Class UrlLauncher

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    ClientApp

    public class UrlLauncher
    extends Object
    implements ClientApp
    A quick and simple multi-platform URL launcher. It attempts to launch the default browser for the host platform first, then popular third-party browsers if that was not successful.

    Handles Galeon, Internet Explorer, Konqueror, Links, Lynx, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, Opera, and Safari.

    Author:
    hypercubus
    • Constructor Detail

      • UrlLauncher

        public UrlLauncher()
        Constructor from SysTray
        Since:
        0.9.18
    • Method Detail

      • openUrl

        public boolean openUrl​(String url)
                        throws IOException
        Discovers the operating system the installer is running under and tries to launch the given URL using the default browser for that platform; if unsuccessful, an attempt is made to launch the URL using the most common browsers. BLOCKING
        Parameters:
        url - The URL to open.
        Returns:
        true if the operation was successful, otherwise false.
        Throws:
        IOException
      • openUrl

        public boolean openUrl​(String url,
                               String browser)
                        throws IOException
        Opens the given URL with the given browser. BLOCKING
        Parameters:
        url - The URL to open.
        browser - The browser to use.
        Returns:
        true if the operation was successful, otherwise false.
        Throws:
        IOException
      • startup

        public void startup()
        ClientApp interface
        Specified by:
        startup in interface ClientApp
        Since:
        0.9.18
      • getName

        public String getName()
        ClientApp interface
        Specified by:
        getName in interface ClientApp
        Returns:
        non-null
        Since:
        0.9.18
      • getDisplayName

        public String getDisplayName()
        ClientApp interface
        Specified by:
        getDisplayName in interface ClientApp
        Returns:
        non-null
        Since:
        0.9.18
      • shutdown

        public void shutdown​(String[] args)
        ClientApp interface
        Specified by:
        shutdown in interface ClientApp
        Parameters:
        args - generally null but could be stopArgs from clients.config
        Since:
        0.9.18
      • main

        public static void main​(String[] args)
        Obsolete, now uses ClientApp interface