shellfox/background.js

let port = browser.runtime.connectNative("shellfox");


// Return the command-string associated with a URL, if any.
function getUrlCommand(url) {
	let matchCommand = undefined;
	let matchRegex = "";

	try {
		let savedCommands = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("commands"));
		for (regexCommandPair of savedCommands) {
			let regex = regexCommandPair[0];
			let match = url.match(regex);
			let compared = compareRegexComplexity(matchRegex, regex);
			console.log(matchRegex, "v", regex, "=", compared);
			if (match && (compared == 0 || compared == 1)) {
				matchCommand = regexCommandPair[1];
				matchRegex = regex;
			}
		}
	} catch {};
	return matchCommand;
}


// Execute the shell command associated with the given URL, if any.
function runUrlCommand(url) {
	console.log("Executing…");
	let command = getUrlCommand(url);
	if (command && port) {
		port.postMessage(command);
	}
}


// Compare two regular expressions, returning which one is more specific.
// Returns -1 if a is more specific, 1 if b is, and 0 if they are equal.
// It’s a simple (and unreliable) algorithm, for now — purely based on length.
function compareRegexComplexity(a, b) {
	if (a && ((a && !b) || (a.length > b.length)))
		return -1;
	else if (b && ((b && !a) || (a.length < b.length)))
		return 1
	return 0;
}


port.onDisconnect.addListener((port) => {
	console.log(port.error);
	port = undefined;
});


browser.pageAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
	console.log("onClicked");
	runUrlCommand(tab.url);
});


browser.tabs.onUpdated.addListener((tabId, changeInfo, tab) => {
	console.log("onUpdated");
	if (getUrlCommand(tab.url))
		browser.pageAction.show(tabId);
	else
		browser.pageAction.hide(tabId);
});


browser.tabs.onActivated.addListener((activeInfo) => {
	console.log("activated");
	let url = browser.tabs.get(activeInfo.tabId).url;
});