension.sendRequest({method: "fromContentScript",greeting: someVar}, function(response) {

    console.log(response.data); // response back from BG

    if(response.who == 'bg'){ // checks if the response is from BG
            //Something happened ...
    }

    var responseFromBg = response.data; // the response incase we need to use the message sent back... in this case should be 'hey yourself'


});

Background.js

chrome.extension.onRequest.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
  // From content script.
  if (sender.tab) {
    if (request.method == "fromContentScript"){

        localStorage.setItem("welcome-message",request.greeting); // in this case there will now be a localStorage variable called 'welcome-message' set with the value of 'hey hey!'. This will be viewable in the chrome:extensions page, click on the 'background.html / generated background.html' then view the 'Development Tools' or in Windows hit 'CTRL + SHIFT + I' and look at the 'LocalStorage' tab...

      sendResponse({who: "bg",data: "hey yourself"}); // this is the response sent back, 'who' tells the content page where is responding, so it can do something with the response if needed.
        }else{
      sendResponse({}); // snub them.
        }
  }
});

Manifest.json // just incase it is a manifest issue you are having... here is most of mine..

{
  "name": "Name here",
  "version": "1",
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "description": "Enter desc here.",  
    "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "img/icon16.png",
    "default_popup": "popup.html"
  },    
    "background": {
    "scripts": ["background.js"]
  },
  "permissions": [
    "tabs", "*://*/*"
  ],
    "icons": { "16": "img/icon16.png",
           "48": "img/icon48.png",
          "128": "img/icon128.png" },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "matches": ["*://*/*"],
      "js": ["js/jquery-1.7.2.min.js","content_script.js"],
      "run_at": "document_end"
    }
  ]
}

Would have used your example, but I am in a hurry this morn. I have tried to explain all of the vars as carefully as possible - sorry :(