Auto-close mode for all tabs in a specific window

[eMPee584]

When looking for procrastination mitigation strategies, I stumbled over this peculiar extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/this-tab-will-self-destru/aohhnbhpkopmfemfonachenhjohjojnj. Auto-killing tabs for nice flow of www research bursts, perfectly cool — but. There are also some other extensions which try to provide tab-auto-close such as https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-wrangler/egnjhciaieeiiohknchakcodbpgjnchh, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-auto-close/fhojgodcjhfemegffifhopilpfokceoj, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-autoclose-timer/imihgjohpadebbpnoddkoafdkmlbojpn or https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-timer/dbomhhonepgocfbaecobbjkndkmookjn. But they are either not maintained for several years or have usability weaknesses.

Now TGS has sophisticated tab management skills, and I simply trust this code much better. Sure, this is quite a different functionality from suspending tabs. But maybe you can have a look at it.

Possible usage scenario: per-window state of either auto-destroying or suspending, clearly discernible by icon or even small red bomb CSS overlay in corner of tab :laughing: Auto-destruction would be activated f.e. for tabs which have been opened in such a window, have been looked at at least once, and haven't been active again within a customizable time frame (15min). Tabs with unsent form entries or active audio wouldn't be shot down.

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[eMPee584]

:warning: when installing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/this-tab-will-self-destru/aohhnbhpkopmfemfonachenhjohjojnj, the timer will be fused on all existing tabs with the default of 60 minutes! So when trying it out, make sure you haven't got hundreds of tabs open because they would all be destroyed an hour after installing the extension.

[deanoemcke]

I think this can probably be classified as a duplicate of #317 (Auto close suspended tab after certain amount of time). See also #281 (Ability to close all suspended tabs).

There is a few subtle differences however:

• Auto-closing should only happen on windows 'pre-tagged' as auto-closing.
• Tabs must be visited at least once. I'm not sure of the benefit of this?
• Some favicon manipulation to indicate tabs that will auto-close.

I think the first step would be to address the other issues. And then maybe come back to this at a later date.