OpenFin JavaScript API - Namespace: Platform

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(async, static) getCurrent() → {Promise.<Platform>}

Asynchronously returns a Platform object that represents the current platform.

Tutorials:

Platform.getCurrent

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(static) getCurrentSync() → {Platform}

Synchronously returns a Platform object that represents the current platform.

Tutorials:

Platform.getCurrentSync

Returns:

Type: Platform

(async, static) init(optionsopt) → {Promise.<void>}

EXPERIMENTAL

Initializes a Platform. Must be called from the Provider when using a custom provider.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`options`	InitPlatformOptions	<optional>	platform options including a callback function that can be used to extend or replace default Provider behavior.

Tutorials:

Platform.init

Returns:

Type: Promise.<void>

(static) start(platformOptions) → {Promise.<Platform>}

Creates and starts a Platform and returns a wrapped and running Platform instance. The wrapped Platform methods can be used to launch content into the platform. Promise will reject if the platform is already running.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`platformOptions`	PlatformOptions

Tutorials:

Platform.start

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(static) startFromManifest(manifestUrl, optsopt) → {Promise.<Platform>}

Retrieves platforms's manifest and returns a wrapped and running Platform. If there is a snapshot in the manifest, it will be launched into the platform.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`manifestUrl`	string		The URL of platform's manifest.
`opts`	RvmLaunchOptions	<optional>	Parameters that the RVM will use.

Tutorials:

Platform.startFromManifest

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(async, static) wrap(identity) → {Promise.<Platform>}

Asynchronously returns a Platform object that represents an existing platform.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`identity`	Identity

Tutorials:

Platform.wrap

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(static) wrapSync(identity) → {Platform}

Synchronously returns a Platform object that represents an existing platform.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`identity`	Identity

Tutorials:

Platform.wrapSync

Returns:

Type: Platform

(async) applySnapshot(requestedSnapshot, optionsopt) → {Promise.<Platform>}

Adds a snapshot to a running Platform. Requested snapshot must be a valid Snapshot object, or a url or filepath to such an object.

Can optionally close existing windows and overwrite current platform state with that of a snapshot.

The function accepts either a snapshot taken using getSnapshot, or a url or filepath to a snapshot JSON object.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`requestedSnapshot`	Snapshot \| string		Snapshot to apply, or a url or filepath.
`options`	ApplySnapshotOptions	<optional>	Optional parameters to specify whether existing windows should be closed.

Tutorials:

Platform.applySnapshot

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(async) closeView(viewIdentity) → {Promise.<void>}

Closes a specified view in a target window.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`viewIdentity`	Identity	View identity

Tutorials:

Platform.closeView

Returns:

Type: Promise.<void>

(async) createView(viewOptions, targetopt, targetViewopt) → {Promise.<View>}

Creates a new view and attaches it to a specified target window.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`viewOptions`	View~options		View creation options
`target`	Identity	<optional>	The window to which the new view is to be attached. If no target, create a view in a new window.
`targetView`	Identity	<optional>	If provided, the new view will be added to the same tabstrip as targetView.

Tutorials:

Platform.createView

Returns:

Type: Promise.<View>

(async) createWindow(options) → {Promise.<_Window>}

Creates a new Window.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`options`	Window~options	Window creation options

Tutorials:

Platform.createWindow

Returns:

Type: Promise.<_Window>

(async) fetchManifest(manifestUrl) → {Promise.<any>}

Fetches a JSON manifest using the browser process and returns a Javascript object. Can be overwritten using Platform.init.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`manifestUrl`	string	The URL of the manifest to fetch.

Tutorials:

Platform.fetchManifest

Returns:

Type: Promise.<any>

(async) getSnapshot() → {Promise.<Snapshot>}

Returns a snapshot of the platform in its current state.

Can be used to restore an application to a previous state.

Tutorials:

Platform.getSnapshot

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Snapshot>

(async) getWindowContext(targetopt) → {Promise.<any>}

EXPERIMENTAL

Get the context context of a host window that was previously set using setWindowContext. The context will be saved in any platform snapshots. Returns a promise that resolves to the context.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`target`	Identity	<optional>	A target window or view may optionally be provided. If no target is provided, target will be the current window (if called from a Window) or the current host window (if called from a View).

Tutorials:

Platform.getWindowContext

Returns:

Type: Promise.<any>

(async) launchContentManifest(manifestUrl) → {Promise.<Platform>}

EXPERIMENTAL

Retrieves a manifest by url and launches a legacy application manifest or snapshot into the platform. Returns a promise that resolves to the wrapped Platform.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`manifestUrl`	string	The URL of the manifest that will be launched into the platform. If this app manifest contains a snapshot, that will be launched into the platform. If not, the application described in startup_app options will be launched into the platform. The applicable startup_app options will become View Options.

Tutorials:

Platform.launchContentManifest

Returns:

Type: Promise.<Platform>

(async) quit() → {Promise.<void>}

Closes current platform, all its windows, and their views.

Tutorials:

Platform.quit

Returns:

Type: Promise.<void>

(async) reparentView(viewIdentity, target) → {Promise.<View>}

DEPRECATED - please use Platform.createView. Reparents a specified view in a new target window.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`viewIdentity`	Identity	View identity
`target`	Identity	new owner window identity

Tutorials:

Platform.createView

Returns:

Type: Promise.<View>

(async) setWindowContext(context, targetopt) → {Promise.<void>}

EXPERIMENTAL

Set the context of a host window. The context will be available to the window itself, and to its child Views. It will be saved in any platform snapshots. It can be retrieved using getWindowContext.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`context`	any		A field where serializable context data can be stored to be saved in platform snapshots.
`target`	Identity	<optional>	A target window or view may optionally be provided. If no target is provided, the update will be applied to the current window (if called from a Window) or the current host window (if called from a View).

Tutorials:

Platform.setWindowContext

Returns:

Type: Promise.<void>