How to to initialize keyboard event with given char/keycode in a Chrome extension?

Question

I\'m developing a Google Chrome extension which simulates keyboard events on a web-page.

I found that event.initKeyboardEvent() does not work properly b

Answer 1

Incase anyone has the issue I faced with triggering a keyup with a specific keycode. This is one way.

First off I tried @RobW's answer above with no luck. No Keycode passed, always undefined.

So then I looked into @disya2's answer, which did work.

So here's some code:-

Manifest

"permissions": [
    "debugger"
  ],

ContentScript.js

chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ pressEnter: true });

Background.js

chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(message,sender,sendResponse){
    if(message.pressEnter){
        chrome.tabs.query({active: true}, function(tabs) {
            chrome.debugger.attach({ tabId: tabs[0].id }, "1.0");
            chrome.debugger.sendCommand({ tabId: tabs[0].id }, 'Input.dispatchKeyEvent', { type: 'keyUp', windowsVirtualKeyCode:13, nativeVirtualKeyCode : 13, macCharCode: 13  });
            chrome.debugger.sendCommand({ tabId: tabs[0].id }, 'Input.dispatchKeyEvent', { type: 'keyDown', windowsVirtualKeyCode:13, nativeVirtualKeyCode : 13, macCharCode: 13  });
            chrome.debugger.detach({ tabId: tabs[0].id });
        });
    }
});