Add option to override webview security

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Hari Krishna Reddy Juturu 2017-05-06 22:10:42 -07:00
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@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
'Electron Isolated Context' entry in the combo box at the top of the
Console tab. **Note:** This option is currently experimental and may
change or be removed in future Electron releases.
* `enableWebViewOverride` Boolean (optional) - Whether to enable [webview-tag](webview-tag.md)
ignoring the security restriction based on `nodeIntegration`. Enabling this option will
have security implication on creating `webview` with `nodeIntegration` disabled. To avoid the
security risk, listen to `will-create-webview` event on [web-contents](web-contents.md) and
stop creating `webview` or removing preload scripts.
When setting minimum or maximum window size with `minWidth`/`maxWidth`/
`minHeight`/`maxHeight`, it only constrains the users. It won't prevent you from

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@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ between your app and embedded content will be asynchronous. This keeps your app
safe from the embedded content. **Note:** Most methods called on the
webview from the host page require a syncronous call to the main process.
For security purposes, `webview` can only be used in `BrowserWindow`s that have
`nodeIntegration` enabled. You can override this security restiction using
`enableWebViewOverride` option on [browser-window](browser-window.md).
## Example
To embed a web page in your app, add the `webview` tag to your app's embedder