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Type of Changes

  • ✨ New feature (feat)

Description

This PR adds a context menu option that allows users to translate webpages directly from the browser's right-click menu, providing a more convenient way to access translation functionality.

Key Features

  • Context Menu Integration: Added "Translate" option to browser right-click menu that toggles between "Translate" and "Show Original" based on current page translation state
  • Settings Control: New toggle switch in Settings > Floating Button & Toolbar section to enable/disable the context menu option (enabled by default)
  • Dynamic Menu Updates: Menu title automatically updates based on translation state and syncs across tab switches and page navigation
  • Configuration Migration: Seamlessly migrates existing configurations from v30 to v31 schema
  • i18n Support: Full internationalization support for English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Japanese, and Korean

Technical Implementation

  1. Background Script (src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts):

    • Manages context menu creation, updates, and click handlers
    • Listens to config changes and tab events to keep menu state synchronized
    • Directly updates storage instead of background-to-background messaging
  2. Configuration Updates:

    • Bumped schema version from v30 to v31
    • Added contextMenu field with translateEnabled property
    • Created migration script to update existing installations
  3. Settings UI:

    • New toggle component in Floating Button & Toolbar settings
    • Real-time config updates using Jotai state management
  4. Permissions: Added contextMenus permission to manifest

Files Changed

  • Created: src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts
  • Created: src/entrypoints/options/pages/floating-button-and-toolbar/context-menu-translate-toggle.tsx
  • Created: src/utils/config/migration-scripts/v030-to-v031.ts
  • Created: src/utils/config/__tests__/example/v031.ts
  • Created: .changeset/context-menu-translate.md
  • Modified: Configuration schema, default config, migration registry
  • Modified: Background entry point, settings page
  • Modified: 5 locale files (en, zh-CN, zh-TW, ja, ko)

Related Issue

N/A - Internal feature request

How Has This Been Tested?

  • Added unit tests (migration test examples in v031.ts)
  • Verified through manual testing
    • Tested context menu appearance and functionality
    • Verified translation state toggling
    • Tested settings toggle switch
    • Validated configuration migration
    • Confirmed i18n translations in multiple languages

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  • I have tested these changes locally
  • I have updated the documentation accordingly if necessary
  • My code follows the code style of this project
  • My changes do not break existing functionality
  • If my code was generated by AI, I have proofread and improved it as necessary.

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Design Decision

Initially planned to add both "Translate" and "Read" options, but Chrome automatically creates a submenu when multiple context menu items are registered under the same extension. To keep the menu at the top level for better UX, only the "Translate" option was implemented (with "Read" disabled by default in config for potential future use).

Technical Note

The implementation avoids background-to-background message passing (which doesn't work in WXT) by directly updating storage and sending messages to content scripts instead.


Summary by cubic

Adds a right-click “Translate” menu item that toggles page translation and switches to “Show Original” when active. Includes a settings toggle and full i18n support.

  • New Features

    • Right-click menu: Translate/Show Original; title updates on tab switches, navigation, and when translation is toggled via floating button or auto-translate (active tab only).
    • Validation: checks provider, language, and API key before enabling; shows an error and does not toggle if invalid.
    • Settings: enable/disable in Settings → Floating Button & Toolbar → Context Menu (default on).
    • i18n: English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Japanese, Korean.
  • Migration

    • Manifest: adds contextMenus permission; browser may prompt to approve on upgrade and may temporarily disable the extension until approved.

Written for commit ba88b79. Summary will update automatically on new commits.

Add a right-click context menu option for quick page translation:
- Add "Translate/Show Original" menu item that appears directly in the
  browser context menu (not in a submenu)
- Menu title dynamically updates based on current translation state
- Add toggle switch in Settings > Floating Button & Toolbar >
  Context Menu
- Support 5 languages: English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional),
  Japanese, Korean
- Config schema migrated to v31

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主要增加了右键翻译功能
The main addition is the right-click translation function.

Snipaste_2025-11-21_11-04-37 Snipaste_2025-11-21_11-04-51

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2 issues found across 16 files

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Understand the root cause of the following 2 issues and fix them.


