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Browser ​

The browser API lets you open or close windows programmatically.

browser.open ​

syntax ​

Implements the window.open() browser API using JSON-RPC.

json
{
  "method": "browser.open",
  "params": {
    "uri": <URI to open>,
    "target": <Target>,
    "features": <Features attribute>
  }
}

examples ​


open a web page in a browser ​

json
{
  "method": "browser.open",
  "params": {
    "uri": "https://github.com",
    "target": "_blank"
  }
}

open a web page in Pinokio ​

json
{
  "method": "browser.open",
  "params": {
    "uri": "./start.json",
    "target": "_blank",
    "features": "self"      // "self" is a special keyword that makes the URI open in Pinokio instead of a browser
  }
}

browser.close ​

Close a window, or close a window by target ID.

syntax ​

json
{
  "method": "browser.close",
  "params": {
    "target": <Target (optional)>
  }
}

examples ​


Closing the current window: ​

json
{
  "methocd": "browser.close"
}

Closing a window based on target ID ​

json
{
  "methocd": "browser.close",
  "params": {
    "target": "child"
  }
}