google chrome extension : how to open a new browser window more than once?

Question

My Chrome extension opens a new browser window with this simple JS:

chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
  var room = new Date().getTime();         


        

Answer 1

window.open() is a generic JavaScript function; Chrome rate-limits it so that malicious pages can't spawn many windows.

There is a concept of a "window name" with window.open. Since you're reusing the same one, it's not opening a new window. And the above rate-limiting still can apply.

However, as an extension, you have access to unrestricted tools.

Namely, take a look at chrome.windows and chrome.tabs APIs.

chrome.windows.create({url: "fullyQualifiedURLHere"});

Note that create/update methods do not require special permissions.