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Interface: BackgroundDefinition

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Extends

Properties

exclude

exclude?: string[]

List of target browsers to exclude this entrypoint from. Cannot be used with include. You must choose one of the two options.

Default

ts
undefined

Inherited from

BackgroundEntrypointOptions.exclude

Source

packages/wxt/src/types/index.ts:549


include

include?: string[]

List of target browsers to include this entrypoint in. Defaults to being included in all builds. Cannot be used with exclude. You must choose one of the two options.

Default

ts
undefined

Inherited from

BackgroundEntrypointOptions.include

Source

packages/wxt/src/types/index.ts:542


persistent

persistent?: PerBrowserOption<boolean>

Inherited from

BackgroundEntrypointOptions.persistent

Source

packages/wxt/src/types/index.ts:553


type

type?: PerBrowserOption<"module">

Set to "module" to output the background entrypoint as ESM. ESM outputs can share chunks and reduce the overall size of the bundled extension.

When undefined, the background is bundled individually into an IIFE format.

Default

ts
undefined

Inherited from

BackgroundEntrypointOptions.type

Source

packages/wxt/src/types/index.ts:562

Methods

main()

main(): void

Main function executed when the background script is started. Cannot be async.

Source

packages/wxt/src/types/index.ts:796


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