From 835e248dfff8bb585770be18ed0df74b29e81c7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:20:19 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document outlivesOpener option in window open handler
 (#36486)

---
 docs/api/web-contents.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index b481bf055e..811673574b 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ Ignore application menu shortcuts while this web contents is focused.
 
 #### `contents.setWindowOpenHandler(handler)`
 
-* `handler` Function<{action: 'deny'} | {action: 'allow', overrideBrowserWindowOptions?: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions}>
+* `handler` Function<{action: 'deny'} | {action: 'allow', outlivesOpener?: boolean, overrideBrowserWindowOptions?: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions}>
   * `details` Object
     * `url` string - The _resolved_ version of the URL passed to `window.open()`. e.g. opening a window with `window.open('foo')` will yield something like `https://the-origin/the/current/path/foo`.
     * `frameName` string - Name of the window provided in `window.open()`
@@ -1170,8 +1170,11 @@ Ignore application menu shortcuts while this web contents is focused.
       be set. If no post data is to be sent, the value will be `null`. Only defined
       when the window is being created by a form that set `target=_blank`.
 
-  Returns `{action: 'deny'} | {action: 'allow', overrideBrowserWindowOptions?: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions}` - `deny` cancels the creation of the new
+  Returns `{action: 'deny'} | {action: 'allow', outlivesOpener?: boolean, overrideBrowserWindowOptions?: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions}` - `deny` cancels the creation of the new
   window. `allow` will allow the new window to be created. Specifying `overrideBrowserWindowOptions` allows customization of the created window.
+  By default, child windows are closed when their opener is closed. This can be
+  changed by specifying `outlivesOpener: true`, in which case the opened window
+  will not be closed when its opener is closed.
   Returning an unrecognized value such as a null, undefined, or an object
   without a recognized 'action' value will result in a console error and have
   the same effect as returning `{action: 'deny'}`.