Linux: handle external protocols, e.g. mailto: links.

chrome/common/platform_util_linux.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "chrome/common/platform_util.h"
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
 #include "base/file_util.h"
 #include "base/process_util.h"
 #include "base/string_util.h"
 #include "chrome/common/process_watcher.h"
+#include "googleurl/src/gurl.h"
 
 namespace {
 
-void XDGOpen(const FilePath& path) {
+void XDGOpen(const std::string& path) {
   std::vector<std::string> argv;
   argv.push_back("xdg-open");
-  argv.push_back(path.value());
+  argv.push_back(path);
 
   base::environment_vector env;
   // xdg-open can fall back on mailcap which eventually might plumb through
   // to a command that needs a terminal.  Set the environment variable telling
   // it that we definitely don't have a terminal available and that it should
   // bring up a new terminal if necessary.  See "man mailcap".
   env.push_back(std::make_pair("MM_NOTTTY", "1"));
 
   base::file_handle_mapping_vector no_files;
   base::ProcessHandle handle;
   if (base::LaunchApp(argv, env, no_files, false, &handle))
     ProcessWatcher::EnsureProcessGetsReaped(handle);
 }
 
 }  // namespace
 
 namespace platform_util {
 
 // TODO(estade): It would be nice to be able to select the file in the file
 // manager, but that probably requires extending xdg-open. For now just
 // show the folder.
 void ShowItemInFolder(const FilePath& full_path) {
   FilePath dir = full_path.DirName();
   if (!file_util::DirectoryExists(dir))
     return;
 
-  XDGOpen(dir);
+  XDGOpen(dir.value());
 }
 
 void OpenItem(const FilePath& full_path) {
-  XDGOpen(full_path);
+  XDGOpen(full_path.value());
+}
+
+void OpenExternal(const GURL& url) {
+  XDGOpen(url.spec());
 }
 
 gfx::NativeWindow GetTopLevel(gfx::NativeView view) {
   // A detached widget won't have a toplevel window as an ancestor, so we can't
   // assume that the query for toplevel will return a window.
   GtkWidget* toplevel = gtk_widget_get_ancestor(view, GTK_TYPE_WINDOW);
   return GTK_IS_WINDOW(toplevel) ? GTK_WINDOW(toplevel) : NULL;
 }
 
 string16 GetWindowTitle(gfx::NativeWindow window) {
   const gchar* title = gtk_window_get_title(window);
   return UTF8ToUTF16(title);
 }
 
 bool IsWindowActive(gfx::NativeWindow window) {
   return gtk_window_is_active(window);
 }
 
 bool IsVisible(gfx::NativeView view) {
   return GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE(view);
 }
 
 }  // namespace platform_util