Reuse existing tabs in bookmarks plugin

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BrowserTabs" Version="0.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Flow.Launcher.Localization" Version="0.0.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.1" />

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Languages/en.xaml

@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_guideMessage01">If you are not using Chrome, Firefox or Edge, or you are using their portable version, you need to add bookmarks data directory and select correct browser engine to make this plugin work.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_guideMessage02">For example: Brave's engine is Chromium; and its default bookmarks data location is: "%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserData". For Firefox engine, the bookmarks directory is the userdata folder contains the places.sqlite file.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_enable_favicons">Load favicons (can be time consuming during startup)</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_reuse_tabs">Reuse existing tabs (experimental)</system:String>
 
 </ResourceDictionary>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Languages/pl.xaml

@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_guideMessage01">Jeśli nie używasz Chrome, Firefox lub Edge, lub używasz ich wersji przenośnej, musisz dodać katalog danych zakładek i wybrać poprawny silnik przeglądarki, aby wtyczka działała.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_guideMessage02">Na przykład: silnikiem przeglądarki Brave jest Chromium, a domyślna lokalizacja danych zakładek to: &quot;%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserData&quot;. W przypadku silnika Firefoksa, katalog zakładek to folder danych użytkownika zawierający plik places.sqlite.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_enable_favicons">Wczytaj ikony ulubionych (może być czasochłonne podczas uruchamiania)</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_plugin_browserbookmark_reuse_tabs">Ponownie używaj otwartych zakładek (funkcja eksperymentalna)</system:String>
 
 </ResourceDictionary>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.Commands;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.Models;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.Tabs;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.Views;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@
     private static List<Bookmark> _cachedBookmarks = new();
 
     private static bool _initialized = false;
-
+
+    private readonly TabsTracker tabsTracker = new();
+
     public void Init(PluginInitContext context)
     {
         Context = context;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@
                 foreach (var file in files)
                 {
                     var extension = Path.GetExtension(file);
                     if (extension is ".db-shm" or ".db-wal" or ".sqlite-shm" or ".sqlite-wal")
                     {
                         File.Delete(file);
                     }
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@
         }
 
         LoadBookmarksIfEnabled();
+
+        tabsTracker.Init();
     }
 
     private static void LoadBookmarksIfEnabled()
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@
         if (!topResults)
         {
             // Since we mixed chrome and firefox bookmarks, we should order them again
-            return _cachedBookmarks
+            return tabsTracker.InjectExistingTabs(_settings, _cachedBookmarks
                 .Select(
                     c => new Result
                     {
@@ -104,19 +109,18 @@
                         Score = BookmarkLoader.MatchProgram(c, param).Score,
                         Action = _ =>
                         {
-                            Context.API.OpenUrl(c.Url);
-
+                            tabsTracker.OpenUrlAndTrack(_settings, c.Url);
                             return true;
                         },
                         ContextData = new BookmarkAttributes { Url = c.Url }
                     }
                 )
                 .Where(r => r.Score > 0)
-                .ToList();
+                .ToList());
         }
         else
         {
-            return _cachedBookmarks
+            return tabsTracker.InjectExistingTabs(_settings, _cachedBookmarks
                 .Select(
                     c => new Result
                     {
@@ -128,13 +132,13 @@
                         Score = 5,
                         Action = _ =>
                         {
-                            Context.API.OpenUrl(c.Url);
+                            tabsTracker.OpenUrlAndTrack(_settings, c.Url);
                             return true;
                         },
                         ContextData = new BookmarkAttributes { Url = c.Url }
                     }
                 )
-                .ToList();
+                .ToList());
         }
     }
 

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Models/Settings.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class Settings : BaseModel
     public bool LoadChromeBookmark { get; set; } = true;
     public bool LoadFirefoxBookmark { get; set; } = true;
     public bool LoadEdgeBookmark { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool ReuseTabs { get; set; } = false;
 
     public ObservableCollection<CustomBrowser> CustomChromiumBrowsers { get; set; } = new();
 }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.json

