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#53497: fix: don't throw when adding or removing console-message listeners on a destroyed WebContents

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Created: Sep 3, 2026, 8:28:45 PM
Merged: Sep 3, 2026, 9:49:10 PM
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Target: 42-x-y

Backport of #53493

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Notes: Fixed webContents.on(), removeListener() and removeAllListeners() throwing "Object has been destroyed" for console-message listeners after the WebContents was destroyed.

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#53493: fix: don't throw when adding or removing console-message listeners on a destroyed WebContents
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MarshallOfSound
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Sep 3, 2026, 8:28:08 PM
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