OpenURL2Action.java

package edu.stanford.hci.r3.actions.types;

import java.net.URL;

import net.sf.wraplog.SystemLogger;
import edu.stanford.ejalbert.BrowserLauncher;
import edu.stanford.ejalbert.exception.BrowserLaunchingExecutionException;
import edu.stanford.ejalbert.exception.BrowserLaunchingInitializingException;
import edu.stanford.ejalbert.exception.UnsupportedOperatingSystemException;
import edu.stanford.hci.r3.actions.R3Action;

public class OpenURL2Action implements R3Action {

        public static final String FIREFOX = "FIREFOX";

        public static final String IE = "IE";

        private String browser;

        private URL url;

        public OpenURL2Action(URL theURL) {
                this(theURL, null);
        }

        public OpenURL2Action(URL theURL, String targetBrowser) {
                url = theURL;
                browser = targetBrowser;
        }

        public void invoke() {
                try {
                        BrowserLauncher b = new BrowserLauncher(new SystemLogger());
                        // List browserList = b.getBrowserList();
                        // System.out.println(browserList);
                        if (browser == null) {
                                // slow on my desktop. =\ Maybe it's my desktop's fault
                                b.openURLinBrowser(url.toString());
                        } else {
                                b.openURLinBrowser(browser, url.toString());
                        }
                } catch (BrowserLaunchingInitializingException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (UnsupportedOperatingSystemException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (BrowserLaunchingExecutionException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                }
        }

}

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