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+[
+  {
+    "PackageName": "BrowserTabs",
+    "PackageVersion": "0.2.0",
+    "PackageUrl": "https://github.com/jjw24/BrowserTabs",
+    "Copyright": "Jeremy Wu",
+    "Authors": [ "Jeremy Wu" ],
+    "Description": "Library for retrieving all opened browser tabs in Chromium-based and Firefox-based browsers",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/Apache-2.0",
+    "LicenseType": "Apache-2.0",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "",
+      "Url": "https://github.com/jjw24/BrowserTabs",
+      "Commit": ""
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "PackageName": "CommunityToolkit.Mvvm",
+    "PackageVersion": "8.4.0",
+    "PackageUrl": "https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/dotnet",
+    "Copyright": "(c) .NET Foundation and Contributors. All rights reserved.",
+    "Authors": [ "Microsoft" ],
+    "Description": "This package includes a .NET MVVM library with helpers such as:\r\n      - ObservableObject: a base class for objects implementing the INotifyPropertyChanged interface.\r\n      - ObservableRecipient: a base class for observable objects with support for the IMessenger service.\r\n      - ObservableValidator: a base class for objects implementing the INotifyDataErrorInfo interface.\r\n      - RelayCommand: a simple delegate command implementing the ICommand interface.\r\n      - AsyncRelayCommand: a delegate command supporting asynchronous operations and cancellation.\r\n      - WeakReferenceMessenger: a messaging system to exchange messages through different loosely-coupled objects.\r\n      - StrongReferenceMessenger: a high-performance messaging system that trades weak references for speed.\r\n      - Ioc: a helper class to configure dependency injection service containers.",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT",
+    "LicenseType": "MIT",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "git",
+      "Url": "https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/dotnet",
+      "Commit": "638b41dad30dffabb123a39aa38eabc7e3721371"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "PackageName": "Flow.Launcher.Localization",
+    "PackageVersion": "0.0.6",
+    "PackageUrl": "",
+    "Copyright": "",
+    "Authors": [ "Flow-Launcher" ],
+    "Description": "Localization toolkit for Flow Launcher and its plugins",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT",
+    "LicenseType": "MIT",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "git",
+      "Url": "https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.Localization",
+      "Commit": "456bdc7a986487d691a3ae8d36f8bce7b88b9bc7"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "PackageName": "Microsoft.Data.Sqlite",
+    "PackageVersion": "10.0.0",
+    "PackageUrl": "https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/standard/data/sqlite/",
+    "Copyright": "© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.",
+    "Authors": [ "Microsoft" ],
+    "Description": "Microsoft.Data.Sqlite is a lightweight ADO.NET provider for SQLite.\r\n\r\nCommonly Used Types:\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnectionStringBuilder\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteFactory\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteParameter\r\nMicrosoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteTransaction",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT",
+    "LicenseType": "MIT",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "git",
+      "Url": "https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet",
+      "Commit": "b0f34d51fccc69fd334253924abd8d6853fad7aa"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "PackageName": "SkiaSharp",
+    "PackageVersion": "3.119.1",
+    "PackageUrl": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=868515",
+    "Copyright": "© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.",
+    "Authors": [ "Microsoft" ],
+    "Description": "SkiaSharp is a cross-platform 2D graphics API for .NET platforms based on Google's Skia Graphics Library.\r\nIt provides a comprehensive 2D API that can be used across mobile, server and desktop models to render images.",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT",
+    "LicenseType": "MIT",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "git",
+      "Url": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=868515",
+      "Commit": "cc78b5933d23e6383db5d246e70db915770d55d6"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "PackageName": "Svg.Skia",
+    "PackageVersion": "3.2.1",
+    "PackageUrl": "https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Svg.Skia",
+    "Copyright": "Copyright © Wiesław Šoltés 2025",
+    "Authors": [ "Wiesław Šoltés" ],
+    "Description": "An SVG rendering library.",
+    "LicenseUrl": "https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT",
+    "LicenseType": "MIT",
+    "Repository": {
+      "Type": "git",
+      "Url": "https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Svg.Skia",
+      "Commit": "0164d01769a8b577f6dcc678f25d4802a06ff8c0"
+    }
+  }
+]

