support for open a url

eel/browsers.py

@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ def _build_url_from_string(page: str, options: OptionsDictT) -> str:
     if not isinstance(options['port'], (int, str)):
         raise TypeError("'port' option must be an integer")
     base_url = 'http://%s:%d/' % (options['host'], int(options['port']))
-    return base_url + page
+    if "http" in page:
+        return page
+    else:
+        return base_url + page
 
 
 def _build_urls(start_pages: Iterable[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]], options: OptionsDictT) -> List[str]:

eel/eel.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 eel = {
-    _host: window.location.origin,
+    _host: new URL(document.currentScript.src).origin,
 
     set_host: function (hostname) {
         eel._host = hostname

examples/07 - CreateReactApp/eel_CRA.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def start_eel(develop):
         host='localhost',
         port=8080,
         size=(1280, 800),
+        shutdown_delay=60  # Prevent disconnect when webpack hot refresh
     )
     try:
         eel.start(page, mode=app, **eel_kwargs)