VTOP Activity Extension

A Chrome extension that keeps your VTOP session active by periodically sending background requests to prevent session timeouts.

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Table of Contents

1. About
2. Built With
3. Usage
4. Contributing

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About

The VTOP Activity Chrome Extension prevents your VTOP session from timing out by automatically sending requests in the background. It periodically opens a tab in the background, extracts the necessary CSRF token and session data, and sends a request to simulate user activity, all without interrupting your current browsing session.

Features

• Automatic Requests: Periodically sends requests to keep the session active.
• Background Script: Works completely in the background requiring zero user interaction.

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Built With

• JavaScript - The primary programming language for the extension.
• Chrome Extensions API - Used for background scripts, alarms, and tab management.
• Manifest V3 - The extension follows the Manifest V3 structure for Chrome extensions.

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Usage

Setting Up the Extension:

1. Download the ZIP file:

   • Go to the Releases page of this repository.
   • Download the latest release .zip file.

2. Extract the ZIP file:

   • Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a folder on your computer.

3. Load the extension into Chrome:

   • Go to chrome://extensions/ or brave://extensions depending on your browser.
   • Enable Developer mode (toggle in the top right corner).
   • Click on Load unpacked and select the folder where you extracted the extension files.

4. Run the extension:

   Once installed, the extension will automatically keep your VTOP session active by sending background requests.

Customizing the request interval:

You can modify the interval between requests by adjusting the periodInMinutes value in the background.js file:

chrome.alarms.create('activityAlarm', {
    periodInMinutes: 10 // Adjust this value to change the interval
});