How can I reload my chrome extension by javascript?

Question

I\'m trying to make that if you press a button in the popup window in my chrome extension, it will reload the extension. Is that possible?

Answer 1

Just found this method, which does exactly what I want:

chrome.runtime.reload();

Answer 2

Add this code to manifest.json:

"background": {
  "persistent": false,
  "scripts": [ "background.js" ]
}

Add this code to background.js:

chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
  chrome.runtime.reload();
});