Allow chrome to become the os default handler for arbitrary protocols on mac/win.

chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h

 // Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.

[Mark Mentovai, 2011/05/23 00:23:52]

I didn’t review this file or anything else in chrome/installer/util.

 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 //
 // This file declares methods that are useful for integrating Chrome in
 // Windows shell. These methods are all static and currently part of
 // ShellUtil class.
 
 #ifndef CHROME_INSTALLER_UTIL_SHELL_UTIL_H_
 #define CHROME_INSTALLER_UTIL_SHELL_UTIL_H_
 #pragma once
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 // This is a utility class that provides common shell integration methods
 // that can be used by installer as well as Chrome.
 class ShellUtil {
  public:
   // Input to any methods that make changes to OS shell.
   enum ShellChange {
     CURRENT_USER = 0x1,  // Make any shell changes only at the user level
     SYSTEM_LEVEL = 0x2   // Make any shell changes only at the system level
   };
 
+  // Relative path of the URL Protocol registry entry (prefixed with '\').
+  static const wchar_t* kRegURLProtocol;
+
   // Relative path of DefaultIcon registry entry (prefixed with '\').
   static const wchar_t* kRegDefaultIcon;
 
   // Relative path of "shell" registry key.
   static const wchar_t* kRegShellPath;
 
   // Relative path of shell open command in Windows registry
   // (i.e. \\shell\\open\\command).
   static const wchar_t* kRegShellOpen;
 
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   // Description of Chrome file association handler ProgId.
   static const wchar_t* kChromeHTMLProgIdDesc;
 
   // Registry path that stores url associations on Vista.
   static const wchar_t* kRegVistaUrlPrefs;
 
   // File extensions that Chrome registers itself for.
   static const wchar_t* kFileAssociations[];
 
-  // Protocols that Chrome registers itself for.
-  static const wchar_t* kProtocolAssociations[];
+  // Protocols that Chrome registers itself as the default handler for
+  // when the user makes Chrome the default browser.
+  static const wchar_t* kBrowserProtocolAssociations[];
+
+  // Protocols that Chrome registers itself as being capable of handling.
+  static const wchar_t* kPotentialProtocolAssociations[];
 
   // Registry value name that is needed for ChromeHTML ProgId
   static const wchar_t* kRegUrlProtocol;
 
   // Checks if we need Admin rights for registry cleanup by checking if any
   // entry exists in HKLM.
   static bool AdminNeededForRegistryCleanup(BrowserDistribution* dist,
                                             const std::wstring& suffix);
 
   // Create Chrome shortcut on Desktop
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   //               level or user level. If value has ShellChange::SYSTEM_LEVEL
   //               we should be running as admin user.
   // chrome_exe: The chrome.exe path to register as default browser.
   // elevate_if_not_admin: On Vista if user is not admin, try to elevate for
   //                       Chrome registration.
   static bool MakeChromeDefault(BrowserDistribution* dist,
                                 int shell_change,
                                 const std::wstring& chrome_exe,
                                 bool elevate_if_not_admin);
 
+  // Make Chrome default application for a protocol.
+  // chrome_exe: The chrome.exe path to register as default browser.
+  // elevate_if_not_admin: On Vista if user is not admin, try to elevate for
+  //                       Chrome registration.
+  static bool MakeChromeDefaultProtocolClient(BrowserDistribution* dist,
+                                              const std::wstring& chrome_exe,
+                                              const std::wstring& protocol);
+
   // This method adds Chrome to the list that shows up in Add/Remove Programs->
   // Set Program Access and Defaults and also creates Chrome ProgIds under
   // Software\Classes. This method requires write access to HKLM so is just
   // best effort deal. If write to HKLM fails and elevate_if_not_admin is true,
   // this method will:
   // - add the ProgId entries to HKCU on XP. HKCU entries will not make
   //   Chrome show in Set Program Access and Defaults but they are still useful
   //   because we can make Chrome run when user clicks on http link or html
   //   file.
   // - will try to launch setup.exe with admin priviledges on Vista to do
   //   these tasks. Users will see standard Vista elevation prompt and if they
   //   enter the right credentials, the write operation will work.
   // Currently elevate_if_not_admin is true only when user tries to make Chrome
   // default browser (through the UI or through installer options) and Chrome
   // is not registered on the machine.
   //
   // |chrome_exe| full path to chrome.exe.
   // |unique_suffix| Optional input. If given, this function appends the value
   // to default browser entries names that it creates in the registry.
   // |elevate_if_not_admin| if true will make this method try alternate methods
   // as described above.
   static bool RegisterChromeBrowser(BrowserDistribution* dist,
                                     const std::wstring& chrome_exe,
                                     const std::wstring& unique_suffix,
                                     bool elevate_if_not_admin);
 
+  // This method declares to Windows that Chrome is capable of handling the
+  // given protocol. If necessary it will also call RegisterChromeBrowser above.
+  // Declaring the capability of handling a protocol is necessary to register
+  // as the default handler for the protocol is Vista and later versions of
+  // Windows.
+  //
+  // If called by the browser and elevation is required, it will elevate by
+  // calling setup.exe which will again call this function with elevate false.
+  //
+  // |chrome_exe| full path to chrome.exe.
+  // |unique_suffix| Optional input. If given, this function appends the value
+  // to default browser entries names that it creates in the registry.
+  // |protocol| The protocol to register as being capable of handling.s
+  // |elevate_if_not_admin| if true will make this method try alternate methods
+  // as described above.
+  static bool RegisterChromeForProtocol(BrowserDistribution* dist,
+                                        const std::wstring& chrome_exe,
+                                        const std::wstring& unique_suffix,
+                                        const std::wstring& protocol,
+                                        bool elevate_if_not_admin);
+
   // Remove Chrome shortcut from Desktop.
   // If shell_change is CURRENT_USER, the shortcut is removed from the
   // Desktop folder of current user's profile.
   // If shell_change is SYSTEM_LEVEL, the shortcut is removed from the
   // Desktop folder of "All Users" profile.
   // If alternate is true, the shortcut with the alternate name is removed. See
   // CreateChromeDesktopShortcut() for more information.
   static bool RemoveChromeDesktopShortcut(BrowserDistribution* dist,
                                           int shell_change, bool alternate);
 
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                                    const std::wstring& shortcut,
                                    const std::wstring& description,
                                    bool create_new);
 
  private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ShellUtil);
 };
 
 
 #endif  // CHROME_INSTALLER_UTIL_SHELL_UTIL_H_