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Upgrade BareBonesBrowserLauncher; improve linux support #66

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98 changes: 62 additions & 36 deletions client/src/com/mirth/connect/client/ui/BareBonesBrowserLaunch.java
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// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Bare Bones Browser Launch //
// Version 1.5 //
// December 10, 2005 //
// 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 //
// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tony Germano <tony@germano.name>
// SPDX-Contributor: Original Author Dem Pilafian (Original work licensed under WTFPL)

package com.mirth.connect.client.ui;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
* Utility class to open a web page from a Swing application
* in the user's default browser.
* <p>
* Supports: Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, Windows
* <p>
* Example usage:<br>
* <code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
* String url = "https://dna-engine.org/";<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;
* BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url);</code>
* <p>
* Latest Version: <a href=https://centerkey.com/java/browser>
* https://centerkey.com/java/browser</a>
* <p>
* Published: October 24, 2010
* Modified: 2025
* <p>
*
* @author Dem Pilafian
* @version 3.2
*/
public class BareBonesBrowserLaunch {

static final String[] browsers = { "xdg-open", "x-www-browser", "google-chrome",
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"firefox", "opera", "epiphany", "konqueror", "conkeror", "midori",
"kazehakase", "mozilla" };

/**
* Open the specified web page in the user's default browser
*
* @param url A web address (URL) of a web page (example:
* <code>"https://dna-engine.org/"</code>)
*/
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 });
try { // attempt to use Desktop library from JDK 1.6+
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Class<?> d = Class.forName("java.awt.Desktop");
d.getDeclaredMethod("browse",
new Class<?>[] { java.net.URI.class }).invoke(
d.getDeclaredMethod("getDesktop").invoke(null),
new Object[] { java.net.URI.create(url) });
} catch (Exception ignore) { // library not available or failed
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String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
try {
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {
Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager").getDeclaredMethod(
"openURL", new Class<?>[] { String.class }).invoke(null,
new Object[] { url });
} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {
"rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url });
else { // assume Unix or Linux
String browser = null;
for (String b : browsers)
if (browser == null
&& Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "which", b }).getInputStream().read() != -1)
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser = b, url });
if (browser == null)
throw new Exception(Arrays.toString(browsers));
}
} catch (Exception e) {
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PlatformUI.MIRTH_FRAME.alertThrowable(PlatformUI.MIRTH_FRAME, e);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
PlatformUI.MIRTH_FRAME.alertThrowable(PlatformUI.MIRTH_FRAME, e);
}
}
}
97 changes: 61 additions & 36 deletions manager/src/com/mirth/connect/manager/BareBonesBrowserLaunch.java
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// Bare Bones Browser Launch //
// Version 1.5 //
// December 10, 2005 //
// 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 //
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tony Germano <tony@germano.name>
// SPDX-Contributor: Original Author Dem Pilafian (Original work licensed under WTFPL)

package com.mirth.connect.manager;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
* Utility class to open a web page from a Swing application
* in the user's default browser.
* <p>
* Supports: Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, Windows
* <p>
* Example usage:<br>
* <code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
* String url = "https://dna-engine.org/";<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;
* BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url);</code>
* <p>
* Latest Version: <a href=https://centerkey.com/java/browser>
* https://centerkey.com/java/browser</a>
* <p>
* Published: October 24, 2010
* Modified: 2025
* <p>
*
* @author Dem Pilafian
* @version 3.2
*/
public class BareBonesBrowserLaunch {

private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";
static final String[] browsers = { "xdg-open", "x-www-browser", "google-chrome",
"firefox", "opera", "epiphany", "konqueror", "conkeror", "midori",
"kazehakase", "mozilla" };

/**
* Open the specified web page in the user's default browser
*
* @param url A web address (URL) of a web page (example:
* <code>"https://dna-engine.org/"</code>)
*/
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 });
try { // attempt to use Desktop library from JDK 1.6+
Class<?> d = Class.forName("java.awt.Desktop");
d.getDeclaredMethod("browse",
new Class<?>[] { java.net.URI.class }).invoke(
d.getDeclaredMethod("getDesktop").invoke(null),
new Object[] { java.net.URI.create(url) });
} catch (Exception ignore) { // library not available or failed
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
try {
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {
Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager").getDeclaredMethod(
"openURL", new Class<?>[] { String.class }).invoke(null,
new Object[] { url });
} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {
"rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url });
else { // assume Unix or Linux
String browser = null;
for (String b : browsers)
if (browser == null
&& Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "which", b }).getInputStream().read() != -1)
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser = b, url });
if (browser == null)
throw new Exception(Arrays.toString(browsers));
}
} catch (Exception e) {
ManagerController.getInstance().alertErrorDialog("Could not open web browser.");
}
} catch (Exception e) {
ManagerController.getInstance().alertErrorDialog("Could not open web browser.");
}
}
}