<file name="src/entrypoints/background/index.ts">

<violation number="1" location="src/entrypoints/background/index.ts:82">
`setupContextMenu()` is invoked before the config is initialized, so on fresh installs it returns early and never creates the context menu. Await the config initialization (e.g., call `ensureInitializedConfig()` first) before running `setupContextMenu()` to guarantee the menu is registered.</violation>
</file>

<file name="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts">

<violation number="1" location="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:75">
The context-menu label never updates when translation is toggled by other UI (floating button, auto-translate, etc.) because `updateTranslateMenuTitle` is only triggered on tab activation/update or when this menu item is clicked. Listen for translation state changes (e.g., via `storage.watch` or the existing `translationStateChanged` message) so the title immediately reflects the actual state.</violation>
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newUserGuide()
translationMessage()
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setupContextMenu() is invoked before the config is initialized, so on fresh installs it returns early and never creates the context menu. Await the config initialization (e.g., call ensureInitializedConfig() first) before running setupContextMenu() to guarantee the menu is registered.

Prompt for AI agents
Address the following comment on src/entrypoints/background/index.ts at line 82:

<comment>`setupContextMenu()` is invoked before the config is initialized, so on fresh installs it returns early and never creates the context menu. Await the config initialization (e.g., call `ensureInitializedConfig()` first) before running `setupContextMenu()` to guarantee the menu is registered.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export default defineBackground({
 
     newUserGuide()
     translationMessage()
+    void setupContextMenu()
 
     void setUpRequestQueue()
</file context>
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void setupContextMenu()
void ensureInitializedConfig().then(() => setupContextMenu())

✅ Addressed in b224925

/**
* Update translate menu title based on current translation state
*/
async function updateTranslateMenuTitle(tabId: number) {
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The context-menu label never updates when translation is toggled by other UI (floating button, auto-translate, etc.) because updateTranslateMenuTitle is only triggered on tab activation/update or when this menu item is clicked. Listen for translation state changes (e.g., via storage.watch or the existing translationStateChanged message) so the title immediately reflects the actual state.

Prompt for AI agents
Address the following comment on src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts at line 75:

<comment>The context-menu label never updates when translation is toggled by other UI (floating button, auto-translate, etc.) because `updateTranslateMenuTitle` is only triggered on tab activation/update or when this menu item is clicked. Listen for translation state changes (e.g., via `storage.watch` or the existing `translationStateChanged` message) so the title immediately reflects the actual state.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * Update translate menu title based on current translation state
+ */
+async function updateTranslateMenuTitle(tabId: number) {
+  if (!currentConfig?.contextMenu.translateEnabled) {
+    return
</file context>

✅ Addressed in b224925

Fix two issues identified in PR review:

1. Ensure config is initialized before setupContextMenu
   - Changed main() to async and await ensureInitializedConfig()
   - Prevents context menu from failing to create on fresh installs

2. Update menu title when translation state changes from other UI
   - Listen to setEnablePageTranslation messages
   - Listen to setEnablePageTranslationOnContentScript messages
   - Listen to checkAndSetAutoTranslation messages
   - Menu title now updates when translation is toggled via floating
     button, auto-translate, or any other UI component
   - Only update menu for currently active tab to improve performance

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修复完成 / Fixes Applied

已经修复了 @cubic-dev-ai 提出的两个问题:

Issue 1: Config initialization timing ✅

问题: setupContextMenu() 在 config 初始化之前被调用,导致全新安装时上下文菜单无法创建。

修复:

  • main() 函数改为 async
  • 在函数开始处 await ensureInitializedConfig()
  • 确保在调用 setupContextMenu() 之前配置已初始化

影响文件: src/entrypoints/background/index.ts:20


Issue 2: Menu title not updating from other UI ✅

问题: 通过其他 UI(浮动按钮、自动翻译等)切换翻译状态时,上下文菜单标题不更新。

修复:

  • 监听 setEnablePageTranslation 消息
  • 监听 setEnablePageTranslationOnContentScript 消息
  • 监听 checkAndSetAutoTranslation 消息
  • 当收到这些消息时,更新当前活动标签的菜单标题
  • 优化性能:仅更新当前活动标签的菜单

影响文件: src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:44-75, 110


所有测试通过 (306/306) ✅

Remove readEnabled field from context menu configuration as it will
not be implemented.

Changes:
- Remove readEnabled from contextMenuSchema
- Remove readEnabled from DEFAULT_CONFIG
- Remove readEnabled from v030-to-v031 migration script
- Remove readEnabled from test examples

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1 issue found across 2 files (reviewed changes from recent commits).

