Add sort order handling in search via omnibox & contextMenu

Author: Chrisvin

extension/background/contextMenus.js

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function() {
 chrome.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(function(item, tab) {
     chrome.storage.sync.get({
         baseUrl: "https://www.stackoverflow.com/search?q=",
+        sortOrder: 0,
         questionsWithCodeFilter: false,
         communityWikisFilter: false,
         excludeDuplicateQuestionsFilter: false,
@@ -61,7 +62,20 @@ chrome.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(function(item, tab) {
             items.excludeDuplicateQuestionsFilter, 
             items.answerTypeFilter, 
             items.customFilter);
-        let searchUrl = items.baseUrl + encodeURIComponent(filterString + item.selectionText)
-        chrome.tabs.create({url: searchUrl, index: tab.index + 1});
+        var finalURL = items.baseUrl + encodeURIComponent(filterString + item.selectionText);
+        switch(parseInt(items.sortOrder)) {
+            case 1:
+                finalURL += "&tab=newest";
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                finalURL += "&tab=active";
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                finalURL += "&tab=votes";
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+        chrome.tabs.create({url: finalURL, index: tab.index + 1});
     });
 });

extension/background/omnibox.js

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ chrome.omnibox.onInputEntered.addListener(
   function(text) {
     chrome.storage.sync.get({
       baseUrl: "https://www.stackoverflow.com/search?q=",
+      sortOrder: 0,
       shouldOpenInSameTab: true,
       questionsWithCodeFilter: false,
       communityWikisFilter: false,
@@ -65,6 +66,19 @@ chrome.omnibox.onInputEntered.addListener(
           items.answerTypeFilter, 
           items.customFilter);
       var finalURL = items.baseUrl + encodeURIComponent(filterString + text);
+      switch(parseInt(items.sortOrder)) {
+          case 1:
+              finalURL += "&tab=newest";
+              break;
+          case 2:
+              finalURL += "&tab=active";
+              break;
+          case 3:
+              finalURL += "&tab=votes";
+              break;
+          default:
+              break;
+      }
       openTab(finalURL, items.shouldOpenInSameTab);
     });
 });