PlatformUtil.java

// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

package org.chromium.chrome.browser.util;

import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;

import org.chromium.base.ContextUtils;
import org.chromium.base.Log;
import org.chromium.base.annotations.CalledByNative;

/**
 * Utility class for providing platform functionalities.
 */
public class PlatformUtil {
    private static final String TAG = "PlatformUtil";

    @CalledByNative
    private static void launchExternalProtocol(String url) {
        Context context = ContextUtils.getApplicationContext();
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE);
        try {
            context.startActivity(intent);
        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "cannot find activity to launch %s", url, e);
        }
    }
}