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<file name="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts">

<violation number="1" location="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:66">
`checkAndSetAutoTranslation` updates the context-menu title even for background tabs, so the visible menu can show the wrong state. Guard this handler the same way as the other message listeners by ensuring only the active tab can change the title.</violation>
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Fix issue where background tabs triggering auto-translation would
incorrectly update the visible context menu title.

Now the checkAndSetAutoTranslation handler checks if the tab is
active before updating the menu title, consistent with other
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已修复 @cubic-dev-ai 指出的问题:后台标签自动翻译时不应更新可见菜单标题。现在添加了活动标签检查,只有当前活动标签才会更新菜单。

Fix: Added active tab check in checkAndSetAutoTranslation handler. Now only the currently active tab will update the context menu title.

All tests pass ✅ (306/306)

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Wait, there's a problem. Let me fix it.

Fix translation failure caused by conflicting message handlers.

Previously, context-menu.ts listened to setEnablePageTranslation and
related messages, which interfered with the same handlers in
translation-signal.ts, breaking the translation functionality.

Solution:
- Use browser.storage.session.onChanged to listen for translation
  state changes in storage instead of intercepting messages
- This approach monitors state changes from all sources (floating
  button, auto-translate, context menu) without interfering with
  the translation logic
- Only updates menu title for the currently active tab

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紧急修复:翻译功能失效问题 ✅

之前的修复导致翻译功能完全失效。问题根源和解决方案:

问题根源

在 context-menu.ts 中监听了 setEnablePageTranslation 等消息,与 translation-signal.ts 中的同名消息处理器冲突,导致翻译逻辑被破坏。

解决方案

改用 browser.storage.session.onChanged 监听存储变化:

  • ✅ 不干扰原有的翻译消息处理逻辑
  • ✅ 能捕获所有来源的翻译状态变化(浮动按钮、自动翻译、右键菜单)
  • ✅ 只更新当前活动标签的菜单标题

验证

所有测试通过 ✅ (306/306),翻译功能已恢复正常。


Fix: Translation functionality broken

Root cause: Conflicting message handlers between context-menu.ts and translation-signal.ts.

Solution: Use storage.session.onChanged listener instead of message handlers to monitor translation state changes without interfering with core translation logic.

Add configuration validation before enabling translation from context
menu, preventing silent failures when config is invalid.

Changes:
1. Add validateTranslationConfigInBackground() function
   - Validates provider exists
   - Checks source/target language mismatch
   - Verifies API key configuration
   - Logs warnings instead of showing toasts (background context)

2. Validate config before setting translation state
   - Only validates when enabling translation
   - Shows error notification to user via content script
   - Prevents state change if validation fails

3. Add showTranslationConfigError message
   - Sent from background to content script
   - Content script calls validateTranslationConfig to show
     proper error toasts with specific error messages

4. Update changeset with permission warning
   - Alert users about new contextMenus permission requirement
   - Explain browser permission prompt behavior on upgrade

This ensures context menu behaves consistently with other UI
components (floating button, popup, keyboard shortcut).

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✅ 已修复两个重要问题

1. Medium 优先级:添加配置校验 ✅

问题:右键菜单点击直接切换翻译状态,没有像其他 UI(浮动按钮、快捷键、弹窗)那样进行配置校验。

修复

  • 添加 validateTranslationConfigInBackground() 函数在 background context 中校验配置
  • 检查 provider 是否存在
  • 检查源/目标语言是否相同
  • 检查 API key 是否配置
  • 校验失败时发送消息到 content script 显示具体错误提示(toast)

影响文件

  • src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:147-210
  • src/entrypoints/host.content/index.tsx:98-111
  • src/utils/message.ts:20

现在右键菜单的行为与其他 UI 组件保持一致。


2. Release Note:权限变更说明 ✅

问题:新增 contextMenus 权限,升级时会触发浏览器权限确认。

修复:在 changeset 中添加了明确的警告说明:

Important: This feature requires a new contextMenus permission. When upgrading, your browser may prompt you to approve this new permission and temporarily disable the extension until approved. This is normal browser behavior for permission changes.

影响文件

  • .changeset/context-menu-translate.md:9

所有测试通过 ✅ (306/306)

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haven't done the full review yet, but there is a bug.

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1 issue found across 4 files (reviewed changes from recent commits).

