# browser-window The `BrowserWindow` class gives you ability to create a browser window, an example is: ```javascript var BrowserWindow = require('browser-window'); var win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600, show: false }); win.on('closed', function() { win = null; }); win.loadUrl('https://github.com'); win.show(); ``` You can also create a window without chrome by using [Frameless Window](frameless-window.md) API. ## Class: BrowserWindow `BrowserWindow` is an [EventEmitter](http://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter). ### new BrowserWindow(options) * `options` Object * `x` Integer - Window's left offset to screen * `y` Integer - Window's top offset to screen * `width` Integer - Window's width * `height` Integer - Window's height * `use-content-size` Boolean - The `width` and `height` would be used as web page's size, which means the actual window's size will include window frame's size and be slightly larger. * `center` Boolean - Show window in the center of the screen * `min-width` Integer - Minimum width * `min-height` Integer - Minimum height * `max-width` Integer - Maximum width * `max-height` Integer - Maximum height * `resizable` Boolean - Whether window is resizable * `always-on-top` Boolean - Whether the window should always stay on top of other windows * `fullscreen` Boolean - Whether the window should show in fullscreen, when set to `false` the fullscreen button would also be hidden on OS X * `skip-taskbar` Boolean - Do not show window in taskbar * `zoom-factor` Number - The default zoom factor of the page, zoom factor is zoom percent / 100, so `3.0` represents `300%` * `kiosk` Boolean - The kiosk mode * `title` String - Default window title * `icon` [Image](image.md) - The window icon, when omitted on Windows the executable's icon would be used as window icon * `show` Boolean - Whether window should be shown when created * `frame` Boolean - Specify `false` to create a [Frameless Window](frameless-window.md) * `node-integration` Boolean - Whether node integration is enabled, default is `true` * `accept-first-mouse` Boolean - Whether the web view accepts a single mouse-down event that simultaneously activates the window * `auto-hide-menu-bar` Boolean - Auto hide the menu bar unless the `Alt` key is pressed. * `enable-larger-than-screen` Boolean - Enable the window to be resized larger than screen. * `dark-theme` Boolean - Forces using dark theme for the window, only works on some GTK+3 desktop environments * `preload` String - Specifies a script that will be loaded before other scripts run in the window. This script will always have access to node APIs no matter whether node integration is turned on for the window, and the path of `preload` script has to be absolute path. * `transparent` Boolean - Makes the window [transparent](frameless-window.md) * `type` String - Specifies the type of the window, possible types are `desktop`, `dock`, `toolbar`, `splash`, `notification`. This only works on Linux. * `web-preferences` Object - Settings of web page's features * `javascript` Boolean * `web-security` Boolean * `images` Boolean * `java` Boolean * `text-areas-are-resizable` Boolean * `webgl` Boolean * `webaudio` Boolean * `plugins` Boolean - Whether plugins should be enabled, currently only `NPAPI` plugins are supported. * `extra-plugin-dirs` Array - Array of paths that would be searched for plugins. Note that if you want to add a directory under your app, you should use `__dirname` or `process.resourcesPath` to join the paths to make them absolute, using relative paths would make atom-shell search under current working directory. * `experimental-features` Boolean * `experimental-canvas-features` Boolean * `subpixel-font-scaling` Boolean * `overlay-scrollbars` Boolean * `overlay-fullscreen-video` Boolean * `shared-worker` Boolean * `direct-write` Boolean - Whether the DirectWrite font rendering system on Windows is enabled Creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties set by the `options`. Usually you only need to set the `width` and `height`, other properties will have decent default values. ### Event: 'page-title-updated' * `event` Event Emitted when the document changed its title, calling `event.preventDefault()` would prevent the native window's title to change. ### Event: 'close' * `event` Event Emitted when the window is going to be closed. It's emitted before the `beforeunload` and `unload` event of DOM, calling `event.preventDefault()` would cancel the close. Usually you would want to use the `beforeunload` handler to decide whether the window should be closed, which will also be called when the window is reloaded. In atom-shell, returning an empty string or `false` would cancel the close. An example is: ```javascript window.onbeforeunload = function(e) { console.log('I do not want to be closed'); // Unlike usual browsers, in which a string should be returned and the user is // prompted to confirm the page unload. atom-shell gives the power completely // to the developers, return empty string or false would prevent the unloading // now. You can also use the dialog API to let user confirm it. return false; }; ``` ### Event: 'closed' Emitted when the window is closed. After you have received this event you should remove the reference to the window and avoid