Open new browser tab without extending a component

Vaadin 6 / 7 / 8
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Hi,
I’m migrating an application from 6 to 7 and I’m trying to open a report in a new browser tab. I read about BrowserWindowOpener, but I want to open new tab without extending buttons or links. In Vaadin 6 I had:

getWindow().open(resource, "_new"); now I try to convert this in:

Page.getCurrent().open(resource, "_new",false); but open() is deprecated. What is the best way to do it?
Thank you, Francesco

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You might just want to use Page.open(), but you should also be aware of its shortcomings (that existed in Vaadin 6 as well):

  • Browsers may block new windows/tabs that are not opened by direct user action
  • The resource will be session-global and cannot be garbage collected for a while

These two issues are the reason BrowserWindowOpener exists; unfortunately it has its own disadvantages. We won’t remove Page.open() until someone comes up with a truly better solution.