/* * 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); }); } }; };