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Background tab setTimeout muffler

Defers setTimeout calls if no user input has been received for 15 seconds. Useful for stopping background tabs from continuing to use CPU cycles.

Fejlesztő
BinarySplit
Napi telepítések
0
Telepítések száma
175
Értékelések
3 0 0
Verzió
1
Létrehozva
2014.06.12.
Frissítve
2014.06.12.
Size
5 KB
Licensz
Ismeretlen
Érvényes
Minden oldal

Defers setTimeout calls if no user input has been received for 15 seconds. Useful for stopping background tabs from continuing to use CPU cycles. Only tested on Firefox.

This only handles the most common classes of background tab CPU abuse. It's still possible to use XMLHttpRequests, requestAnimationFrame, browser plugins, and possibly other tricks to continue to use the CPU while in the background.