diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js
index 8a8fdc630..c414fa70f 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ function setupTimeoutWarning(options) {
window.addEventListener('offline', function() {
fireKeepAlive();
});
+ window.addEventListener('visibilitychange', function() {
+ if (!document.hidden) {
+ fireKeepAlive();
+ }
+ });
}
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy
index da15d53e9..04b277da2 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy
@@ -248,9 +248,16 @@ class HomeController {
renderStaticPage(SettingPageType.CONTACTS, false)
}
+ /**
+ * Returns a small amount of javascript to let other tabs know the user has been logged back in
+ * and closes the tab.
+ */
def close() {
response.setContentType("text/html")
- render """ """
+ render """