using it anymore. ### Event: 'unresponsive' Emitted when the web page becomes unresponsive. ### Event: 'responsive' Emitted when the unresponsive web page becomes responsive again. ### Event: 'blur' Emitted when window loses focus. ### Event: 'focus' Emitted when window gains focus. ### Event: 'maximize' Emitted when window is maximized. ### Event: 'unmaximize' Emitted when window exits from maximized state. ### Event: 'minimize' Emitted when window is minimized. ### Event: 'restore' Emitted when window is restored from minimized state. ### Event: 'enter-full-screen' Emitted when window enters full screen state. ### Event: 'leave-full-screen' Emitted when window leaves full screen state. ### Event: 'devtools-opened' Emitted when devtools is opened. ### Event: 'devtools-closed' Emitted when devtools is closed. ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.getAllWindows() Returns an array of all opened browser windows. ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow() Returns the window that is focused in this application. ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(webContents) * `webContents` WebContents Find a window according to the `webContents` it owns ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.fromId(id) * `id` Integer Find a window according to its ID. ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.addDevToolsExtension(path) * `path` String Adds devtools extension located at `path`, and returns extension's name. The extension will be remembered so you only need to call this API once, this API is not for programming use. ### Class Method: BrowserWindow.removeDevToolsExtension(name) * `name` String Remove the devtools extension whose name is `name`. ### BrowserWindow.webContents The `WebContents` object this window owns, all web page related events and operations would be done via it. **Note:** Users should never store this object because it may becomes `null` when the web page has crashed. ### BrowserWindow.devToolsWebContents Get the `WebContents` of devtools of this window. **Note:** Users should never store this object because it may becomes `null` when the devtools has been closed. ### BrowserWindow.id Get the unique ID of this window. ### BrowserWindow.destroy() Force closing the window, the `unload` and `beforeunload` event won't be emitted for the web page, and `close` event would also not be emitted for this window, but it would guarantee the `closed` event to be emitted. You should only use this method when the web page has crashed. ### BrowserWindow.close() Try to close the window, this has the same effect with user manually clicking the close button of the window. The web page may cancel the close though, see the [close event](window#event-close). ### BrowserWindow.focus() Focus on the window. ### BrowserWindow.isFocused() Returns whether the window is focused. ### BrowserWindow.show() Shows and gives focus to the window. ### BrowserWindow.showInactive() Shows the window but doesn't focus on it. ### BrowserWindow.hide() Hides the window. ### BrowserWindow.isVisible() Returns whether the window is visible to the user. ### BrowserWindow.maximize() Maximizes the window. ### BrowserWindow.unmaximize() Unmaximizes the window. ### BrowserWindow.isMaximized() Returns whether the window is maximized. ### BrowserWindow.minimize() Minimizes the window. On some platforms the minimized window will be shown in the Dock. ### BrowserWindow.restore() Restores the window from minimized state to its previous state. ### BrowserWindow.isMinimized() Returns whether the window is minimized. ### BrowserWindow.setFullScreen(flag) * `flag` Boolean Sets whether the window should be in fullscreen mode. ### BrowserWindow.isFullScreen() Returns whether the window is in fullscreen mode. ### BrowserWindow.setSize(width, height) * `width` Integer * `height` Integer Resizes the window to `width` and `height`. ### BrowserWindow.getSize() Returns an array that contains window's width and height. ### BrowserWindow.setContentSize(width, height) * `width` Integer * `height` Integer Resizes the window's client area (e.g. the web page) to `width` and `height`. ### BrowserWindow.getContentSize() Returns an array that contains window's client area's width and height. ### BrowserWindow.setMinimumSize(width, height) * `width` Integer * `height` Integer Sets the minimum size of window to `width` and `height`. ### BrowserWindow.getMinimumSize() Returns an array that contains window's minimum width and height. ### BrowserWindow.setMaximumSize(width, height) * `width` Integer * `height` Integer Sets the maximum size of window to `width` and `height`. ### BrowserWindow.getMaximumSize() Returns an array that contains window's maximum width and height. ### BrowserWindow.setResizable(resizable) * `resizable` Boolean Sets whether the window can be manually resized by user. ### BrowserWindow.isResizable() Returns whether the window can be manually resized by user. ### BrowserWindow.setAlwaysOnTop(flag) * `flag` Boolean Sets whether the window should show always on top of other windows. After setting this, the window is still a normal window, not a toolbox window which can not be focused on. ### BrowserWindow.isAlwaysOnTop() Returns whether the window is always on top of other windows. ### BrowserWindow.center() Moves