feat: add WebContents.opener and webContents.fromFrame() (#35140)

* feat: add WebContents.opener

* feat: add webContents.fromFrame(frame)

* fix: unknown type name

* test: fix and add more fromFrame cases

* docs: clarified terminology

docs/api/web-contents.md

@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ returns `null`.
 Returns `WebContents` | undefined - A WebContents instance with the given ID, or
 `undefined` if there is no WebContents associated with the given ID.
 
+### `webContents.fromFrame(frame)`
+
+* `frame` WebFrameMain
+
+Returns `WebContents` | undefined - A WebContents instance with the given WebFrameMain, or
+`undefined` if there is no WebContents associated with the given WebFrameMain.
+
 ### `webContents.fromDevToolsTargetId(targetId)`
 
 * `targetId` string - The Chrome DevTools Protocol [TargetID](https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/tot/Target/#type-TargetID) associated with the WebContents instance.
@@ -2044,6 +2051,11 @@ when the page becomes backgrounded. This also affects the Page Visibility API.
 
 A [`WebFrameMain`](web-frame-main.md) property that represents the top frame of the page's frame hierarchy.
 
+#### `contents.opener` _Readonly_
+
+A [`WebFrameMain`](web-frame-main.md) property that represents the frame that opened this WebContents, either
+with open(), or by navigating a link with a target attribute.
+
 [keyboardevent]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent
 [event-emitter]: https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter
 [SCA]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Structured_clone_algorithm

lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts

@@ -835,6 +835,10 @@ export function fromId (id: string) {
   return binding.fromId(id);
 }
 
+export function fromFrame (frame: Electron.WebFrameMain) {
+  return binding.fromFrame(frame);
+}
+
 export function fromDevToolsTargetId (targetId: string) {
   return binding.fromDevToolsTargetId(targetId);
 }

shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc

@@ -3449,6 +3449,10 @@ content::RenderFrameHost* WebContents::MainFrame() {
   return web_contents()->GetPrimaryMainFrame();
 }
 
+content::RenderFrameHost* WebContents::Opener() {
+  return web_contents()->GetOpener();
+}
+
 void WebContents::NotifyUserActivation() {
   content::RenderFrameHost* frame = web_contents()->GetPrimaryMainFrame();
   if (frame)
@@ -4060,6 +4064,7 @@ v8::Local<v8::ObjectTemplate> WebContents::FillObjectTemplate(
       .SetProperty("devToolsWebContents", &WebContents::DevToolsWebContents)
       .SetProperty("debugger", &WebContents::Debugger)
       .SetProperty("mainFrame", &WebContents::MainFrame)
+      .SetProperty("opener", &WebContents::Opener)
       .Build();
 }
 
@@ -4174,6 +4179,7 @@ namespace {
 
 using electron::api::GetAllWebContents;
 using electron::api::WebContents;
+using electron::api::WebFrameMain;
 
 gin::Handle<WebContents> WebContentsFromID(v8::Isolate* isolate, int32_t id) {
   WebContents* contents = WebContents::FromID(id);
@@ -4181,6 +4187,15 @@ gin::Handle<WebContents> WebContentsFromID(v8::Isolate* isolate, int32_t id) {
                   : gin::Handle<WebContents>();
 }
 
+gin::Handle<WebContents> WebContentsFromFrame(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                              WebFrameMain* web_frame) {
+  content::RenderFrameHost* rfh = web_frame->render_frame_host();
+  content::WebContents* source = content::WebContents::FromRenderFrameHost(rfh);
+  WebContents* contents = WebContents::From(source);
+  return contents ? gin::CreateHandle(isolate, contents)
+                  : gin::Handle<WebContents>();
+}
+
 gin::Handle<WebContents> WebContentsFromDevToolsTargetID(
     v8::Isolate* isolate,
     std::string target_id) {
@@ -4209,6 +4224,7 @@ void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
   gin_helper::Dictionary dict(isolate, exports);
   dict.Set("WebContents", WebContents::GetConstructor(context));
   dict.SetMethod("fromId", &WebContentsFromID);
+  dict.SetMethod("fromFrame", &WebContentsFromFrame);
   dict.SetMethod("fromDevToolsTargetId", &WebContentsFromDevToolsTargetID);
   dict.SetMethod("getAllWebContents", &GetAllWebContentsAsV8);
 }

shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.h

@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ class WebContents : public ExclusiveAccessContext,
   v8::Local<v8::Value> DevToolsWebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate);
   v8::Local<v8::Value> Debugger(v8::Isolate* isolate);
   content::RenderFrameHost* MainFrame();
+  content::RenderFrameHost* Opener();
 
   WebContentsZoomController* GetZoomController() { return zoom_controller_; }
 

spec/api-web-contents-spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as http from 'http';
 import { BrowserWindow, ipcMain, webContents, session, WebContents, app, BrowserView } from 'electron/main';
 import { emittedOnce } from './events-helpers';
 import { closeAllWindows } from './window-helpers';
-import { ifdescribe, delay, defer } from './spec-helpers';
+import { ifdescribe, delay, defer, waitUntil } from './spec-helpers';
 
 const pdfjs = require('pdfjs-dist');
 const fixturesPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures');
@@ -46,6 +46,28 @@ describe('webContents module', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('fromFrame()', () => {
+    it('returns WebContents for mainFrame', () => {
+      const contents = (webContents as any).create() as WebContents;
+      expect(webContents.fromFrame(contents.mainFrame)).to.equal(contents);
+    });
+    it('returns undefined for disposed frame', async () => {
+      const contents = (webContents as any).create() as WebContents;
+      const { mainFrame } = contents;
+      contents.destroy();
+      await waitUntil(() => typeof webContents.fromFrame(mainFrame) === 'undefined');
+    });
+    it('throws when passing invalid argument', async () => {
+      let errored = false;
+      try {
+        webContents.fromFrame({} as any);
+      } catch {
+        errored = true;
+      }
+      expect(errored).to.be.true();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('fromDevToolsTargetId()', () => {
     it('returns WebContents for attached DevTools target', async () => {
       const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
@@ -1281,6 +1303,54 @@ describe('webContents module', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('opener api', () => {
+    afterEach(closeAllWindows);
+    it('can get opener with window.open()', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { sandbox: true } });
+      await w.loadURL('about:blank');
+      const childPromise = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-create-window');
+      w.webContents.executeJavaScript('window.open("about:blank")', true);
+      const [childWindow] = await childPromise;
+      expect(childWindow.webContents.opener).to.equal(w.webContents.mainFrame);
+    });
+    it('has no opener when using "noopener"', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { sandbox: true } });
+      await w.loadURL('about:blank');
+      const childPromise = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-create-window');
+      w.webContents.executeJavaScript('window.open("about:blank", undefined, "noopener")', true);
+      const [childWindow] = await childPromise;
+      expect(childWindow.webContents.opener).to.be.null();
+    });
+    it('can get opener with a[target=_blank][rel=opener]', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { sandbox: true } });
+      await w.loadURL('about:blank');
+      const childPromise = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-create-window');
+      w.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(function() {
+        const a = document.createElement('a');
+        a.target = '_blank';
+        a.rel = 'opener';
+        a.href = 'about:blank';
+        a.click();
+      }())`, true);
+      const [childWindow] = await childPromise;
+      expect(childWindow.webContents.opener).to.equal(w.webContents.mainFrame);
+    });
+    it('has no opener with a[target=_blank][rel=noopener]', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { sandbox: true } });
+      await w.loadURL('about:blank');
+      const childPromise = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-create-window');
+      w.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(function() {
+        const a = document.createElement('a');
+        a.target = '_blank';
+        a.rel = 'noopener';
+        a.href = 'about:blank';
+        a.click();
+      }())`, true);
+      const [childWindow] = await childPromise;
+      expect(childWindow.webContents.opener).to.be.null();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('render view deleted events', () => {
     let server: http.Server;
     let serverUrl: string;