feat: open preview in new tab

allows you to open a preview in a new tab

app/components/workbench/Preview.tsx

@@ -78,6 +78,44 @@ export const Preview = memo(() => {
       )}
       <div className="bg-bolt-elements-background-depth-2 p-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">
         <IconButton icon="i-ph:arrow-clockwise" onClick={reloadPreview} />
+        <IconButton
+          icon="i-ph:arrow-square-out"
+          onClick={() => {
+            console.log('Button clicked');
+            if (activePreview?.baseUrl) {
+              console.log('Active preview baseUrl:', activePreview.baseUrl);
+              // Extract the preview ID from the WebContainer URL
+              const match = activePreview.baseUrl.match(
+                /^https?:\/\/([^.]+)\.local-(?:corp|credentialless)\.webcontainer-api\.io/,
+              );
+
+              console.log('URL match:', match);
+              if (match) {
+                const previewId = match[1];
+                console.log('Preview ID:', previewId);
+
+                // Open in new tab using our route with absolute path
+                // Use the current port for development
+                const port = window.location.port ? `:${window.location.port}` : '';
+                const previewUrl = `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}${port}/webcontainer/preview/${previewId}`;
+                console.log('Opening URL:', previewUrl);
+                const newWindow = window.open(previewUrl, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer');
+
+                // Force focus on the new window
+                if (newWindow) {
+                  newWindow.focus();
+                } else {
+                  console.warn('Failed to open new window');
+                }
+              } else {
+                console.warn('[Preview] Invalid WebContainer URL:', activePreview.baseUrl);
+              }
+            } else {
+              console.warn('No active preview available');
+            }
+          }}
+          title="Open Preview in New Tab"
+        />
         <div
           className="flex items-center gap-1 flex-grow bg-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-background border border-bolt-elements-borderColor text-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-text rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-sm hover:bg-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-backgroundHover hover:focus-within:bg-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-backgroundActive focus-within:bg-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-backgroundActive
         focus-within-border-bolt-elements-borderColorActive focus-within:text-bolt-elements-preview-addressBar-textActive"

app/lib/stores/previews.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-import type { WebContainer } from '@webcontainer/api';
+import type { WebContainer, PathWatcherEvent } from '@webcontainer/api';
 import { atom } from 'nanostores';
+import { bufferWatchEvents } from '~/utils/buffer';
+
+// Extend Window interface to include our custom property
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    _tabId?: string;
+  }
+}
 
 export interface PreviewInfo {
   port: number;
@@ -7,35 +15,182 @@ export interface PreviewInfo {
   baseUrl: string;
 }
 
+// Create a broadcast channel for preview updates
+const PREVIEW_CHANNEL = 'preview-updates';
+
 export class PreviewsStore {
   #availablePreviews = new Map<number, PreviewInfo>();
   #webcontainer: Promise<WebContainer>;
+  #broadcastChannel: BroadcastChannel;
+  #lastUpdate = new Map<string, number>();
+  #watchedFiles = new Set<string>();
+  #refreshTimeouts = new Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout>();
+  #REFRESH_DELAY = 300;
+  #storageChannel: BroadcastChannel;
 
   previews = atom<PreviewInfo[]>([]);
 
   constructor(webcontainerPromise: Promise<WebContainer>) {
     this.#webcontainer = webcontainerPromise;
+    this.#broadcastChannel = new BroadcastChannel(PREVIEW_CHANNEL);
+    this.#storageChannel = new BroadcastChannel('storage-sync-channel');
+
+    // Listen for preview updates from other tabs
+    this.#broadcastChannel.onmessage = (event) => {
+      const { type, previewId } = event.data;
+
+      if (type === 'file-change') {
+        const timestamp = event.data.timestamp;
+        const lastUpdate = this.#lastUpdate.get(previewId) || 0;
+
+        if (timestamp > lastUpdate) {
+          this.#lastUpdate.set(previewId, timestamp);
+          this.refreshPreview(previewId);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Listen for storage sync messages
+    this.#storageChannel.onmessage = (event) => {
+      const { storage, source } = event.data;
+
+      if (storage && source !== this._getTabId()) {
+        this._syncStorage(storage);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Override localStorage setItem to catch all changes
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      const originalSetItem = localStorage.setItem;
+
+      localStorage.setItem = (...args) => {
+        originalSetItem.apply(localStorage, args);
+        this._broadcastStorageSync();
+      };
+    }
 
