Send kernel shutdown request manually on beforeunload

voila-dashboards · May 20, 2020 · 2ea00a6 · 2ea00a6
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diff --git a/share/jupyter/voila/templates/default/static/main.js b/share/jupyter/voila/templates/default/static/main.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ require(['static/voila'], function(voila) {
         async function init() {
             // it seems if we attach this to early, it will not be called
             window.addEventListener('beforeunload', function (e) {
-                kernel.shutdown();
+                const xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+                xhttp.open("DELETE", `/api/kernels/${kernel.id}`, false);
+                xhttp.send();
                 kernel.dispose();
             });
             await widgetManager.build_widgets();