This project seed includes the following Platform API capabilites:

• Examples of the configuration required to use the Platform API and apply customizations
• Usage of the Platform API to group, tab, and rearrange application windows
• API examples of View management and creation
• API examples of Snapshot saving and applying
• Examples of visual customization via CSS
• Examples of visual customization by providing a custom Platform Window
• Examples of behavioral customization by overriding the Platform APIs

Launch in OpenFin

Basic Usage:

• Clone this repository
• Install the dependencies: npm install
• Start the live-server and launch the application: npm start

Advanced Usage:

For users who would like to test features with a different OpenFin Runtime, configure your workspace as follows:

• Generate a local manifest file, local.json, with the specified Runtime version, e.g. canary: npm start -- canary
• Subsequent launches will automatically use local.json; delete this file to revert to app.json

• Platform configuration has been included in the provided app.json file.
• The defaultWindowOptions key in the provided app.json will instruct the platform to replace our Standard Window with the provided platform-window.html file.
• The commands key in the provided app.json will allow keyboard access to the next tab command.
• The providerUrl key in the provided app.json will allow you to make custom changes to the Platform APIs, by pointing to a hosted provider.html file. (STARTING IN v15.80.50.x)

• A stylesheet is linked in the platform-window.html file, and allows for visual customization. For a complete view of all properties, please refer to the example stylesheet

The platform-window.html file contains the layout-container element and two custom elements: left-menu and title-bar. These elements, in conjunction with the js/platform-window.js file, enable the following functionality:

Provides examples of the following functionality:

• Adding a View to an existing Window
• Adding a View in a new Window
• Saving the Window's current Layout
• Restoring the Window's current Layout
• Creating a regular OpenFin Window
• Saving/Restoring Platform Snapshots
• Applying a preset arrangement on the current window (Grid, Tabs, Rows)

Provides examples of the following functionality:

• Draggable area
• Close/Maximize/Minimize buttons

Our custom Provider includes an extension that will look for a pre-configured list of externalWindows (the default being the provided my_platform_notes.txt file opened in notepad.exe) and:

• Override getSnapshot to include a externalWindows section containing information on any any external window included in the configuration.
• Override applySnapshot to look for an externalWindows section and restore the position and state of any external window included in the configuration.