fregante/webext-detect

Add expect/assert methods

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#5 opened on Jun 27, 2021

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function backgroundStuff() {
	expectBackground();
	// -> Error: Expected background context, found content script

	chrome.alarms.set(…);
}

I'm not sure about the API because this would only accept one type at a time and no negatives, e.g. "expect not background"

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Study existing detection functions in the codebase and design a simple assert/expect API for extension context checks.
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