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Third-party notices
+
+This project uses third-party NuGet packages.  
+
+| Reference                  | Version | License Type | License                               |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| BrowserTabs                | 0.2.0   | Apache-2.0   | https://licenses.nuget.org/Apache-2.0 |
+| CommunityToolkit.Mvvm      | 8.4.0   | MIT          | https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT        |
+| Flow.Launcher.Localization | 0.0.6   | MIT          | https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT        |
+| Microsoft.Data.Sqlite      | 10.0.0  | MIT          | https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT        |
+| SkiaSharp                  | 3.119.1 | MIT          | https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT        |
+| Svg.Skia                   | 3.2.1   | MIT          | https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT        |
+
+Detailed information (package id, version, license, repository URL) is available in [THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.json](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.json).  
+
+# Additional credits
+
+Initially there was a plan to integrate [Browser Bookmarks plugin](https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/tree/dev/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark) and [Browser Tabs plugin](https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserTabs) but it looks like inter-plugin communication or integration of plugins is not possible.  
+Finally Browser Tabs plugin wasn't used but **it's code had great impact on this final solution**.  
+
+# How to generate the list
+
+1. Install `dotnet-project-licenses`
+1. Use the tool as below
+1. Copy markdown above
+1. Rename `licenses.json` to `THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.json` and format the json
+
+```
+dotnet tool install --global dotnet-project-licenses
+dotnet-project-licenses --input Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.csproj --json
+```

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Tabs/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Context
+
+Existing plugins focus on their areas of operation - e.g. Browser Bookmarks on bookmarks only, Browser Tabs on tabs only.  
+Why not join these two worlds to create synergy?  
+Especially if one works with **tens or hundreds of bookmarks and open tabs** (I do and I constantly struggle finding the correct tab. It is underestimated mental cost of finding, clicking several times, etc.).  
+
+That's where "Reuse tabs" setting in Browser Bookmarks plugin makes sense.  
+
+I believe it is in line with why Flow Launcher was created in the first place.  
+I strongly believe in a higher level concept of **"just take me to THIS place - as fast as possible, as easy as possible"**.  
+Thus making bridges between plugins may sometimes produce huge value! BTW wouldn't it be nice to allow inter-plugin communication to create this kind of "bridges" more easily?  
+
+
+# How it works
+
+The core is Browser Bookmarks plugin, unchanged by default.  
+You may enable "Reuse tabs" in the plugin settings.  
+Then, whenever one opens a bookmark, it also registers a new tab in its cache.  
+Next, each time the bookmark is triggered again, it just switches to the existing tab instead of launching a new one.  
+**It takes milliseconds instead of long seconds** (or sometimes close to half a minute in corporate environments where all is slow even if you have a high end laptop - you won't believe it until you live it!).  
+
+# Known issues
+
+The extension bases on RuntimeId of AutomationElement from Microsoft UI Automation.  
+This is a weak spot as browsers are used to regenerate internal structures and even reuse RuntimeId.  
+It **rarely** happens that a bookmark activates a wrong tab.  
+Still **"just take me to THIS place in milliseconds"** works almost all of the time so it bring so much value that it is worthwhile to accepts the fact it fails sometimes.  
+
+The quickest workaround is:  
+
+- close the wrong tab
+- rerun opening the bookmark which will create a new tab this time
+
+# Alternatives
+
+Reading URLs of existing tabs was tried. It would make mapping of bookmarks to tabs more reliable.  
+However due to security reasons it has several limitations:  
+
+- different browsers exposes internals differently
+- it is not easily accessible (e.g. you cannot make Chrome expose internal details on a dev TCP port from default profile so user would have to take care about special settings).
+
+_"Reuse tabs" setting was created initially by [Andrzej Martyna](https://github.com/andrzejmartyna)_  

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Tabs/TabsCache.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Automation;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark.Tabs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Keeps record of all known browser's tabs.
+/// It is used by TabsWalker to identify new tabs as they appear.
+/// </summary>
+internal class TabsCache
+{
+    private readonly HashSet<string> _knownTabs = new();
+    private readonly object sync = new();
+
+    private static string RuntimeIdToKey(AutomationElement elem) => elem != null ? string.Join("-", elem.GetRuntimeId()) : "NULL";
+
+    public bool Empty()
+    {
+        lock (sync)
+        {
+            return _knownTabs.Count == 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Add(AutomationElement tab)
+    {
+        lock (sync)
+        {
+            _knownTabs.Add(RuntimeIdToKey(tab));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Add(IEnumerable<AutomationElement> tabs)
+    {
+        lock (sync)
+        {
+            foreach (var tab in tabs)
+            {
+                _knownTabs.Add(RuntimeIdToKey(tab));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool Contains(AutomationElement tab)
+    {
+        lock (sync)
+        {
+            return _knownTabs.Contains(RuntimeIdToKey(tab));
+        }
+    }
+}