     this.#init();
   }
 
+  // Generate a unique ID for this tab
+  private _getTabId(): string {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      if (!window._tabId) {
+        window._tabId = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15);
+      }
+
+      return window._tabId;
+    }
+
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Sync storage data between tabs
+  private _syncStorage(storage: Record<string, string>) {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      Object.entries(storage).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+        try {
+          const originalSetItem = Object.getPrototypeOf(localStorage).setItem;
+          originalSetItem.call(localStorage, key, value);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('[Preview] Error syncing storage:', error);
+        }
+      });
+
+      // Force a refresh after syncing storage
+      const previews = this.previews.get();
+      previews.forEach((preview) => {
+        const previewId = this.getPreviewId(preview.baseUrl);
+
+        if (previewId) {
+          this.refreshPreview(previewId);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Broadcast storage state to other tabs
+  private _broadcastStorageSync() {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      const storage: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < localStorage.length; i++) {
+        const key = localStorage.key(i);
+
+        if (key) {
+          storage[key] = localStorage.getItem(key) || '';
+        }
+      }
+
+      this.#storageChannel.postMessage({
+        type: 'storage-sync',
+        storage,
+        source: this._getTabId(),
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   async #init() {
     const webcontainer = await this.#webcontainer;
 
+    // Listen for server ready events
+    webcontainer.on('server-ready', (port, url) => {
+      console.log('[Preview] Server ready on port:', port, url);
+      this.broadcastUpdate(url);
+
+      // Initial storage sync when preview is ready
+      this._broadcastStorageSync();
+    });
+
+    try {
+      // Watch for file changes
+      webcontainer.internal.watchPaths(
+        { include: ['**/*'], exclude: ['**/node_modules', '.git'], includeContent: true },
+        bufferWatchEvents<[PathWatcherEvent[]]>(100, (events) => {
+          const watchEvents = events.flat(2);
+          const previews = this.previews.get();
+
+          for (const preview of previews) {
+            const previewId = this.getPreviewId(preview.baseUrl);
+
+            if (previewId) {
+              this.broadcastFileChange(previewId);
+            }
+          }
+        }),
+      );
+
+      // Watch for DOM changes that might affect storage
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+          // Broadcast storage changes when DOM changes
+          this._broadcastStorageSync();
+        });
+
+        observer.observe(document.body, {
+          childList: true,
+          subtree: true,
+          characterData: true,
+          attributes: true,
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('[Preview] Error setting up watchers:', error);
+    }
+
+    // Listen for port events
     webcontainer.on('port', (port, type, url) => {
       let previewInfo = this.#availablePreviews.get(port);
-
-      if (type === 'close' && previewInfo) {
-        this.#availablePreviews.delete(port);
-        this.previews.set(this.previews.get().filter((preview) => preview.port !== port));
-
-        return;
-      }
-
       const previews = this.previews.get();
 
       if (!previewInfo) {
-        previewInfo = { port, ready: type === 'open', baseUrl: url };
+        previewInfo = {
+          port,
+          ready: false,
+          baseUrl: url,
+        };
+
         this.#availablePreviews.set(port, previewInfo);
         previews.push(previewInfo);
       }
@@ -44,6 +199,86 @@ export class PreviewsStore {
       previewInfo.baseUrl = url;
 
