I'm developing a chrome extension and I will store objects sent by server. For example, I will receive:
command = {id:"1", type: "A", size: "B", priority: "C"}
If I had a database, I would insert it as a line in table commands
.
Using chrome.storage, I'm storing an array of these object in key commands
.
But, when I receive a new command by server, I have to get from local storage, update the array and then set again. I'm worried about cases when I receive another command while I'm getting and setting or while I delete a stored command. I'm thinking about semaphores, but I don't know if it's a great idea.
Can someone suggest me what to do?
thanks!
Extensions can use a database: IndexedDB (the sample code may look convoluted, but it's pretty simple in the actual extensions, for example two small functions here, getStyles and saveStyle, or IDB-keyval wrapper library).
If you want to use chrome.storage
, just maintain a global queue
array
const queue = [];
that is populated by the server listener:
queue.push(newItem);
updateStorage();
The updateStorage may be a global function too:
function updateStorage() {
if (!queue.length || updateStorage.running) {
return;
}
updateStorage.running = true;
chrome.storage.local.get('commands', data => {
data.commands = [].concat(data.commands || [], queue);
queue = [];
chrome.storage.local.set(data, () => {
updateStorage.running = false;
if (queue.length) updateStorage();
});
});
}