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Theia is not working in Safari browser when is within an iframe

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#7,668 opened on Apr 26, 2020

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Description

Theia is not working in Safari when is within an iframe. The problem is in monaco-indexed-db line 23 which is not allowed by Safari.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Create an iframe with src="your theia url"
  2. Open the Iframe with Safari.
  3. See that Theia is stuck on loading.

Safari console: image

  • Issue is not reproducible if in your Safari preferences -> Privacy, The Website tracking is unchecked: image

@benoitf Does Eclipse Che have the same issue?

Additional Information

  • Operating System: macOS Catalina 10.15.4
  • Theia Version: latest
  • Safari Version: 13.1

Contributor guide

Research direction
Inspect the monaco indexed db file around line 23 and implement error handling for Safari's Tracking Prevention feature that blocks indexedDB in iframes.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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