Monkey patch Firefox Addon SDK's Tab class with a method for moving tabs to other windows
npm install jetpack-tab-setwindowMonkey patch Firefox Addon SDK's Tab class with a method for moving tabs to other windows.
In your addon folder run
``sh`
npm i jetpack-tab-setwindow --save
In your addon code include
`js`
require('jetpack-tab-setwindow');
That's it!
Now you can call setWindow(window, index) on any SDK tab.
`js
const TABS = require("sdk/tabs");
// Move first tab to the end of second tab's window
TABS[0].setWindow(TABS[1].window, -1)
.then(function (newTab) {
// newTab is a new object representing TABS[0], but the tab is the same!
// All states are preserved, even video continues playing.
// But newTab.id !== TABS[0].id
// Move second tab to a new window (tear off)
return TABS[1].setWindow(null)
.then(function (newTab1) {
// Note: if TABS[1] is the only tab in its window, tab is not detached and newTab1 === TABS[1]
});
});
``
This library uses Addon SDK low-level API, which is not encouraged.
Here is a note from Mozilla's SDK Add-ons website:
> Note that directly accessing XUL objects and web content like this means
> you're no longer protected by the compatibility guarantees made by the SDK's high-level APIs.
> In particular, your code might not work with multiprocess Firefox.
So use with care.
Tested with Firefox 44 and Nightly 47.