Simplified codebase

Simplified codebase by removing message passing between content and background scripts

background.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ let pinnedTabs = {};
 function isDifferentDomain(url1, url2) {
   return new URL(url1).hostname !== new URL(url2).hostname;
 }
+
 // Function to update pinned tabs upon extension activation
 function updatePinnedTabs() {
   chrome.tabs.query({}, (tabs) => {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ function updatePinnedTabs() {
     }
   });
 }
+
 // Call this function after background script loads
 updatePinnedTabs();
 
@@ -47,39 +49,17 @@ chrome.tabs.onCreated.addListener((tab) => {
   }
 });
 
-// Listen for navigation events
+// Listen for navigation events - this now handles both address bar navigation 
+// and link clicks
 chrome.webNavigation.onBeforeNavigate.addListener((details) => {
   if (details.frameId !== 0) return; // Only handle main frame navigation
 
   chrome.tabs.get(details.tabId, (tab) => {
-    if (tab.pinned) { // Check if the tab is pinned before proceeding
-      if (isDifferentDomain(tab.url, details.url)) {
-        // Cancel the navigation in the pinned tab
-        chrome.tabs.update(details.tabId, { url: tab.url });
-        // Open the new URL in a new tab
-        chrome.tabs.create({ url: details.url, index: tab.index + 1 });
-      }
+    if (tab.pinned && isDifferentDomain(tab.url, details.url)) {
+      // Cancel the navigation in the pinned tab
+      chrome.tabs.update(details.tabId, { url: tab.url });
+      // Open the new URL in a new tab
+      chrome.tabs.create({ url: details.url, index: tab.index + 1 });
     }
   });
 });
-
-
-// Listen for messages from content script
-chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((request, sender, sendResponse) => {
-  if (request.action === "openInNewTab") {
-    chrome.tabs.get(sender.tab.id, (tab) => {
-      if (tab.pinned && isDifferentDomain(tab.url, request.url)) {
-        chrome.tabs.create({ url: request.url, index: tab.index + 1 }, (newTab) => {
-          if (newTab) { // Check if new tab creation was successful
-            sendResponse({ success: true });
-          } else {
-            sendResponse({ success: false }); // Handle potential errors
-          }
-        });
-      } else {
-        sendResponse({ success: false });
-      }
-    });
-    return true; // Indicates we will send a response asynchronously
-  }
-});