From c8ee1847a22b693a4943fb91f10c73094cfea24d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lorenzo Blasa <lblasa@meta.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 03:31:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Flipper browser singleton

Summary:
This will ensure only one instance of Flipper is running at any given point in time.

#thanks antonk52 for guidance and advise implementing a single Flipper instance solution which will improve overall Flipper user experience.

Reviewed By: antonk52

Differential Revision: D50455446

fbshipit-source-id: 2407c77d43ba28e91d525f6cdb11d7b9db1cfab7
---
 desktop/flipper-ui-browser/src/index.tsx | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-browser/src/index.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-browser/src/index.tsx
index 23efa6733..126b07f30 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-browser/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-browser/src/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ let cachedDeepLinkURL: string | undefined;
 const logger = initLogger();
 
 async function start() {
+  /**
+   * The following is used to ensure only one instance of Flipper is running at a time.
+   * The event will not be fired for the current tab.
+   */
+  window.addEventListener('storage', function (event) {
+    if (event.key === 'flipper-kill-window') {
+      window.close();
+    }
+  });
+
   // @ts-ignore
   electronRequire = function (path: string) {
     console.error(
@@ -143,6 +153,12 @@ async function start() {
   require('flipper-ui-core').startFlipperDesktop(flipperServer);
   window.flipperHideMessage?.();
 
+  /**
+   * At this stage, the current client has established a connection with the server.
+   * So, it is safe to 'set' into local storage so that other clients close.
+   */
+  localStorage.setItem('flipper-kill-window', Date.now().toString());
+
   getLogger().info('[flipper-client][ui-browser] UI initialised');
   logger.track('success-rate', 'flipper-ui-browser-started', {value: 1});
 }