Wrap user32.ShowWindow() by node via node-ffi
Hide, show, maximize, minimize a window where you know either the app process PID, or window's hWnd, or keyword title of the window(s).
# as global cmd-line npm install --g windows-window-controller # as module npm install --save windows-window-controller# ------ as global cmd-line ------ # by pid. 0x7632===30258 hide-window --pid=0x7632 hide-window --pid=30258 # by keyword of title case sensitive hide-window --title=vim # 3: Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window. show-window --pid=0x7632 --status=3 show-window --pid=30258 --status=3 show-window --title=vim --status=3 # 1: Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time. nwwc --hwnd=0x702C6 --status=1 # ------ as module ------ const nwwc = require("windows-window-controller"); nwwc.hide(0x7632).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); nwwc.hide(30258).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); nwwc.hide('vim').then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); # 2: Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window. nwwc.show(0x7632, 2).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); nwwc.show(30258, 2).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); nwwc.show('vim', 2).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet)); # hide all windows relative to the main process, such as the window of child process nwwc.hide(0x7632, false).then((execRet) => console.log(execRet));- If installation of node-gyp fails: Check out node-gyp and windows-build-tools
- The result of find hWnds by pid is empty when build by VS2017. It works when VS2013 and VS2015.