SFSafariApplication.openWindow(with:) not working

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DryRun OP

Created Feb ’22

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I am trying to build a utility application on macOS to manage a number of Safari windows and/or tabs.

The first task that stumps me is opening a new window.

I went back to the basic, created a new "Safari Extension App" project in Xcode 13.2.1.

The sample code includes

SFSafariApplication.showPreferencesForExtension(withIdentifier:)

and that works fine. But when I add my call to :

SFSafariApplication.openWindow(with: URL(string: "https://www.apple.com")!)

then nothing happens.

I tried adjusting the content of NSExtension in the Info.plist of the web extension handler, and a number of other things in the manifest, I verified that my extension was well loaded and active, but without any success with openWindow.

Is there any obvious caveat I should be aware of when dealing with SFSafariApplication? Among other questions, should openWindow(...) be in the main app, in the native extension, or either?

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jw732 OP

Feb ’22

Is your extension Web Extension format or Safari App Extension?

In the case of Web Extensions, ensure you have proper permissions in your manifest.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/create
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/windows (window api docs if you really want to open a new window)

Create a new tab with Web Extension:

browser.tabs.create({url: "https://www.apple.com"}, response => {
    // ...
});

Create new tab with Safari App Extensions:

func openTab() {
    guard let url = URL(string: "https://apple.com/") else { return }
    SFSafariApplication.getActiveWindow { (window) in
        window?.openTab(with: url, makeActiveIfPossible: true) { (tab) in
            // ...
        }
    }
}

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