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Understand the root cause of the following 1 issues and fix them.


<file name="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts">

<violation number="1" location="src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:159">
Auto-mode same-language detection now blocks translation in the context menu, unlike the existing validation which only warns, so right-click translations get incorrectly rejected whenever the detected language equals the target language.</violation>
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// Check if provider exists
if (!providerConfig) {
logger.warn('[ContextMenu] Translation provider not found')
return false
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Auto-mode same-language detection now blocks translation in the context menu, unlike the existing validation which only warns, so right-click translations get incorrectly rejected whenever the detected language equals the target language.

Prompt for AI agents
Address the following comment on src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts at line 159:

<comment>Auto-mode same-language detection now blocks translation in the context menu, unlike the existing validation which only warns, so right-click translations get incorrectly rejected whenever the detected language equals the target language.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -142,6 +145,41 @@ async function handleContextMenuClick(
+  // Check if provider exists
+  if (!providerConfig) {
+    logger.warn(&#39;[ContextMenu] Translation provider not found&#39;)
+    return false
+  }
+
</file context>

✅ Addressed in bca207f

…cycle

- Replace storage.watch() with browser.storage.local.onChanged to ensure
  listener survives service worker sleep/wake cycles
- Fix auto-mode validation to only warn (not block) when detected language
  matches target language, matching original validateTranslationConfig behavior

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修复完成

已修复 review 中指出的两个问题:

1. Service Worker 生命周期持久化问题

位置: src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:27-35

问题: storage.watch() 在 service worker 休眠后可能无法继续监听配置变化

修复: 替换为 native Chrome API browser.storage.local.onChanged.addListener(),确保监听器在 service worker 休眠/唤醒周期中持续有效

// Listen for config changes using native Chrome API for persistence
// This ensures the listener survives service worker sleep/wake cycles
browser.storage.local.onChanged.addListener(async (changes) => {
  const configChange = changes[CONFIG_STORAGE_KEY]
  if (configChange?.newValue) {
    currentConfig = configChange.newValue as Config
    await updateContextMenuItems(currentConfig)
  }
})

2. 自动模式语言验证逻辑问题

位置: src/entrypoints/background/context-menu.ts:170-176

问题: 自动模式下检测到的语言与目标语言相同时错误地阻止了翻译

修复: 改为只警告不阻止翻译,与 translate-text.ts 中的 validateTranslationConfig 保持一致

// Check if detected language and target language are the same in auto mode
// Note: Unlike the case above, this only warns but does NOT block translation
// This matches the behavior of validateTranslationConfig in translate-text.ts
if (languageConfig.sourceCode === 'auto' && languageConfig.detectedCode === languageConfig.targetCode) {
  logger.warn('[ContextMenu] Detected language matches target language in auto mode')
  // Don't return false - allow translation to proceed with warning
}

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  • ✅ Lint 检查通过
  • ✅ Type 检查通过
  • ✅ 构建成功
  • ✅ 所有 306 个测试通过

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Hello, have I changed too many files? If these are not needed, I can move to a new branch, remove the content related to version releases and migrations, and keep only the clean functional code.

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I may review your code tomorrow, it's midnight in my time zone

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The design has a serious bug, which will cause onInstalled listener fails to work

The Problem

What Doesn't Work

When a user installs the extension from Chrome Web Store:

// Current code (broken)
main: async () => {
  logger.info('Hello background!')

  // ❌ Config init happens BEFORE listener registration
  await ensureInitializedConfig()

  browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(async (details) => {
    await ensureInitializedConfig()

    if (details.reason === 'install') {
      // This code never runs on fresh install ❌
      await browser.tabs.create({
        url: `${WEBSITE_URL}/guide/step-1`,
      })
    }
  })

  void setupContextMenu()
}

Expected: Guide tab opens on install
Actual: Nothing happens, event is silently lost


Root Cause Analysis

Code Changes in PR 718

Commit: b224925d - "fix: address context menu initialization and update issues"
Date: 2025-11-21

The change:

export default defineBackground({
  type: 'module',
- main: () => {
+ main: async () => {
    logger.info('Hello background!', { id: browser.runtime.id })
+
+   // Ensure config is initialized before setting up features that depend on it
+   await ensureInitializedConfig()

    browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(async (details) => {

Why this change was made:

