net.i2p.apps.systray

Class UrlLauncher

java.lang.Object

net.i2p.apps.systray.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 Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UrlLauncher() Constructor from SysTray
UrlLauncher(I2PAppContext context, ClientAppManager mgr, String[] args) ClientApp constructor used from clients.config

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDisplayName() ClientApp interface
String	getName() ClientApp interface
ClientAppState	getState() ClientApp interface
static void	main(String[] args) Obsolete, now uses ClientApp interface
boolean	openUrl(String url) 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.
boolean	openUrl(String url, String browser) Opens the given URL with the given browser.
void	shutdown(String[] args) ClientApp interface
void	startup() ClientApp interface

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UrlLauncher

public UrlLauncher(I2PAppContext context,
                   ClientAppManager mgr,
                   String[] args)

ClientApp constructor used from clients.config

Since:

0.9.18

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

getState

public ClientAppState getState()

ClientApp interface

Specified by:

getState in interface ClientApp

Returns:

non-null

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