window to the center of the screen. ### BrowserWindow.setPosition(x, y) * `x` Integer * `y` Integer Moves window to `x` and `y`. ### BrowserWindow.getPosition() Returns an array that contains window's current position. ### BrowserWindow.setTitle(title) * `title` String Changes the title of native window to `title`. ### BrowserWindow.getTitle() Returns the title of the native window. **Note:** The title of web page can be different from the title of the native window. ### BrowserWindow.flashFrame(flag) * `flag` Boolean Starts or stops flashing the window to attract user's attention. ### BrowserWindow.setSkipTaskbar(skip) * `skip` Boolean Makes the window do not show in taskbar. ### BrowserWindow.setKiosk(flag) * `flag` Boolean Enters or leaves the kiosk mode. ### BrowserWindow.isKiosk() Returns whether the window is in kiosk mode. ### BrowserWindow.setRepresentedFilename(filename) * `filename` String Sets the pathname of the file the window represents, and the icon of the file will show in window's title bar. __Note__: This API is available only on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.getRepresentedFilename() Returns the pathname of the file the window represents. __Note__: This API is available only on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.setDocumentEdited(edited) * `edited` Boolean Specifies whether the window’s document has been edited, and the icon in title bar will become grey when set to `true`. __Note__: This API is available only on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.IsDocumentEdited() Whether the window's document has been edited. __Note__: This API is available only on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.openDevTools() Opens the developer tools. ### BrowserWindow.closeDevTools() Closes the developer tools. ### BrowserWindow.toggleDevTools() Toggle the developer tools. ### BrowserWindow.inspectElement(x, y) * `x` Integer * `y` Integer Starts inspecting element at position (`x`, `y`). ### BrowserWindow.focusOnWebView() ### BrowserWindow.blurWebView() ### BrowserWindow.capturePage([rect, ]callback) * `rect` Object - The area of page to be captured * `x` Integer * `y` Integer * `width` Integer * `height` Integer * `callback` Function Captures the snapshot of page within `rect`, upon completion `callback` would be called with `callback(image)`, the `image` is a `Buffer` that stores the PNG encoded data of the snapshot. Omitting the `rect` would capture the whole visible page. You can write received `image` directly to a `.png` file, or you can base64 encode it and use data URL to embed the image in HTML. **Note:** Be sure to read documents on remote buffer in [remote](remote.md) if you are going to use this API in renderer process. ### BrowserWindow.print([options]) * `options` Object * `silent` Boolean - Don't ask user for print settings, defaults to `false` * `printBackground` Boolean - Also prints the background color and image of the web page, defaults to `false`. Prints window's web page. When `silent` is set to `false`, atom-shell will pick up system's default printer and default settings for printing. Calling `window.print()` in web page is equivalent to call `BrowserWindow.print({silent: false, printBackground: false})`. ### BrowserWindow.loadUrl(url) Same with `webContents.loadUrl(url)`. ### BrowserWindow.reload() Same with `webContents.reload`. ### BrowserWindow.setMenu(menu) * `menu` Menu Sets the `menu` as the window top menu. __Note:__ This API is not available on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.setProgressBar(progress) * `progress` Double Sets progress value in progress bar. Valid range is [0, 1.0]. Remove progress bar when progress < 0; Change to indeterminate mode when progress > 1. On Linux platform, only supports Unity desktop environment, you need to specify the `*.desktop` file name to `desktopName` field in `package.json`. By default, it will assume `app.getName().desktop`. ### BrowserWindow.setOverlayIcon(overlay, description) * `overlay` [Image](image.md) - the icon to display on the bottom right corner of the Taskbar icon. If this parameter is `null`, the overlay is cleared. * `description` String - a description that will be provided to Accessibility screenreaders Sets a 16px overlay onto the current Taskbar icon, usually used to convey some sort of application status or to passively notify the user. __Note:__ This API is only available on Windows, Win7 or above ### BrowserWindow.showDefinitionForSelection() Shows pop-up dictionary that searches the selected word on the page. __Note__: This API is available only on OS X. ### BrowserWindow.setAutoHideMenuBar(hide) * `hide` Boolean Sets whether the window menu bar should hide itself automatically. Once set the menu bar will only show when users press the single `Alt` key. If the menu bar is already visible, calling `setAutoHideMenuBar(true)` won't hide it immediately. ### BrowserWindow.isMenuBarAutoHide() Returns whether menu bar automatically hides itself. ### BrowserWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(visible) * `visible` Boolean Sets whether the menu bar should be visible. If the menu bar is auto-hide, users can still bring up the menu bar by pressing the single `Alt` key. ### BrowserWindow.isMenuBarVisible() Returns whether the menu bar