  • setupContextMenu() requires initialized config to work properly
  • Adding top-level await ensureInitializedConfig() guaranteed config readiness
  • Fixed context menu issues on fresh installs

Unintended consequence:

  • Broke the install event handler due to async timing issues

Deep Dive: Chrome Extension Event Mechanics

Mechanism 1: Chrome Extension Event Buffering

Chrome Extension API is implemented in C++ within the Chrome browser process. When an extension is installed:

Chrome C++ Event Processing:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. Extension Installed                  │
│     ↓                                    │
│  2. Fire onInstalled event               │
│     ↓                                    │
│  3. Check: Is background script loaded?  │
│     ├─ Yes → Check for listeners         │
│     │   ├─ Has listener → Dispatch ✅    │
│     │   └─ No listener → WAIT (buffer)   │
│     └─ No → WAIT for script to load      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Key insight: Chrome doesn't immediately discard the onInstalled event. Instead, it buffers the event and waits for background script initialization to complete.

However, "initialization complete" has a specific definition that causes our bug...


Mechanism 2: JavaScript Event Loop and Execution Context

JavaScript execution follows a specific model:

Event Loop Cycle:
┌─── Macrotask Queue ───────┐
│ - Script evaluation        │
│ - setTimeout callbacks     │
│ - I/O completion events    │
└────────────────────────────┘
        ↓
    Execute one
        ↓
┌─── Microtask Queue ────┐
│ - Promise.then()       │
│ - queueMicrotask()     │
│ - async/await resume   │
└────────────────────────┘
        ↓
    Execute all
        ↓
   (Repeat cycle)

Critical behavior of await:

  • When JavaScript hits an await, the current function pauses and returns a Promise
  • Code after the await is scheduled as a microtask/continuation
  • Control returns to the event loop immediately

Chrome's View: When Is "Initialization Complete"?

// Chrome C++ pseudocode
void BackgroundScriptLoaded(Script script) {
  ExecuteScript(script);  // Executes main()

  // main() returns here (sync return OR Promise return)
  if (IsInitializationComplete()) {
    DispatchBufferedEvents();  // ← Checks for listeners NOW
  }
}

bool IsInitializationComplete() {
  // Initialization = top-level code finished executing
  return topLevelCodeExecuted;

  // NOTE: async function calls return immediately with a Promise,
  // so Chrome considers this "executed" even though the Promise
  // hasn't resolved yet!
}

The key misunderstanding:

  • Chrome considers initialization complete when main() returns
  • For async functions, main() returns immediately (a Promise), not when the Promise resolves
  • Listener registration after an await happens after Chrome checks for listeners

Timeline Comparisons

Before PR 718: Synchronous Version (Working ✅)

main: () => {  // Synchronous function
  logger.info('Hello background!')

  browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(async (details) => {
    await ensureInitializedConfig()
    if (details.reason === 'install') {
      await browser.tabs.create({ url: `${WEBSITE_URL}/guide/step-1` })
    }
  })

  // ... rest of code
}

Execution timeline:

t=0ms:    User clicks "Install" in Chrome Web Store
          ↓
t=0ms:    Chrome C++: Fire onInstalled event
          ↓
t=0ms:    Chrome C++: Buffer event, wait for background script init
          ↓
t=1ms:    Load background.js
          ↓
t=2ms:    V8 Engine: Start executing main() [MACROTASK START]
          ├─ t=2ms:   logger.info() executes
          ├─ t=3ms:   addListener() executes  ← Listener registered ✅
          ├─ t=4ms:   ... rest of synchronous code
          └─ t=5ms:   main() returns [MACROTASK END]
          ↓
t=6ms:    V8: "Macrotask complete, no more synchronous code"
          ↓
t=6ms:    Chrome C++: "Background script initialized"
          ↓
t=6ms:    Chrome C++: Check for onInstalled listeners → Found! ✅
          ↓
t=6ms:    Chrome C++: Dispatch buffered event to listener
          ↓
t=7ms:    Listener callback executes
          ├─ Await config init
          └─ Open guide tab ✅

Key: Entire main() function executes as one continuous macrotask. Chrome checks for listeners after the macrotask completes, finding the listener that was registered during execution.


