@theia/core/src/browser/window/secondary-window-service.ts

Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript.

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import { ApplicationShell } from '../shell';
import { ExtractableWidget } from '../widgets';

export const SecondaryWindowService = Symbol('SecondaryWindowService');

/**
 * Service for opening new secondary windows to contain widgets extracted from the application shell.
 *
 * @experimental The functionality provided by this service and its implementation is still under development. Use with caution.
 */
export interface SecondaryWindowService {
    /**
     * Creates a new secondary window for a widget to be extracted from the application shell.
     * The created window is closed automatically when the current theia instance is closed.
     *
     * @param onClose optional callback that is invoked when the secondary window is closed
     * @returns the created window or `undefined` if it could not be created
     */
    createSecondaryWindow(widget: ExtractableWidget, shell: ApplicationShell): Window | undefined;

    /** Handles focussing the given secondary window in the browser and on Electron. */
    focus(win: Window): void;
}