add clear history/storage for web widgets (#2383)

emain/emain.ts

@@ -373,6 +373,19 @@ electron.ipcMain.on("quicklook", (event, filePath: string) => {
     }
 });
 
+electron.ipcMain.handle("clear-webview-storage", async (event, webContentsId: number) => {
+    try {
+        const wc = electron.webContents.fromId(webContentsId);
+        if (wc && wc.session) {
+            await wc.session.clearStorageData();
+            console.log("Cleared cookies and storage for webContentsId:", webContentsId);
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error("Failed to clear cookies and storage:", e);
+        throw e;
+    }
+});
+
 electron.ipcMain.on("open-native-path", (event, filePath: string) => {
     console.log("open-native-path", filePath);
     filePath = filePath.replace("~", electronApp.getPath("home"));

emain/preload.ts

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("api", {
     openNativePath: (filePath: string) => ipcRenderer.send("open-native-path", filePath),
     captureScreenshot: (rect: Rectangle) => ipcRenderer.invoke("capture-screenshot", rect),
     setKeyboardChordMode: () => ipcRenderer.send("set-keyboard-chord-mode"),
+    clearWebviewStorage: (webContentsId: number) => ipcRenderer.invoke("clear-webview-storage", webContentsId),
     setWaveAIOpen: (isOpen: boolean) => ipcRenderer.send("set-waveai-open", isOpen),
 });
 

frontend/app/view/webview/webview.tsx

@@ -411,19 +411,19 @@ export class WebViewModel implements ViewModel {
         const searchTemplate = globalStore.get(defaultSearchAtom);
         const nextUrl = this.ensureUrlScheme(newUrl, searchTemplate);
         console.log("webview loadUrlPromise", reason, nextUrl, "cur=", this.webviewRef.current?.getURL());
-        
+
         if (!this.webviewRef.current) {
             return Promise.reject(new Error("WebView ref not available"));
         }
-        
+
         if (newUrl != nextUrl) {
             globalStore.set(this.url, nextUrl);
         }
-        
+
         if (this.webviewRef.current.getURL() != nextUrl) {
             return this.webviewRef.current.loadURL(nextUrl);
         }
-        
+
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
@@ -495,6 +495,25 @@ export class WebViewModel implements ViewModel {
         }
     }
 
+    clearHistory() {
+        try {
+            this.webviewRef.current?.clearHistory();
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error("Failed to clear history", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async clearCookiesAndStorage() {
+        try {
+            const webContentsId = this.webviewRef.current?.getWebContentsId();
+            if (webContentsId) {
+                await getApi().clearWebviewStorage(webContentsId);
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error("Failed to clear cookies and storage", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     keyDownHandler(e: WaveKeyboardEvent): boolean {
         if (checkKeyPressed(e, "Cmd:l")) {
             this.urlInputRef?.current?.focus();
@@ -619,6 +638,17 @@ export class WebViewModel implements ViewModel {
                     }
                 },
             },
+            {
+                type: "separator",
+            },
+            {
+                label: "Clear History",
+                click: () => this.clearHistory(),
+            },
+            {
+                label: "Clear Cookies and Storage (All Web Widgets)",
+                click: () => fireAndForget(() => this.clearCookiesAndStorage()),
+            },
         ];
     }
 }

frontend/types/custom.d.ts

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ declare global {
         openNativePath(filePath: string): void; // open-native-path
         captureScreenshot(rect: Electron.Rectangle): Promise<string>; // capture-screenshot
         setKeyboardChordMode: () => void; // set-keyboard-chord-mode
+        clearWebviewStorage: (webContentsId: number) => Promise<void>; // clear-webview-storage
         setWaveAIOpen: (isOpen: boolean) => void; // set-waveai-open
     };