is visible. ## Class: WebContents A `WebContents` is responsible for rendering and controlling a web page. `WebContents` is an [EventEmitter](http://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter). ### Event: 'did-finish-load' Emitted when the navigation is done, i.e. the spinner of the tab will stop spinning, and the `onload` event was dispatched. ### Event: 'did-fail-load' * `event` Event * `errorCode` Integer * `errorDescription` String This event is like `did-finish-load`, but emitted when the load failed or was cancelled, e.g. `window.stop()` is invoked. ### Event: 'did-frame-finish-load' * `event` Event * `isMainFrame` Boolean Emitted when a frame has done navigation. ### Event: 'did-start-loading' Corresponds to the points in time when the spinner of the tab starts spinning. ### Event: 'did-stop-loading' Corresponds to the points in time when the spinner of the tab stops spinning. ### Event: 'did-get-redirect-request' * `event` Event * `oldUrl` String * `newUrl` String * `isMainFrame` Boolean Emitted when a redirect was received while requesting a resource. ### Event: 'new-window' * `event` Event * `url` String * `frameName` String * `disposition` String - Can be `default`, `foreground-tab`, `background-tab`, `new-window` and `other` Emitted when the page requested to open a new window for `url`. It could be requested by `window.open` or an external link like ``. By default a new `BrowserWindow` will be created for the `url`, and a proxy will be returned to `window.open` to let you have limited control of it. Calling `event.preventDefault()` can prevent creating new windows. ### Event: 'will-navigate' * `event` Event * `url` String Emitted when user or the page wants to start an navigation, it can happen when `window.location` object is changed or user clicks a link in the page. This event will not emit when the navigation is started programmely with APIs like `WebContents.loadUrl` and `WebContents.back`. Calling `event.preventDefault()` can prevent the navigation. ### Event: 'crashed' Emitted when the renderer process is crashed. ### Event: 'destroyed' Emitted when the WebContents is destroyed. ### WebContents.loadUrl(url) * `url` URL Loads the `url` in the window, the `url` must contains the protocol prefix, e.g. the `http://` or `file://`. ### WebContents.getUrl() Returns URL of current web page. ### WebContents.getTitle() Returns the title of web page. ### WebContents.isLoading() Returns whether web page is still loading resources. ### WebContents.isWaitingForResponse() Returns whether web page is waiting for a first-response for the main resource of the page. ### WebContents.stop() Stops any pending navigation. ### WebContents.reload() Reloads current page. ### WebContents.reloadIgnoringCache() Reloads current page and ignores cache. ### WebContents.canGoBack() Returns whether the web page can go back. ### WebContents.canGoForward() Returns whether the web page can go forward. ### WebContents.canGoToOffset(offset) * `offset` Integer Returns whether the web page can go to `offset`. ### WebContents.goBack() Makes the web page go back. ### WebContents.goForward() Makes the web page go forward. ### WebContents.goToIndex(index) * `index` Integer Navigates to the specified absolute index. ### WebContents.goToOffset(offset) * `offset` Integer Navigates to the specified offset from the "current entry". ### WebContents.isCrashed() Whether the renderer process has crashed. ### WebContents.setUserAgent(userAgent) * `userAgent` String Overrides the user agent for this page. ### WebContents.insertCSS(css) * `css` String Injects CSS into this page. ### WebContents.executeJavaScript(code) * `code` String Evaluates `code` in page. ### WebContents.undo() Executes editing command `undo` in page. ### WebContents.redo() Executes editing command `redo` in page. ### WebContents.cut() Executes editing command `cut` in page. ### WebContents.copy() Executes editing command `copy` in page. ### WebContents.paste() Executes editing command `paste` in page. ### WebContents.delete() Executes editing command `delete` in page. ### WebContents.selectAll() Executes editing command `selectAll` in page. ### WebContents.unselect() Executes editing command `unselect` in page. ### WebContents.replace(text) * `text` String Executes editing command `replace` in page. ### WebContents.replaceMisspelling(text) * `text` String Executes editing command `replaceMisspelling` in page. ### WebContents.send(channel[, args...]) * `channel` String Send `args..` to the web page via `channel` in asynchronous message, the web page can handle it by listening to the `channel` event of `ipc` module. An example of sending messages from browser side to web pages: ```javascript // On browser side. var window = null; app.on('ready', function() { window = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600}); window.loadUrl('file://' + __dirname + '/index.html'); window.webContents.on('did-finish-load', function() { window.webContents.send('ping', 'whoooooooh!'); }); }); ``` ```html // index.html ``` **Note:** 1. The IPC message handler in web pages do not have a `event` parameter, which is different from the handlers on browser side. 2. There is no way to send synchronous messages from browser side to web pages, because it would be very easy to cause dead locks.