Hello,
What is the easiest way to open up a browser tab (the browser would be whatever the user’s default is) directly from Theia? Alternatively, is there a way to re-configure the mini-browser extension so it travels to a link (instead of opening up an HTML file)?
Thanks for the help,
Kaustav Das Sharma.
You could use the OpenerService.
Something like this (not a complete working solution but you’ll get the gist of it):
First, import OpenerService and URI:
import { OpenerService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
then, inject the service:
@inject(OpenerService)
private openerService: OpenerService;
you could then create a function like this one:
private async openLink(link: string): Promise<void> {
const opener = await this.openerService.getOpener(new URI(link));
opener.open(uri);
}
and call it from your code:
this.openLink(yourLink);
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