After PR 718: Async + Await Version (Broken ❌)

main: async () => {  // Async function
  logger.info('Hello background!')

  await ensureInitializedConfig()  // ← BLOCKING POINT

  browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(async (details) => {
    await ensureInitializedConfig()
    if (details.reason === 'install') {
      await browser.tabs.create({ url: `${WEBSITE_URL}/guide/step-1` })
    }
  })

  void setupContextMenu()
}

Execution timeline:

t=0ms:    User clicks "Install" in Chrome Web Store
          ↓
t=0ms:    Chrome C++: Fire onInstalled event
          ↓
t=0ms:    Chrome C++: Buffer event, wait for background script init
          ↓
t=1ms:    Load background.js
          ↓
t=2ms:    V8 Engine: Start executing main() [MACROTASK START]
          ├─ t=2ms:   logger.info() executes
          ├─ t=3ms:   Hit 'await ensureInitializedConfig()'
          │           ↓
          │           Start async I/O (browser.storage.local.get)
          │           ↓
          └─ t=3ms:   main() PAUSES and returns Promise [MACROTASK END] ⚠️

t=4ms:    V8: "Macrotask complete (main() returned Promise)"
          ↓
t=4ms:    Chrome C++: "Background script initialized" ⚠️
          ↓
t=4ms:    Chrome C++: Check for onInstalled listeners → None found! ❌
          ↓
t=4ms:    Chrome C++: No listeners, discard buffered event ❌

          [Meanwhile, async operations continue in parallel...]

t=5ms:    ensureInitializedConfig() running (storage I/O)
t=20ms:   Storage I/O completes
t=21ms:   V8: Schedule microtask to resume main()
t=22ms:   V8: Resume main() execution after await
          ├─ t=22ms:  addListener() NOW executes  ← Too late! ❌
          ├─ t=23ms:  setupContextMenu() executes
          └─ t=24ms:  main() Promise resolves

Result: Listener registered 18ms after Chrome already discarded the event ❌

Key difference:

  1. await causes main() to return a Promise immediately (t=3ms)
  2. Chrome considers this "initialization complete" and checks for listeners (t=4ms)
  3. No listener exists yet, so event is discarded
  4. Listener is registered later (t=22ms) after async operation completes, but it's too late

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mengxi-ream commented Nov 22, 2025

Please review the design that the AI provided to you carefully. I will conduct several more reviews, hopefully I won't see these design flaws persist

Don't rely entirely on AI; instead, you should take the lead and guide AI, rather than letting it guide you.

Revert main() from async to sync to ensure runtime.onInstalled listener
is registered before Chrome completes initialization. The previous async
implementation caused the listener to register too late, missing install
events.

setupContextMenu() already handles config initialization internally, so
no pre-initialization is needed.

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Still fixing it, I'll tag you when it's done.

Split setupContextMenu() into two functions to comply with Chrome Extension
event listener registration requirements:

1. registerContextMenuListeners() - Synchronously registers all event listeners
   during main() execution, ensuring they're registered before Chrome completes
   initialization and checks for listeners

2. initializeContextMenu() - Asynchronously initializes menu items after
   config is loaded

This fixes the architectural issue where listeners registered after await
would be registered too late, potentially missing events during extension
installation or updates.

Addresses review feedback in mengxi-ream#718 (review 3495276550)

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已修复 Review #3495276550 中指出的架构问题

问题根源

Review 详细分析指出:在 Chrome Extension 中,所有事件监听器必须在 main() 同步执行期间注册,不能在 await 之后注册。

之前的实现存在致命缺陷:

// ❌ 错误的实现
export async function setupContextMenu() {
  await ensureInitializedConfig()  // 在这里 await 导致函数暂停
  
  // 这些监听器在 await 之后注册(太晚了)
  browser.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(...)
  browser.tabs.onActivated.addListener(...)
}

时间线问题

t=0ms:  main() 开始执行
t=1ms:  调用 setupContextMenu()
t=2ms:  遇到 await,函数暂停并返回 Promise
t=3ms:  main() 执行完毕并返回
t=4ms:  Chrome: "初始化完成" → 检查监听器
t=5ms:  Chrome: 没有找到 contextMenus 监听器 ❌
[async 继续...]
t=20ms: config 初始化完成
t=21ms: 监听器才注册 ❌ (太晚了!)

