Get list of Chrome Windows (OS-Level) - webdriver-io

Question

I thought initially that I could retrieve Chrome Windows by using:
browser.getWindowHandles()
Problem with that is that it doesn't actually get Chrome "Window" but Tabs. Is there anyway in Selenium to have a concept of real "visual" Chrome window? I want to know if a Tab is from a specific Window and how many tabs in a Window specifically. The doc is misleading especially with getAllWindowHandles which implies that it's about Window.
I'm basically looking for a solution to get "OS Window" and their tabs. I've switched from Selenium to WebdriverIO maybe thinking it's possible but I can't find in the docs.
Thanks guys for the help!

Answer 1

https://stackoverflow.com/a/34655248/6793637
Windows and Tabs are similar , it depends on the browser setting whether the new link should be open in a tab or window.
if you open a new window or tab both will be detected in selenium/wdio . Note that the tab or window count is for the window that was opened by the selenium session and not the entire windows opened in your system
eg
it('should login with valid credentials', async () => {
await LoginPage.open();
// opens new tab
await browser.execute((a) => { window.open(a) }, 'http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login')
await expect((await browser.getWindowHandles()).length).toBe(2);
//opens new window
await browser.execute((a) => { window.open(a, 'target', 'features') }, 'http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login')
await expect((await browser.getWindowHandles()).length).toBe(3);
await browser.pause(5000);
});