New API webui_set_hide

* Adding `webui_set_hide()` to run the window in hidden mode
webui-dev · Aug 18, 2023 · 28274c5 · 28274c5
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diff --git a/examples/C++/VS2019/serve_a_folder/my_webui_app/webui.h b/examples/C++/VS2019/serve_a_folder/my_webui_app/webui.h
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_free(void* ptr);
 WEBUI_EXPORT void* webui_malloc(size_t size);
 // Safely send raw data to the UI.
 WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_send_raw(size_t window, const char* function, const void* raw, size_t size);
+// Run the window in hidden mode
+WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_set_hide(size_t window, bool status);
 
 // -- Interface -----------------------
 // Bind a specific html element click event with a function. Empty element means all events. This replace webui_bind(). The func is (Window, EventType, Element, Data, EventNumber)

diff --git a/examples/C++/VS2022/serve_a_folder/my_webui_app/webui.h b/examples/C++/VS2022/serve_a_folder/my_webui_app/webui.h
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_free(void* ptr);
 WEBUI_EXPORT void* webui_malloc(size_t size);
 // Safely send raw data to the UI.
 WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_send_raw(size_t window, const char* function, const void* raw, size_t size);
+// Run the window in hidden mode
+WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_set_hide(size_t window, bool status);
 
 // -- Interface -----------------------
 // Bind a specific html element click event with a function. Empty element means all events. This replace webui_bind(). The func is (Window, EventType, Element, Data, EventNumber)

diff --git a/examples/C/text-editor/webui.h b/examples/C/text-editor/webui.h
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_free(void* ptr);
 WEBUI_EXPORT void* webui_malloc(size_t size);
 // Safely send raw data to the UI.
 WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_send_raw(size_t window, const char* function, const void* raw, size_t size);
+// Run the window in hidden mode
+WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_set_hide(size_t window, bool status);
 
 // -- Interface -----------------------
 // Bind a specific html element click event with a function. Empty element means all events. This replace webui_bind(). The func is (Window, EventType, Element, Data, EventNumber)

diff --git a/include/webui.h b/include/webui.h
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_free(void* ptr);
 WEBUI_EXPORT void* webui_malloc(size_t size);
 // Safely send raw data to the UI.
 WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_send_raw(size_t window, const char* function, const void* raw, size_t size);
+// Run the window in hidden mode
+WEBUI_EXPORT void webui_set_hide(size_t window, bool status);
 
 // -- Interface -----------------------
 // Bind a specific html element click event with a function. Empty element means all events. This replace webui_bind(). The func is (Window, EventType, Element, Data, EventNumber)

diff --git a/src/webui.c b/src/webui.c
@@ -635,6 +635,19 @@ void webui_return_bool(webui_event_t* e, bool b) {
     *response = buf;
 }
 
+void webui_set_hide(size_t window, bool status) {
+
+    #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
+        printf("[User] webui_set_hide(%zu, %d)...\n", window, status);
+    #endif
+
+    // Dereference
+    if(_webui_core.wins[window] == NULL) return;
+    _webui_window_t* win = _webui_core.wins[window];
+
+    win->hide = status;
+}
+
 void webui_send_raw(size_t window, const char* function, const void* raw, size_t size) {
 
     #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
@@ -2901,16 +2914,18 @@ static int _webui_get_browser_args(_webui_window_t* win, size_t browser, char *b
         for (int i = 0; i < (int)(sizeof(chromium_options) / sizeof(chromium_options[0])); i++) {
             c += sprintf(buffer + c, " %s", chromium_options[i]);
         }
-
         if (win->kiosk_mode)
-            c += sprintf(buffer + c, " %s", "--chrome-frame --kiosk");   
-
+            c += sprintf(buffer + c, " %s", "--chrome-frame --kiosk");
+        if (win->hide)
+            c += sprintf(buffer + c, " %s", "--headless");
         c += sprintf(buffer + c, " %s", "--app=");
         return c;
     case Firefox:
         c = sprintf(buffer, " -P WebUI -purgecaches");
         if (win->kiosk_mode)
             c += sprintf(buffer, "%s", " -kiosk");
+        if (win->hide)
+            c += sprintf(buffer, "%s", " -headless");
         c += sprintf(buffer, " -new-window ");
         return c;
     }
@@ -4669,7 +4684,7 @@ static WEBUI_SERVER_START
             (void*)win
         );
 
-        if(_webui_core.startup_timeout > 0) {
+        if(_webui_core.startup_timeout > 0 && !win->hide) {
 
             #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
                 printf("[Core]\t\t[Thread] _webui_server_start([%zu]) -> Listening Success\n", win->window_number);
@@ -4804,7 +4819,7 @@ static WEBUI_SERVER_START
         // Let's check the flag again, there is a change that
         // the flag has ben changed during the first loop for
         // example when set_timeout() get called later
-        if(_webui_core.startup_timeout == 0) {
+        if(_webui_core.startup_timeout == 0 || win->hide) {
 
             #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
                 printf("[Core]\t\t[Thread] _webui_server_start([%zu]) -> Listening success\n", win->window_number);

diff --git a/src/webui_core.h b/src/webui_core.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ typedef struct _webui_window_t {
     bool has_events;
     char* server_root_path;
     bool kiosk_mode;
+    bool hide;
     size_t process_id;
     webui_event_core_t* event_core[WEBUI_MAX_ARRAY];
     #ifdef _WIN32