/**
* Copyright 2009 Marc Stogaitis and Mimi Sun
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.gmote.server;
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Bare Bones Browser Launch //
//Version 1.5 (December 10, 2005) //
//By Dem Pilafian //
//Supports: Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows XP //
//Example Usage: //
// String url = "http://www.centerkey.com/"; //
// BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url); //
//Public Domain Software -- Free to Use as You Like //
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class BrowserLauncherUtil {
private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static void openURL(String url) {
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
try {
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {
Class fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");
Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL", new Class[] { String.class });
openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] { url });
} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
else { // assume Unix or Linux
String[] browsers = { "firefox", "opera", "konqueror", "epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape" };
String browser = null;
for (int count = 0; count < browsers.length && browser == null; count++)
if (Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "which", browsers[count] }).waitFor() == 0)
browser = browsers[count];
if (browser == null)
throw new Exception("Could not find web browser");
else
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser, url });
}
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, errMsg + ":\n" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
}