onconnect = function(e) { var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); var log = ''; xhr.open('GET', '001-1.xml', false); xhr.send(); if (xhr.responseXML != null) log += 'responseXML was not null. '; if (xhr.responseText != 'foo') log += 'responseText was ' + xhr.responseText + ', expected foo. '; e.ports[0].postMessage(log); }