chrome.experimental.devtools.console

Description: Use the chrome.experimental.devtools.console API to retrieve messages from the inspected page console and post messages there.
Availability: Experimental only (see How to use experimental APIs).

Use chrome.experimental.devtools.console to retrieve messages from the inspected page console and post messages there. getMessages() returns the list of messages on the console, onMessageAdded event provides notifications on new messages, and addMessage() allows an extension to add new messages.

Summary

Types
ConsoleMessage
Severity
Methods
addMessage − chrome.experimental.devtools.console.addMessage( Severity severity, string text)
getMessages − chrome.experimental.devtools.console.getMessages(function callback)
Events
onMessageAdded

Types

ConsoleMessage

A console message.
properties
Severity severity Message severity.
string text The text of the console message, as represented by the first argument to the console.log() or a similar method (no parameter substitution performed).
string (optional) url The URL of the script that originated the message, if available.
double (optional) line The number of the line where the message originated, if available.

Severity

properties
string Tip
string Debug
string Log
string Warning
string Error

Methods

addMessage

chrome.experimental.devtools.console.addMessage( Severity severity, string text)

Adds a message to the console.

Parameters
Severity severity The severity of the message.
string text The text of the message.

getMessages

chrome.experimental.devtools.console.getMessages(function callback)

Retrieves console messages.

Parameters
function callback A function that receives console messages when the request completes.

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(array of ConsoleMessage messages) {...};
array of ConsoleMessage messages Console messages.

Events

onMessageAdded

Fired when a new message is added to the console.

addListener

chrome.experimental.devtools.console.onMessageAdded.addListener(function callback)
Parameters
function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function( ConsoleMessage message) {...};
ConsoleMessage message