Connection Monitor

Stay informed about your website's health with Connection Monitor! This simple yet powerful Chrome extension continuously checks the connectivity and response time of a specified URL right from your browser toolbar. ✨ Key Features: ⏱️ Real-time Monitoring: Automatically checks the specified URL at a user-defined interval (in seconds). 🚦 Visual Status: The extension's icon changes color to instantly indicate the website's status: 🟢 Green: OK - Fast response. 🟠 Orange: OK (Slow) - Response time exceeds your set threshold. 🔴 Red: Error - Cannot reach the URL (network issue, timeout, or redirect). 🔵 Blue: Checking - Currently performing a check. ⏸️ Gray: Idle/Stopped - Monitoring is not active. 📊 Average Response Time Badge: The extension badge displays the average response time (in milliseconds) over the last 3 seconds, giving you a quick overview of performance. 📋 Detailed Logs: Open the popup to view a history of recent checks, including timestamps, status messages, and response times. ⚙️ Customizable Settings: Configure the URL to monitor, the checking interval, the timeout duration, and the threshold for considering a response "slow." 🔔 Notifications: Optionally receive desktop notifications when connection errors occur. 🗑️ Clear Log: Easily clear the monitoring log from the popup. 💾 Persistent Settings: Your monitoring settings are saved locally and will be restored when you reopen Chrome. 🚀 How it Works: 📥 Install the extension. 🖱️ Open the extension's popup by clicking on its icon in the Chrome toolbar. ⌨️ Enter the URL you want to monitor. 🔧 Adjust the check interval, timeout, and slow threshold to your preferences. ▶️ Click "Start" to begin monitoring. 👀 The icon will update in real-time to reflect the website's status, and the badge will show the average response time. 📄 View detailed logs in the popup. ⏹️ Click "Stop" to halt monitoring. 🎯 Use Cases: ✅ Monitor the uptime and performance of your critical websites. ✅ Quickly identify network issues or server problems. ✅ Track the responsiveness of web applications. ✅ Get alerted to slow loading times. Keep a watchful eye on your important connections with Connection Monitor! 👁️✨