Function openAppInNewWindow

site/src/modules/apps/apps.ts:89–105

(href: string)

// null out `opener` (durable on the opened window); and navigate `popup`
// to the target URL. The Coder UI keeps access to `popup`s handle
export const openAppInNewWindow = (href: string) => {
	const popup = window.open("about:blank", "_blank", "width=900,height=600");
	if (!popup) {
		toast.error("Failed to open app in new window.", {
			description: "Popup blocked. Allow popups to open this app.",
		});
		return;
	}
	try {
		// Setting the opener to null persists in the `popup` window over refresh
		// and navigation. The opening window retains its connection to `popup`
		popup.opener = null;
	} catch {
		// Electron can throw
	}
	popup.location.href = href;
};

type GetAppHrefParams = {
	path: string;