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https://github.com/polakosz/pagerefresh

Chrome and UC Browser (=chromium) extension that auto refreshes a page.
https://github.com/polakosz/pagerefresh

chromium js page refresh

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Chrome and UC Browser (=chromium) extension that auto refreshes a page.

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# PageRefresh



*This project is a fork which originally made by [Dilraj Singh](https://github.com/raj-al-ghul) (the project is deleted).*



It meant to be as simple as could be but helpful if you just need to refresh one tab at certain time frame. [Jump when this Extension should be helpful for You!](#custom-settings)



**It's supports only one browser tab!**



## System requirements



- Chromium based web browsers

  - works on UC Browser 7.0.185.1002

  - Chrome also should run it

- If you use Firefox, Edge or something else I recommend to download and give it a shot maybe it will work on it too (if not, PullRequests are welcome :smile:)



## How to install



- First you need to download the source code of this repository

- Place the downloaded folder somewhere "safe" where you won't delete. I recommend this folder depend on your browser:

  - UC Browser `C:\Users\\AppData\Local\UCBrowser\User Data_i18n\Default\Extensions\`

  - Google Chrome`C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\`

- Load Extension to the browser

  - UC Browser

    - open this url `ucbrowser://extensions/`

    - check `Developer mode` checkbox on the top of the screen

    - click `Load unpacked extension...` button

    - select the unzipped repository's folder (which contains the `src` folder)

  - Google Chrome

    - open this url `chrome://extensions/`

    - toggle `Developer mode` on the top right of the screen

    - click `Load unpacked` button

    - select the unzipped repository's folder (which contains the `src` folder)



## Custom settings



- Right click on the Extension icon

- click `Options`

- now You will see some empty input fields

  - _URL to refresh_ : this page will be opened by the Extension and refreshed

  - _Refresh count_ : how many times the given webpage should refresh (`0` means `infinitely`)

  - _Delay between refreshes_ : if you type `60` it will refresh the page every `60 seconds` ([not completly true](https://stackoverflow.com/a/21097655/7306734))

    - _+/- range added to the fix delay_ : if you type `5` when the script calculate the next refresh time it will generate a **random** int between `-5` and `5` and will add to the `60` seconds

  - _Append random integer to URL_ : 

    - _Minimum integer_ : If you check the `Append random integer to URL` than greater or equal integer added to the end of the URL (new for every refresh)

    - _Maximum integer_ : If you check the `Append random integer to URL` than less or equal integer added to the end of the URL (new for every refresh)

  - _Save_ : save modified settings



## Known bugs



- If You click the Extension icon to start the refreshing and later click the extension icon again while the same browser tab is open you will inicialize a second countdown on the same tab



## Extension icon



The icon included is downloaded from [iconfinder.com](https://www.iconfinder.com), is made by [PixelKit](https://www.iconfinder.com/PixelKit) and liscenced under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).