command to reload a single given Webview

[brunoNetId]

Feature request for VSCode Webview Extensions.

A command already exists to reload Webviews, and one can programatically invoke it by implementing the following line:
vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.webview.reloadWebviewAction")

However, the above command reloads ALL webviews, which might be undesirable when multiple Webviews are displayed on screen.

The need requested is to have the ability to reload a specific Webview. For example to be able to identify a specfic Webview that is open, and request a reload to refresh its HTML content.

Thanks

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• WebView doesn't close on extension (but not window) reload (#70656)
• Support WebViews in extension contributed custom views (#83911)
• feature request: API to set URL of WebView (#70339)
• Support Copy Paste in Notebook webview (#94089)

[mjbvz]

Can you share your use case for this?

[brunoNetId]

I'm developing an extension (webview-1), and I'd like to make use of an existing extension (also webview-2).

1. Helps defining processing flows.
2. Helps defining data transformations.

The second one runs a local Java JVM that holds state. The extension can submit data and request state to/from the JVM.

The extension I'm trying to develop defines processing flows and might launch 1) to start defining data transformations. It might submit data to the JVM, and changes would need to be refreshed on its Webview.

[mjbvz]

Thanks. Does your extension control both of the webviews being developed? Also, how would your extension identify which webview to refresh? The viewType or editor group for example?

[brunoNetId]

No, I only control the one I'm developing, but the user would be making use of both.
I'm relatively new to VSCode and I don't know well what the possibilities are. I did find the reload command (mentioned in the description), it's just missing to take a webview 'id' to refresh.
I was hoping the API would allow to get the list of open editors (from the explorer for instance) and pick the one corresponding to the data transformations Extension.
Thanks

[mjbvz]

Related #15178

Webviews are only known to the extension that created them so they don't really have a concept of an id that other extensions can use. How about filing a feature request against the extension that provides these webviews to add an API for refreshing them?

[brunoNetId]

Your suggestion might be a possible option, I'll try to progress following that direction. Thanks for you help.

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On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 02:04, Matt Bierner ***@***.***> wrote: Related #15178 <#15178> Webviews are only known to the extension that created them so they don't really have a concept of an id that other extensions can use. How about filing a feature request against the extension that provides these webviews to add an API for refreshing them? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#96242 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https:/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADM2JPIPJ45DWY6K5Y2IH4LROYTQRANCNFSM4MRZHEJA> .

[mjbvz]

Ok, I'll close this issue for now then since it sounds like an extension specific solution may be the way to go