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public/background.js

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+// Called when the user clicks on the browser action
+chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
+  // Send a message to the active tab
+  chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true }, function(tabs) {
+    var activeTab = tabs[0];
+    chrome.tabs.sendMessage(activeTab.id, { message: 'clicked_browser_action' });
+  });
+});