Nw.js: API for get all windows

[halida]

Hi, I think it is convenient to have a API which can get all windows, like this:

windows = require("nw.gui").Window.getAll()
// => windows = [Window1, Window2, ...]

Using that I can track and monitor user behavior, and do some cross window operation properly.

Even though I can record the window handle after calling Window.open, Tracking opened window is a messy job for developer.

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[kevyworks]

Hi, you can iterate from here.. global.__nwWindowsStore

[halida]

@triplekdev Thanks! Looks like it not in the wiki, maybe not stable?

[kevyworks]

@halida, No idea :) i think I found that on earliest versions of node-webkit.

[black-heart]

@triplekdev I donot know how to use global.__nwWindowsStore,eighter...Though I found it in src/api/window/window.js.

[nwjs-bot]

This should be working with latest version now.

In 0.13 we changed to an optimized architecture so more features can be supported, see http://nwjs.io/blog/whats-new-in-0.13/ and it's good for keeping up with Chromium upstream -- we released with Node.js v6.0 and new Chromium versions within 1 day after upstream release.

The new version would fixed many issues reported here and we're scrubbing them. This issue is closed as we believe it should be fixed. Please leave a message if it isn't and we'll reopen it.

[AndrePessoa]

@nwjs-bot, I just tryed to update a app to 0.16 now and "global.__nwWindowsStore" didnt works...

I found "__nw_windows" but it's not the same... How get all windows now?

[ghostoy]

You can use chrome.app.window.getAll to get all AppWindows. If you want to get corresponding nw.Window, use nw.Window.get(appWindow.contentWindow).

[AndrePessoa]

@ghostoy, thks very much!

[surinder83singh]

if you are using "new_instance: true" while opening new window then
chrome.app.window.getAll fails

try this

chrome.windows.getAll({populate: true}, function(wins){
console.log("windows", wins)
})