nuxt-prevent-multitabs

NuxtJS module to prevent opening the app in multiple tabs

Table of contents

• Setup
• Options
• License

Setup

1. Add nuxt-prevent-multitabs dependency to your project:

npm install nuxt-prevent-multitabs

2. Create the layout to be used when the client opens another tab. An example:

<template>
  <main class="section">
    <div class="container">
      <div class="has-text-centered">
        <b-icon class="mb-2" icon="alert-circle" size="is-large" />
        <h1 class="is-size-4 has-text-weight-bold">
          Cannot open multiple windows
        </h1>
        <div class="mt-10">
          <p>APP_NAME is already open in another window.</p>
          <p>Make sure you close it before opening a new one.</p>
        </div>
        <b-button type="is-primary mt-8" rounded @click="reload()">
          Click here to access
        </b-button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </main>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import Vue from 'vue'
  export default Vue.extend({
    methods: {
      reload(): void {
        location.reload()
      },
    },
  })
</script>

3. Add nuxt-prevent-multitabs module and configuration to nuxt.config.js:

export default {
  // ...other config options
  modules: ["nuxt-prevent-multitabs"];
  preventMultitabs: {
    layout: 'multitab', // optional
  }
}

Options

layout

• Type: String
• Default: multitab

The layout to be used when the client opens another tab

License

See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations (MIT).