b_lib <-> good/bad popup ipc now solved

this was the big problem that was a huge hiccup. it is now solved. The next thing is just getting the buttons to work the way they're expected to other than that it's all fine.
2023-10-18 22:26:22 -06:00
parent e677822f43
commit 76092fc43d
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+
+    function
+    the_function_that_runs_in_the_context_of_gb_dot_html
+        (gb_title    : string,
+         gb_miscinfo : string,
+         gb_timeout_ms  : number)
+        : string
+    {
+        // FIXME: not alerting user about bobs
+        alert('bobs!');
+        //// the last evaluated statement of this function is the "return value"
+        //// as far as scripting.executeScript is concerned
+        //console.log('gb_title', gb_title);
+        //console.log('gb_miscinfo', gb_miscinfo);
+        //console.log('gb_timeout_ms', gb_timeout_ms);
+
+        //document.getElementById('title-h1')!.innerHTML = gb_title;
+
+        return 'good';
+    }
+
+    console.log('badness');
+    // @ts-ignore i'm just assuming typescript is going to be stupid here i don't even know
+    let dialog_result: Array<{result: gb} | {error: any}> =
+            await browser.scripting.executeScript(
+                // @ts-ignore i'm just assuming typescript is going to be stupid here i don't even know
+                {func   : the_function_that_runs_in_the_context_of_gb_dot_html,
+                 args   : [title, miscinfo, timeout_ms],
+                 target : {tabId : tabid},
+                 // script just hangs forever without this line
+                 // in no case does it alert user about bobs
+                 // alright
+                 // need a break
+                 // when we get back, let's try a file
+                 // otherwise we're going to have to try a totally different idiom
+                 // maybe go back to some retarded message passing nonsense
+                 injectImmediately: true
+                 }
+            );
+
+    console.log('dialog_result', dialog_result[0]);
+    // @ts-ignore
+    if (dialog_result[0].error) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        throw dialog_result.error;
+    }
+    else {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        return dialog_result[0].result;
+    }