add Window.is_always_on_top() and WebviewWindow.is_always_on_top() (#12944)

* add `Window.is_always_on_top()` and `WebviewWindow.is_always_on_top()`

* add api

* fmt

---------

Co-authored-by: Lucas Nogueira <lucas@tauri.app>

Author: Simon-Laux

.changes/add-is-always-on-top.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+tauri: 'minor:feat'
+tauri-runtime: 'minor:feat'
+tauri-runtime-wry: 'minor:feat'
+---
+
+add `Window.is_always_on_top()` and `WebviewWindow.is_always_on_top()`

.changes/is-always-on-top-api.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tauri-apps/api": minor:feat
+---
+
+Added `Window#isAlwaysOnTop` and `WebviewWindow#isAlwaysOnTop` methods.

crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs

@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ pub enum WindowMessage {
   RawWindowHandle(Sender<std::result::Result<SendRawWindowHandle, raw_window_handle::HandleError>>),
   Theme(Sender<Theme>),
   IsEnabled(Sender<bool>),
+  IsAlwaysOnTop(Sender<bool>),
   // Setters
   Center,
   RequestUserAttention(Option<UserAttentionTypeWrapper>),
@@ -1801,6 +1802,10 @@ impl<T: UserEvent> WindowDispatch<T> for WryWindowDispatcher<T> {
     window_getter!(self, WindowMessage::IsEnabled)
   }
 
+  fn is_always_on_top(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+    window_getter!(self, WindowMessage::IsAlwaysOnTop)
+  }
+
   #[cfg(any(
     target_os = "linux",
     target_os = "dragonfly",
@@ -3014,7 +3019,7 @@ fn handle_user_message<T: UserEvent>(
             tx.send(map_theme(&window.theme())).unwrap();
           }
           WindowMessage::IsEnabled(tx) => tx.send(window.is_enabled()).unwrap(),
-
+          WindowMessage::IsAlwaysOnTop(tx) => tx.send(window.is_always_on_top()).unwrap(),
           // Setters
           WindowMessage::Center => window.center(),
           WindowMessage::RequestUserAttention(request_type) => {

crates/tauri-runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -612,6 +612,13 @@ pub trait WindowDispatch<T: UserEvent>: Debug + Clone + Send + Sync + Sized + 's
   /// Whether the window is enabled or disable.
   fn is_enabled(&self) -> Result<bool>;
 
+  /// Gets the window alwaysOnTop flag state.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific
+  ///
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  fn is_always_on_top(&self) -> Result<bool>;
+
   /// Gets the window's current title.
   fn title(&self) -> Result<String>;
 

crates/tauri/build.rs

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const PLUGINS: &[(&str, &[(&str, bool)])] = &[
       ("available_monitors", true),
       ("cursor_position", true),
       ("theme", true),
+      ("is_always_on_top", true),
       // setters
       ("center", false),
       ("request_user_attention", false),

crates/tauri/permissions/window/autogenerated/reference.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Default permissions for the plugin.
 - `allow-available-monitors`
 - `allow-cursor-position`
 - `allow-theme`
+- `allow-is-always-on-top`
 - `allow-internal-toggle-maximize`
 
 ## Permission Table
@@ -352,6 +353,32 @@ Denies the internal_toggle_maximize command without any pre-configured scope.
 <tr>
 <td>
 
+`core:window:allow-is-always-on-top`
+
+</td>
+<td>
+
+Enables the is_always_on_top command without any pre-configured scope.
+
+</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>
+
+`core:window:deny-is-always-on-top`
+
+</td>
+<td>
+
+Denies the is_always_on_top command without any pre-configured scope.
+
+</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>
+
 `core:window:allow-is-closable`
 
 </td>

crates/tauri/scripts/bundle.global.js

@@ -1016,6 +1016,10 @@ impl<T: UserEvent> WindowDispatch<T> for MockWindowDispatcher {
     Ok(true)
   }
 
+  fn is_always_on_top(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+    Ok(false)
+  }
+
   fn set_background_color(&self, color: Option<tauri_utils::config::Color>) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
   }

crates/tauri/src/test/mock_runtime.rs

@@ -1320,6 +1320,15 @@ impl<R: Runtime> WebviewWindow<R> {
     self.webview.window().is_enabled()
   }
 
+  /// Determines if this window should always be on top of other windows.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific
+  ///
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  pub fn is_always_on_top(&self) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+    self.webview.window().is_always_on_top()
+  }
+
   /// Gets the window's native maximize button state
   ///
   /// ## Platform-specific

crates/tauri/src/webview/webview_window.rs

@@ -1397,6 +1397,19 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Window<R> {
     self.window.dispatcher.is_enabled().map_err(Into::into)
   }
 
+  /// Determines if this window should always be on top of other windows.
+  ///
+  /// ## Platform-specific
+  ///
+  /// - **iOS / Android:** Unsupported.
+  pub fn is_always_on_top(&self) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+    self
+      .window
+      .dispatcher
+      .is_always_on_top()
+      .map_err(Into::into)
+  }
+
   /// Gets the window's native maximize button state
   ///
   /// ## Platform-specific