How can Chrome extension get a callback when the browser starts?

Question

I need a way in my Chrome extension to know when the browser is starting up, so that it can automatically open an html page. Is there a mechanism in Chrome extension API that can get me this facility? I need this functionality for a personal extension of mine, that I use only on my computer. So it's ok if this can be accomplished through a hack. My extension would like to know when the browser has started. Any ideas?

Accepted Answer

if you want the tab to open when Chrome is started up, you can just include the code: `chrome.tabs.create({url:"someUrl"});` in your background.js file or if you want it to open everytime a new window opens, you can include the previous code plus an extra event listener to the new window event like this:

```
chrome.windows.onCreated.addListener(function() {
chrome.tabs.create({url:"someUrl"});
})
```

How can Chrome extension get a callback when the browser starts?

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