using my boilerplate yuh

src/background/util/hotReloadTab.ts

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+import { devStore } from 'src/shared/storage/devStore';
+
+/**
+ * A list of websites that we don't want to reload when the extension reloads (becuase it'd be hella annoying lmao)
+ */
+const HOT_RELOADING_WHITELIST = [
+    'youtube.com',
+    'twitch.tv',
+    'github.dev',
+    'figma.com',
+    'netflix.com',
+    'disneyplus.com',
+    'hbomax.com',
+    'spotify.com',
+    'localhost:6006',
+    'docs.google.com',
+    'reddit.com',
+    'gmail.com',
+    'photopea.com',
+];
+
+/**
+ * Reloads the tab that was open when the extension was reloaded
+ * @returns a promise that resolves when the tab is reloaded
+ */
+export async function hotReloadTab(): Promise<void> {
+    const { getIsTabReloading, getReloadTabId } = devStore;
+
+    const [isTabReloading, reloadTabId] = await Promise.all([getIsTabReloading(), getReloadTabId()]);
+
+    if (!isTabReloading || !reloadTabId) return;
+
+    chrome.tabs.get(reloadTabId, tab => {
+        if (!tab?.id) return;
+        if (!HOT_RELOADING_WHITELIST.find(url => tab.url?.includes(url))) {
+            chrome.tabs.reload(tab.id);
+        }
+    });
+}