       this.previews.set([...previews]);
+
+      if (type === 'open') {
+        this.broadcastUpdate(url);
+      }
     });
   }
+
+  // Helper to extract preview ID from URL
+  getPreviewId(url: string): string | null {
+    const match = url.match(/^https?:\/\/([^.]+)\.local-credentialless\.webcontainer-api\.io/);
+    return match ? match[1] : null;
+  }
+
+  // Broadcast state change to all tabs
+  broadcastStateChange(previewId: string) {
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    this.#lastUpdate.set(previewId, timestamp);
+
+    this.#broadcastChannel.postMessage({
+      type: 'state-change',
+      previewId,
+      timestamp,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Broadcast file change to all tabs
+  broadcastFileChange(previewId: string) {
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    this.#lastUpdate.set(previewId, timestamp);
+
+    this.#broadcastChannel.postMessage({
+      type: 'file-change',
+      previewId,
+      timestamp,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Broadcast update to all tabs
+  broadcastUpdate(url: string) {
+    const previewId = this.getPreviewId(url);
+
+    if (previewId) {
+      const timestamp = Date.now();
+      this.#lastUpdate.set(previewId, timestamp);
+
+      this.#broadcastChannel.postMessage({
+        type: 'file-change',
+        previewId,
+        timestamp,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Method to refresh a specific preview
+  refreshPreview(previewId: string) {
+    // Clear any pending refresh for this preview
+    const existingTimeout = this.#refreshTimeouts.get(previewId);
+
+    if (existingTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(existingTimeout);
+    }
+
+    // Set a new timeout for this refresh
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      const previews = this.previews.get();
+      const preview = previews.find((p) => this.getPreviewId(p.baseUrl) === previewId);
+
+      if (preview) {
+        preview.ready = false;
+        this.previews.set([...previews]);
+
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          preview.ready = true;
+          this.previews.set([...previews]);
+        });
+      }
+
+      this.#refreshTimeouts.delete(previewId);
+    }, this.#REFRESH_DELAY);
+
+    this.#refreshTimeouts.set(previewId, timeout);
+  }
 }

app/routes/webcontainer.preview.$id.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { json, type LoaderFunctionArgs } from '@remix-run/cloudflare';
+import { useLoaderData } from '@remix-run/react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+const PREVIEW_CHANNEL = 'preview-updates';
+
+export async function loader({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
+  const previewId = params.id;
+
+  if (!previewId) {
+    throw new Response('Preview ID is required', { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  return json({ previewId });
+}
+
+export default function WebContainerPreview() {
+  const { previewId } = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
+  const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement>(null);
+  const broadcastChannelRef = useRef<BroadcastChannel>();
+  const [previewUrl, setPreviewUrl] = useState('');
+
+  // Handle preview refresh
+  const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    if (iframeRef.current && previewUrl) {
+      // Force a clean reload
+      iframeRef.current.src = '';
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        if (iframeRef.current) {
+          iframeRef.current.src = previewUrl;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }, [previewUrl]);
+
+  // Notify other tabs that this preview is ready
+  const notifyPreviewReady = useCallback(() => {
+    if (broadcastChannelRef.current && previewUrl) {
+      broadcastChannelRef.current.postMessage({
+        type: 'preview-ready',
+        previewId,
+        url: previewUrl,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      });
+    }
+  }, [previewId, previewUrl]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Initialize broadcast channel
+    broadcastChannelRef.current = new BroadcastChannel(PREVIEW_CHANNEL);
+
+    // Listen for preview updates
+    broadcastChannelRef.current.onmessage = (event) => {
+      if (event.data.previewId === previewId) {
+        if (event.data.type === 'refresh-preview' || event.data.type === 'file-change') {
+          handleRefresh();
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Construct the WebContainer preview URL
+    const url = `https://${previewId}.local-corp.webcontainer-api.io`;
+    setPreviewUrl(url);
+
+    // Set the iframe src
+    if (iframeRef.current) {
+      iframeRef.current.src = url;
+    }
+
+    // Notify other tabs that this preview is ready
+    notifyPreviewReady();
+
+    // Cleanup
+    return () => {
+      broadcastChannelRef.current?.close();
+    };
+  }, [previewId, handleRefresh, notifyPreviewReady]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full h-full">
+      <iframe
+        ref={iframeRef}
+        title="WebContainer Preview"
+        className="w-full h-full border-none"
+        sandbox="allow-scripts allow-forms allow-popups allow-modals allow-same-origin allow-downloads allow-presentation"
+        allow="cross-origin-isolated; clipboard-read; clipboard-write"
+        loading="eager"
+        onLoad={notifyPreviewReady}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}