{"json_modified": "2016-09-17T14:25:16.658137", "uuid": "8bb6c1df-da2b-47fe-9604-7b30101c204a", "title": "tabs.connect()", "url": "/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/connect", "tags": ["API", "tabs", "Reference", "Non-standard", "connect", "Extensions", "Add-ons", "WebExtensions", "Non-Standard", "add-ons", "Method"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-09-17T14:25:16", "label": "tabs.connect()", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 167033, "last_edit": "2016-09-17T13:14:59", "summary": "Call this function to set up a connection between the add-on's background scripts (or other privileged scripts, such as popup scripts or options page scripts) and any <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Content_scripts\">content scripts</a> that belong to this add-on and are running in the specified tab. This function returns a <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/Port\" title=\"A Port object represents one end of a connection between two specific contexts, which can be used to exchange messages.\"><code>runtime.Port</code></a> object.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "Syntax", "title": "Syntax"}, {"id": "Parameters", "title": "Parameters"}, {"id": "Return_value", "title": "Return value"}, {"id": "Browser_compatibility", "title": "Browser compatibility"}, {"id": "Examples", "title": "Examples"}], "slug": "Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/connect", "review_tags": []}