/**

 *  $Id: BrowserLaunch.java 125 2008-04-22 08:06:08Z mbroeker $

 * $URL: http://localhost/svn/eclipse/Schachspiel/trunk/org/homelinux/largo/utils/BrowserLaunch.java $

 */

package org.homelinux.largo.utils;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

/**

 * Cross-Platform Browserlaunch

 */

public class BrowserLaunch {

	private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";

	/**

	 * This method opens the URL in a native platform browser

	 */

	public 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 {

				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 });

			}

		} catch (Exception e) {

			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, errMsg + ":\n"

					+ e.getLocalizedMessage());

		}

	}

};