/*
* Copyright 2016 Resin.io
*
* 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.
*/
'use strict';
const electron = require('electron');
const shell = electron.remote.require('shell');
const os = require('os');
const nodeOpen = require('open');
/**
* This directive provides an attribute to open an external
* resource with the default operating system action.
*
* Example:
*
*
*/
module.exports = function() {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: {
osOpenExternal: '@'
},
link: function(scope, element) {
// This directive might be added to elements
// other than buttons.
element.css('cursor', 'pointer');
element.on('click', function() {
// Electron's `shell.openExternal()` fails on GNU/Linux
// when Electron is ran with `sudo`.
// The issue was reported, and this is a workaround until
// its fixed on the Electron side.
// `node-open` is smart enough to check the `$SUDO_USER`
// environment variable and to prepend `sudo -u `
// if needed.
// We keep `shell.openExternal()` for OSes other than
// Linux since we intend to fully rely on it when the
// issue is fixed, and since its closer integration with
// the operating system might lead to more accurate results
// than a third party NPM module.
//
// See https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/5039
if (os.platform() === 'linux') {
return nodeOpen(scope.osOpenExternal);
}
shell.openExternal(scope.osOpenExternal);
});
}
};
};