I've been building a mini preview browser (similar to Arc Mini) but I need to be able to grab the current URL in the floating menu's web view item.
{BTT_OPENED_URL} isn't enough, because I want it to grab even new links opened within the web view, after the initially opened URL.
I assume this is possible with some javascript call? But not sure what the variables would be called...
you could use the "execute java script in webview item" action:
let url = window.location.href;
set_string_variable({variableName: "webviewURL", to: url});
I'm trying to run this in a CAG when my floating menu is hovered and focused. Top level trigger runs but seems like js isn't creating my variable and the only thing I'm getting on HUD is {chatgptURL}, literally.
[
{
"BTTActionCategory" : 0,
"BTTLastUpdatedAt" : 1741966677.421303,
"BTTTriggerType" : 0,
"BTTTriggerClass" : "BTTTriggerTypeKeyboardShortcut",
"BTTUUID" : "847CC77B-B6DC-41B6-ACC1-7784093A9B24",
"BTTPredefinedActionType" : 366,
"BTTPredefinedActionName" : "Empty Placeholder",
"BTTAdditionalConfiguration" : "1048584",
"BTTKeyboardShortcutKeyboardType" : 1825,
"BTTTriggerOnDown" : 1,
"BTTLayoutIndependentChar" : "o",
"BTTEnabled" : 1,
"BTTEnabled2" : 1,
"BTTShortcutKeyCode" : 31,
"BTTShortcutModifierKeys" : 1048576,
"BTTOrder" : 1,
"BTTAutoAdaptToKeyboardLayout" : 0,
"BTTAdditionalActions" : [
{
"BTTActionCategory" : 0,
"BTTLastUpdatedAt" : 1741967090.1337051,
"BTTTriggerParentUUID" : "847CC77B-B6DC-41B6-ACC1-7784093A9B24",
"BTTIsPureAction" : true,
"BTTTriggerClass" : "BTTTriggerTypeKeyboardShortcut",
"BTTUUID" : "4E6DF45B-DB50-4FA7-9974-997D15FF61FF",
"BTTPredefinedActionType" : 398,
"BTTPredefinedActionName" : "Execute JavaScript In Web View Menu Item",
"BTTAdditionalActionData" : {
"BTTMenuActionMenuName" : "ChatGPT",
"BTTMenuActionMenuItemContentJS" : "let url = window.location.href\n\nset_string_variable({variableName: \"chatgptURL\", to: url})",
"BTTMenuActionMenuItemName" : "Webview",
"BTTMenuActionMenuItemUUID" : ""
},
"BTTKeyboardShortcutKeyboardType" : 0,
"BTTEnabled" : 1,
"BTTEnabled2" : 1,
"BTTShortcutKeyCode" : -1,
"BTTOrder" : 0,
"BTTAutoAdaptToKeyboardLayout" : 0
},
{
"BTTActionCategory" : 0,
"BTTLastUpdatedAt" : 1741966697.659848,
"BTTTriggerParentUUID" : "847CC77B-B6DC-41B6-ACC1-7784093A9B24",
"BTTIsPureAction" : true,
"BTTTriggerClass" : "BTTTriggerTypeKeyboardShortcut",
"BTTUUID" : "6207BEB9-F4BD-4521-BB0C-C9038643B18C",
"BTTPredefinedActionType" : 254,
"BTTPredefinedActionName" : "Show HUD Overlay",
"BTTHUDActionConfiguration" : "{\"BTTActionHUDBlur\":true,\"BTTActionHUDBackground\":\"0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000\",\"BTTIconConfigImageHeight\":100,\"BTTActionHUDPosition\":0,\"BTTActionHUDDetail\":\"\",\"BTTActionHUDDuration\":0.89999997615814209,\"BTTActionHUDDisplayToUse\":0,\"BTTIconConfigImageWidth\":100,\"BTTActionHUDSlideDirection\":0,\"BTTActionHUDHideWhenOtherHUDAppears\":false,\"BTTActionHUDWidth\":220,\"BTTActionHUDAttributedTitle\":\"{\\\\rtf1\\\\ansi\\\\ansicpg1252\\\\cocoartf2821\\n\\\\cocoatextscaling0\\\\cocoaplatform0{\\\\fonttbl\\\\f0\\\\fnil\\\\fcharset0 SFPro-Bold;}\\n{\\\\colortbl;\\\\red255\\\\green255\\\\blue255;\\\\red0\\\\green0\\\\blue0;}\\n{\\\\*\\\\expandedcolortbl;;\\\\cssrgb\\\\c0\\\\c0\\\\c0\\\\c84706\\\\cname labelColor;}\\n\\\\pard\\\\tx560\\\\tx1120\\\\tx1680\\\\tx2240\\\\tx2800\\\\tx3360\\\\tx3920\\\\tx4480\\\\tx5040\\\\tx5600\\\\tx6160\\\\tx6720\\\\pardirnatural\\\\qc\\\\partightenfactor0\\n\\n\\\\f0\\\\b\\\\fs80 \\\\cf2 \\\\{chatgptURL\\\\}}\",\"BTTActionHUDBorderWidth\":0,\"BTTActionHUDTitle\":\"\",\"BTTActionHUDHeight\":220}",
"BTTKeyboardShortcutKeyboardType" : 0,
"BTTEnabled" : 1,
"BTTEnabled2" : 1,
"BTTShortcutKeyCode" : -1,
"BTTOrder" : 1,
"BTTAutoAdaptToKeyboardLayout" : 0
},
{
"BTTActionCategory" : 0,
"BTTLastUpdatedAt" : 1741967134.7040892,
"BTTTriggerParentUUID" : "847CC77B-B6DC-41B6-ACC1-7784093A9B24",
"BTTIsPureAction" : true,
"BTTTriggerClass" : "BTTTriggerTypeKeyboardShortcut",
"BTTUUID" : "53C1FFC6-7D60-4DF5-B184-7AB7533A9FAF",
"BTTPredefinedActionType" : 59,
"BTTPredefinedActionName" : "Open URL or Open URL With Selection",
"BTTOpenURL" : "{chatgptURL}",
"BTTOpenURLBrowser" : "Safari",
"BTTKeyboardShortcutKeyboardType" : 0,
"BTTEnabled" : 1,
"BTTEnabled2" : 1,
"BTTShortcutKeyCode" : -1,
"BTTOrder" : 2,
"BTTAutoAdaptToKeyboardLayout" : 0
}
]
}
]
I haven't tried it, but it looks like you are missing a semicolon here (I know JS has some automagic semicolon addition, but I never trust that):
"BTTMenuActionMenuItemContentJS" : "let url = window.location.href\n\nset_string_variable({variableName: \"chatgptURL\", to: url})",
let url = window.location.href;
// maybe also add an await to be sure the next action is executed after the variable has been set
await set_string_variable({variableName: "chatgptURL", to: url});
Added! Still the same. 
If I set the variable manually outside js just for the test, it works good.
Ah with the await I added in the example the script would also need to be wrapped in a async function:
(async () => {
let url = window.location.href;
// maybe also add an await to be sure the next action is executed after the variable has been set
set_string_variable({variableName: "chatgptURL", to: url});
})();
I just tried it here, it seems to work ok with my test webview
Make sure this option is not checked for the webview item:
Awesome, works!!!
