chore(release): v0.11.1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.11.1
+
+[compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1)
+
+### 🚀 Enhancements
+
+- Add util for detecting URL changes in content scripts ([#264](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/264))
+
+### 🏡 Chore
+
+- Upgrade templates to `wxt@^0.11.0` ([#263](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/263))
+
 ## v0.11.0
 
 [compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/v0.10.4...v0.11.0)
@@ -19,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #### ⚠️ Breaking Changes
 
-- ⚠️  Vite 5 support ([#261](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/261))
+- You will need to update any other Vite plugins to a version that supports Vite 5 ([#261](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/261))
 
 ### ❤️ Contributors
 

demo/src/entrypoints/location-change.content.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default defineContentScript({
+  // Site that uses HTML5 history
+  matches: ['*://*.crunchyroll.com/*'],
+
+  main(ctx) {
+    ctx.addEventListener(window, 'wxt:locationchange', ({ newUrl, oldUrl }) => {
+      console.log('Location changed:', newUrl.href, oldUrl.href);
+    });
+    console.log('Watching for location change...');
+  },
+});

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wxt",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.11.1",
   "description": "Next gen framework for developing web extensions",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",

src/client/content-scripts/content-script-context.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ContentScriptDefinition } from '~/types';
 import { browser } from '~/browser';
 import { logger } from '~/client/utils/logger';
+import { WxtLocationChangeEvent, getUniqueEventName } from './custom-events';
+import { createLocationWatcher } from './location-watcher';
 
 /**
  * Implements [`AbortController`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortController).
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ export class ContentScriptContext implements AbortController {
 
   #isTopFrame = window.self === window.top;
   #abortController: AbortController;
+  #locationWatcher = createLocationWatcher(this);
 
   constructor(
     private readonly contentScriptName: string,
@@ -137,23 +140,42 @@ export class ContentScriptContext implements AbortController {
   /**
    * Call `target.addEventListener` and remove the event listener when the context is invalidated.
    *
+   * Includes additional events useful for content scripts:
+   *
+   * - `"wxt:locationchange"` - Triggered when HTML5 history mode is used to change URL. Content
+   *   scripts are not reloaded when navigating this way, so this can be used to reset the content
+   *   script state on URL change, or run custom code.
+   *
    * @example
-   * ctx.addEventListener(window, "mousemove", () => {
-   *   // ...
-   * });
    * ctx.addEventListener(document, "visibilitychange", () => {
    *   // ...
    * });
+   * ctx.addEventListener(document, "wxt:locationchange", () => {
+   *   // ...
+   * });
    */
-  addEventListener(
-    target: any,
-    type: string,
-    handler: (event: Event) => void,
+  addEventListener<
+    TTarget extends EventTarget,
+    TType extends keyof WxtContentScriptEventMap,
+  >(
+    target: TTarget,
+    type: TType,
+    handler: (event: WxtContentScriptEventMap[TType]) => void,
     options?: AddEventListenerOptions,
   ) {
-    target.addEventListener?.(type, handler, options);
-    this.onInvalidated(
-      () => target.removeEventListener?.(type, handler, options),
+    if (type === 'wxt:locationchange') {
+      // Start the location watcher when adding the event for the first time
+      if (this.isValid) this.#locationWatcher.run();
+    }
+
+    target.addEventListener?.(
+      type.startsWith('wxt:') ? getUniqueEventName(type) : type,
+      // @ts-expect-error: Event don't match, but that's OK, EventTarget doesn't allow custom types in the callback
+      handler,
+      {
+        ...options,
+        signal: this.signal,
+      },
     );
   }
 
@@ -193,3 +215,7 @@ export class ContentScriptContext implements AbortController {
     this.onInvalidated(() => removeEventListener('message', cb));
   }
 }
+
+interface WxtContentScriptEventMap extends WindowEventMap {
+  'wxt:locationchange': WxtLocationChangeEvent;
+}

src/client/content-scripts/custom-events.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { browser } from '~/browser';
+
+export class WxtLocationChangeEvent extends Event {
+  static EVENT_NAME = getUniqueEventName('wxt:locationchange');
+
+  constructor(
+    readonly newUrl: URL,
+    readonly oldUrl: URL,
+  ) {
+    super(WxtLocationChangeEvent.EVENT_NAME, {});
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an event name unique to the extension and content script that's running.
+ */
+export function getUniqueEventName(eventName: string): string {
+  // During the build process, __ENTRYPOINT__ is not defined when importing entrypoints to get their
+  // metadata.
+  const entrypointName =
+    typeof __ENTRYPOINT__ === 'undefined' ? 'build' : __ENTRYPOINT__;
+
+  return `${browser.runtime.id}:${entrypointName}:${eventName}`;
+}

src/client/content-scripts/location-watcher.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { ContentScriptContext } from '.';
+import { WxtLocationChangeEvent } from './custom-events';
+
+/**
+ * Create a util that watches for URL changes, dispatching the custom event when detected. Stops
+ * watching when content script is invalidated.
+ */
+export function createLocationWatcher(ctx: ContentScriptContext) {
+  let interval: number | undefined;
+  let oldUrl: URL;
+
+  return {
+    /**
+     * Ensure the location watcher is actively looking for URL changes. If it's already watching,
+     * this is a noop.
+     */
+    run() {
+      if (interval != null) return;
+
+      oldUrl = new URL(location.href);
+      interval = ctx.setInterval(() => {
+        let newUrl = new URL(location.href);
+        if (newUrl.href !== oldUrl.href) {
+          window.dispatchEvent(new WxtLocationChangeEvent(newUrl, oldUrl));
+          oldUrl = newUrl;
+        }
+      }, 1e3);
+    },
+  };
+}

templates/react/package.json

@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.6",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
     "typescript": "^5.3.2",
-    "wxt": "^0.10.0"
+    "wxt": "^0.11.0"
   }
 }

templates/svelte/package.json

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "svelte-check": "^3.4.6",
     "tslib": "^2.6.0",
     "typescript": "^5.3.2",
-    "wxt": "^0.10.0"
+    "wxt": "^0.11.0"
   }
 }

templates/vanilla/package.json

@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.3.2",
-    "wxt": "^0.10.0"
+    "wxt": "^0.11.0"
   }
 }

templates/vue/package.json

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^4.5.1",
     "typescript": "^5.3.2",
     "vue-tsc": "^1.8.25",
-    "wxt": "^0.10.0"
+    "wxt": "^0.11.0"
   }
 }