解决方案

setupContextMenu() 重构为两个独立函数:

1. registerContextMenuListeners() - 同步注册监听器

export function registerContextMenuListeners() {
  // ✅ 纯同步函数,无 await
  browser.storage.local.onChanged.addListener(async (changes) => { ... })
  browser.tabs.onActivated.addListener(async (activeInfo) => { ... })
  browser.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(async (tabId, changeInfo) => { ... })
  browser.storage.session.onChanged.addListener(async (changes) => { ... })
  browser.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(handleContextMenuClick)
}

2. initializeContextMenu() - 异步初始化菜单项

export async function initializeContextMenu() {
  // ✅ 异步获取 config 并创建菜单项
  const config = await ensureInitializedConfig()
  if (!config) return
  
  currentConfig = config
  await updateContextMenuItems(config)
}

3. 在 main() 中正确调用

main: () => {
  // ✅ 同步注册所有监听器
  browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(...)
  onMessage('openPage', ...)
  
  registerContextMenuListeners()  // ← 同步调用,立即注册
  
  // ✅ 异步初始化(不阻塞)
  void initializeContextMenu()    // ← 异步调用,不等待
}

新的执行时间线

t=0ms:  main() 开始执行
t=1ms:  onInstalled.addListener() 注册 ✅
t=2ms:  registerContextMenuListeners() 执行
t=2ms:    ├─ contextMenus.onClicked 注册 ✅
t=2ms:    ├─ tabs.onActivated 注册 ✅
t=2ms:    ├─ tabs.onUpdated 注册 ✅
t=2ms:    ├─ storage.local.onChanged 注册 ✅
t=2ms:    └─ storage.session.onChanged 注册 ✅
t=3ms:  initializeContextMenu() 异步启动(不等待)
t=4ms:  main() 执行完毕并返回
t=5ms:  Chrome: "初始化完成" → 检查监听器
t=5ms:  Chrome: 找到所有监听器 ✅
t=5ms:  Chrome: 分发缓冲的事件到监听器 ✅

[async 并行进行...]
t=6ms:  config 初始化中...
t=20ms: config 初始化完成
t=21ms: 菜单项创建完成 ✅

架构优势

  1. ✅ 符合 Chrome Extension 规范:所有监听器在 main() 同步期间注册
  2. ✅ 不会错过事件:监听器在 Chrome 检查前已注册
  3. ✅ 性能优化:config 初始化不阻塞监听器注册
  4. ✅ 清晰分离:监听器注册与数据初始化职责分离
  5. ✅ Service Worker 兼容:监听器持久化,即使 worker 休眠也能接收事件

验证结果

  • ✅ Lint 通过
  • ✅ Type check 通过
  • ✅ Build 成功
  • ✅ 所有测试通过

提交: fd9aa1c


现在所有 Review #3495276550 中指出的问题都已经修复。

guoyongchang and others added 2 commits November 24, 2025 11:30
Remove v030-to-v031 migration scripts and revert CONFIG_SCHEMA_VERSION
to v30. Version migrations should be handled separately in release process.

Changes:
- Delete src/utils/config/migration-scripts/v030-to-v031.ts
- Delete src/utils/config/__tests__/example/v031.ts
- Revert CONFIG_SCHEMA_VERSION from 31 to 30
- Remove v031 references from migration.ts

The contextMenu feature will work with the default config without
requiring a schema version bump.

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guoyongchang commented Nov 24, 2025

已移除版本迁移相关内容

该功能分支不应包含版本升级相关的内容。已移除所有版本迁移代码:

删除的文件

  • src/utils/config/migration-scripts/v030-to-v031.ts - v031 迁移脚本
  • src/utils/config/__tests__/example/v031.ts - v031 测试配置

修改的文件

  • src/utils/constants/config.ts - 将 CONFIG_SCHEMA_VERSION 从 31 恢复为 30
  • src/utils/config/migration.ts - 移除 v031 引用

功能实现

Context menu 功能使用 default config 中的 contextMenu 配置,无需 schema 版本升级:

export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: Config = {
  // ... other configs
  contextMenu: {
    translateEnabled: true,
  },
}

提交: ba88b79


现在该分支只包含纯功能代码,不包含任何版本升级相关内容。

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Please don't review yet; I need to wait for the results from the Cubic AI code reviewer.

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@mengxi-ream

I think I've fixed it. I roughly understand the loading timing issue you mentioned, but I don't know much about Chrome extensions, so I had to rely on AI to help me fix it. And after testing, all functions are working correctly.

I've removed the AI-generated version updates and migration-related content.

Please review again, thank you.

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