From ce8e808f19a1f5452385b8b93cfc77ec99c57635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hojjat Kamyabi <hojjat.kamyabi.ir@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 16:29:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] keeping the bot alive to avoid service worker being disabled

---
 src/background/Extension.js   | 3 +++
 src/content/ContentHandler.js | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/background/Extension.js b/src/background/Extension.js
index 620dfe72..ca05127d 100644
--- a/src/background/Extension.js
+++ b/src/background/Extension.js
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ export default class Extension {
         console.log('getting settings')
         sendResponse(this.get_settings())
 
+      } else if (msg.hasOwnProperty('keep_alive')){
+        sendResponse({alive: true})
+
       } else if (msg.hasOwnProperty('download_page')){
         const pageData = {
           url: 'data:text/html;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(msg.content),
diff --git a/src/content/ContentHandler.js b/src/content/ContentHandler.js
index 0bac9f39..9bc3e67d 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentHandler.js
+++ b/src/content/ContentHandler.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default class ContentHandler {
     this.debug = true; //false;
     this.onBackendMessage = this.onBackendMessage.bind(this);
     this.settings = {}
+    this.keepAliveTimer = null;
     
   }
 
@@ -319,6 +320,10 @@ export default class ContentHandler {
         if (this.debug) console.log('onStart this.sendMessage');
       });
 
+      // keep alive connection to avoid browser disabling the serviceworker
+      setInterval(() => {
+        this.browser.runtime.sendMessage({ keep_alive: true }).catch(() => {});
+      }, 25000);
       
       // connect to the backend
       this.browser.runtime.connect({