Code to auto reload a chrome extension during development by watching a livereload server

livereload.js

// Credit goes to https://github.com/yeoman/generator-chrome-extension
// Reload client for Chrome Apps & Extensions.
// The reload client has a compatibility with livereload.
// WARNING: only supports reload command.

var LIVERELOAD_HOST = 'localhost:';
var LIVERELOAD_PORT = 35729;
var connection = new WebSocket('ws://' + LIVERELOAD_HOST + LIVERELOAD_PORT + '/livereload');

connection.onerror = function (error) {
  console.log('reload connection got error:', error);
};

connection.onmessage = function (e) {
  if (e.data) {
    var data = JSON.parse(e.data);
    if (data && data.command === 'reload') {
      chrome.runtime.reload();
    }
  }
};