Is it possible for an HTML5 app to close its own browser tab?

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By Charlie

Here’s our functioning web app for context: https://ivoyager.dev/planetarium.

Well, we can ask to open a new browser window with OS.shell_open(). But I can’t find a way for our HTML5 web app to close its own window on quitting. SceneTree.quit() just freezes the sim, leaving window open on a non-functional app.

Appreciate any help you have for me!

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: RazorSh4rk

JavaScript.eval("window.close()") should work.

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It works! Thanks!

I did need a test to avoid doing that in non-HTML5 build (otherwise it locks up the cmd line for some reason):

if OS.has_feature('JavaScript'):
	JavaScript.eval("window.close()")

Charlie | 2020-05-22 01:03

You’re welcome :slight_smile: I really like this project btw

RazorSh4rk | 2020-05-22 10:01

Thank you for the project compliment! I’d really like to see other developers get involved!

Charlie | 2020-05-23 01:00