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# Open

|             |                                                           |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| id          | com.naviga.openArticle                                    |
| description | Open article in Writer application, requires article uuid |

If Writer application is running in the same workspace as the plugin calling the action, the article will be opened in the writer application tied to that workspace.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Hook" %}

```javascript
import { Plugin, Utility } from '@root'

const MyAwesomeComponent = props => {
    const openArticle = Utility.useLazyRef(() => {
        return Plugin.getAction('your-bounded-action-id')
    })
    
    openArticle.current({
        uuid: '838d42cf-507a-c701-f46d-6cd0a738cca4'
    })
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Class" %}

```javascript
import { Component } from 'react'
import { Plugin } from '@root'

class MyAwesomeComponent extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props)
        
        this.openArticle = null
    }
    
    componentDidMount() {
        const openArticleAction = Plugin.getAction('your-bounded-action-id')
        this.openArticle = openArticleAction
    }
    
    /** 
        const article = {
            uuid: '838d42cf-507a-c701-f46d-6cd0a738cca4'
        }
        
        this.openArticle(article)
    */
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
If you call openArticle action while Writer plugin is not mounted, The requested article will open in a new tab
{% endhint %}


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