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