idle.queryState()
Returns "locked"
if the system is locked, "idle"
if the user has not generated any input for a specified number of seconds, or "active"
otherwise.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
js
let querying = browser.idle.queryState(
detectionIntervalInSeconds // integer
)
Parameters
detectionIntervalInSeconds
-
integer
. The system is considered idle ifdetectionIntervalInSeconds
seconds have elapsed since the last user input detected.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with an idle.IdleState
string, indicating the current state.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Examples
In this simple snippet, we call queryState()
and then check if the returned newState
is idle
or active
, logging a message as appropriate. Because we have specified a detectionIntervalInSeconds
of 15, an idle
state will only be reported if there has been no user activity for at least 15 seconds
js
function onGot(newState) {
if (newState === 'idle') {
console.log('Please come back — we miss you!');
} else if (newState === 'active') {
console.log('Glad to still have you with us!');
}
}
let querying = browser.idle.queryState(15);
querying.then(onGot);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.idle
API. This documentation is derived from idle.json
in the Chromium code.