MSW stops handling requests after 5 mins in page hidden state

Prerequisites

• I confirm my issue is not in the opened issues
• I confirm the Frequently Asked Questions didn't contain the answer to my issue

Environment check

• I'm using the latest msw version
• I'm using Node.js version 20 or higher

Browsers

Chromium (Chrome, Brave, etc.)

Reproduction repository

https://github.com/psea/msw-hidden-timeout

Reproduction steps

Test app with steps to reproduce is deployed here: https://psea.github.io/msw-hidden-timeout/

1. ✅ Check the status of the MSW. See the response.
2. ⚠️ Close developer tools if open.
3. Minimize the window or switch the tab.
4. ⏳ Wait 5 min before restoring the window.
5. ❌ Check the status of the MSW again. See the error.
6. ⛑️ Click the " Fix MSW" button to restore the mocking.
7. ✅ Check the status of the MSW again. See the response restored.

Current behavior

MSW stops handling requests after page is in a hidden state for 5 min.

Expected behavior

MSW continue handling requests after page become visible.

Related

Duplicate of https://github.com/mswjs/msw/issues/2115