/**
 *  $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());
		}
	}
};