NodeJS "window.open("URL")" alternative?

[Justin Roy]

Hello everyone,

I was told this was the best resource for asking questions about NodeRed according to my co-workers.

Currently I am running some flows for analytic and graphing purposes and I was hoping to have a "Click for Support" button that routed to an external website (open tab/window or just change URL, not super picky) but through my research I am having issue finding the correct method because JavaScript is not my best language and NodeJS is even farther behind.

When attempting to the JavaScript function below (and in title) it errors that "Window." is not referenced which leads me to believe that not all libraries of JavaScript are included in Node default.

Is there any good alternative to "window.open("URL") or similar for changing current page or opening new tab/window to a specific web-page?

Thank you much.

[Ben Hardill]

Where have you put this call to `window.open()`?

A node's .js file is all executed on the server side so can not open any web pages on the client (browser) side.

[Wesley Stam]

Where would this 'Click for Support' button go?

[Wesley Stam]

If you want such button in the node-red (editor) itself then you would have to make a node-red module I guess;

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 12:15:59 AM UTC+1, Justin Roy wrote:

[Justin Roy]

It would go on any of the UI pages as a UI Element leading to a Function node running onclick (in theory)

[Justin Roy]

Thank you for the information, this will help in the future.

[Justin Roy]

My intiial testing was using a UI button leading to a Function node that would be called onClick of the button.

[Ben Hardill]

The function node code executes on the backend side so this won't work.

Your best bet is use a template node and just include a link in the template to the site