Correctly set initial visibilityState

atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc

@@ -1127,6 +1127,12 @@ bool WebContents::IsGuest() const {
   return type_ == WEB_VIEW;
 }
 
+void WebContents::MergeWebPreferences(const base::DictionaryValue& extend) {
+  WebContentsPreferences* web_preferences =
+      WebContentsPreferences::FromWebContents(web_contents());
+  web_preferences->Merge(extend);
+}
+
 v8::Local<v8::Value> WebContents::GetWebPreferences(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   WebContentsPreferences* web_preferences =
       WebContentsPreferences::FromWebContents(web_contents());
@@ -1221,6 +1227,7 @@ void WebContents::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("endFrameSubscription", &WebContents::EndFrameSubscription)
       .SetMethod("setSize", &WebContents::SetSize)
       .SetMethod("isGuest", &WebContents::IsGuest)
+      .SetMethod("mergeWebPreferences", &WebContents::MergeWebPreferences)
       .SetMethod("getWebPreferences", &WebContents::GetWebPreferences)
       .SetMethod("getOwnerBrowserWindow", &WebContents::GetOwnerBrowserWindow)
       .SetMethod("hasServiceWorker", &WebContents::HasServiceWorker)

atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
                       WindowOpenDisposition disposition);
 
   // Returns the web preferences of current WebContents.
+  void MergeWebPreferences(const base::DictionaryValue& extend);
   v8::Local<v8::Value> GetWebPreferences(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
   // Returns the owner window.

atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc

@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ void WebContentsPreferences::AppendExtraCommandLineSwitches(
   if (web_preferences.GetString(options::kBlinkFeatures, &blink_features))
     command_line->AppendSwitchASCII(::switches::kEnableBlinkFeatures,
                                     blink_features);
+
+  // The initial visibility state.
+  std::string visibility;
+  if (web_preferences.GetString(options::kVisibilityState, &visibility))
+    command_line->AppendSwitchASCII(switches::kVisibilityState, visibility);
 }
 
 // static

atom/common/options_switches.cc

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ const char kOpenerID[] = "openerId";
 // Enable blink features.
 const char kBlinkFeatures[] = "blinkFeatures";
 
+// The initiali visibility state.
+const char kVisibilityState[] = "visibilityState";
+
 }  // namespace options
 
 namespace switches {
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ const char kPreloadURL[]      = "preload-url";
 const char kNodeIntegration[] = "node-integration";
 const char kGuestInstanceID[] = "guest-instance-id";
 const char kOpenerID[]        = "opener-id";
+const char kVisibilityState[] = "visibility-state";
 
 // Widevine options
 // Path to Widevine CDM binaries.

atom/common/options_switches.h

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern const char kGuestInstanceID[];
 extern const char kExperimentalFeatures[];
 extern const char kExperimentalCanvasFeatures[];
 extern const char kOpenerID[];
+extern const char kVisibilityState[];
 extern const char kBlinkFeatures[];
 
 }   // namespace options
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ extern const char kPreloadURL[];
 extern const char kNodeIntegration[];
 extern const char kGuestInstanceID[];
 extern const char kOpenerID[];
+extern const char kVisibilityState[];
 
 extern const char kWidevineCdmPath[];
 extern const char kWidevineCdmVersion[];

lib/browser/api/browser-window.js

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BrowserWindow.prototype._init = function () {
   })
 
   // Subscribe to visibilityState changes and pass to renderer process.
-  let isVisible = false
+  let isVisible = this.isVisible() && !this.isMinimized()
   let visibilityChanged = () => {
     let newState = this.isVisible() && !this.isMinimized()
     if (isVisible != newState) {
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ BrowserWindow.prototype._init = function () {
   this.on('maximize', visibilityChanged)
 
   // Make renderer process have correct initial state.
-  visibilityChanged()
+  if (!isVisible)
+    this.webContents.mergeWebPreferences({visibilityState: 'hidden'})
 
   // Notify the creation of the window.
   app.emit('browser-window-created', {}, this)

lib/renderer/init.js

@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ electron.ipcRenderer.on('ELECTRON_INTERNAL_RENDERER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_METHOD', (ev
 // Process command line arguments.
 var nodeIntegration = 'false'
 var preloadScript = null
-
-var ref = process.argv
-var i, len, arg
-for (i = 0, len = ref.length; i < len; i++) {
-  arg = ref[i]
+for (let arg of process.argv) {
   if (arg.indexOf('--guest-instance-id=') === 0) {
     // This is a guest web view.
     process.guestInstanceId = parseInt(arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1))
@@ -62,6 +58,8 @@ for (i = 0, len = ref.length; i < len; i++) {
     nodeIntegration = arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1)
   } else if (arg.indexOf('--preload=') === 0) {
     preloadScript = arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1)
+  } else if (arg.indexOf('--visibility-state=') === 0) {
+    process.visibilityState = arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1)
   }
 }
 

lib/renderer/override.js

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const remote = require('electron').remote
 
 // Helper function to resolve relative url.
 var a = window.top.document.createElement('a')
-
 var resolveURL = function (url) {
   a.href = url
   return a.href
@@ -160,8 +159,6 @@ window.alert = function (message, title) {
     title: title,
     buttons: buttons
   })
-
-// Alert should always return undefined.
 }
 
 // And the confirm().
@@ -227,8 +224,13 @@ Object.defineProperty(window.history, 'length', {
   }
 })
 
+// The initial visibilityState.
+let cachedVisibilityState = 'visible'
+if (process.visibilityState) {
+  cachedVisibilityState = process.visibilityState
+}
+
 // Subscribe to visibilityState changes.
-let cachedVisibilityState = 'hidden'
 ipcRenderer.on('ELECTRON_RENDERER_WINDOW_VISIBILITY_CHANGE', function (event, visibilityState) {
   if (cachedVisibilityState != visibilityState) {
     cachedVisibilityState = visibilityState