BrowserUtils.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010-2012 Amazon Technologies, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
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package com.amazonaws.eclipse.core;

import java.net.URL;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.browser.IWorkbenchBrowserSupport;
import org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.StatusManager;

public class BrowserUtils {

    private static final int BROWSER_STYLE = IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.LOCATION_BAR
                                           | IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.AS_EXTERNAL
                                           | IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.STATUS
                                           | IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.NAVIGATION_BAR;
    /**
     * Opens the specified URL in an external browser window.
     * @param url The URL to open.
     * @throws PartInitException
     */
    public static void openExternalBrowser(URL url) throws PartInitException {
        IWorkbenchBrowserSupport browserSupport = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getBrowserSupport();
        browserSupport.createBrowser(BROWSER_STYLE, null, null, null)
            .openURL(url);
    }

    public static void openExternalBrowser(String url) {
        try {
            openExternalBrowser(new URL(url));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Status status = new Status(Status.ERROR, AwsToolkitCore.PLUGIN_ID,
                    "Unable to open external web browser to '" + url + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
            StatusManager.getManager().handle(status, StatusManager.SHOW);
        }
    }
}