edu.stanford.ejalbert.launching.misc
Class UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching

java.lang.Object
  edu.stanford.ejalbert.launching.misc.UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching

All Implemented Interfaces:

IBrowserLaunching

Direct Known Subclasses:

SunOSBrowserLaunching

public class UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching
extends java.lang.Object
implements IBrowserLaunching

Tries several browsers (mozilla, netscape, firefox, opera, and konqueror). Most users will have at least one of these installed.

Author:

Markus Gebhard, Jeff Chapman

Field Summary

private static int	BROWSER_COUNT
protected AbstractLogger	logger
private java.util.Map	unixBrowsers list of supported unix/linux browsers

Fields inherited from interface edu.stanford.ejalbert.launching.IBrowserLaunching

BROWSER_DEFAULT, PROTOCOL_FILE, PROTOCOL_HTTP, PROTOCOL_MAILTO

Constructor Summary

UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching(AbstractLogger logger)

Method Summary

java.util.List	getBrowserList() Returns a list of browsers to be used for browser targetting.
void	initialize() Use the which command to find out which browsers are available.
void	openUrl(java.lang.String urlString) This implementation will cause the calling thread to block until the browser exits.
void	openUrl(java.lang.String browser, java.lang.String urlString) Allows user to target a specific browser.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BROWSER_COUNT

private static final int BROWSER_COUNT

See Also:

Constant Field Values

unixBrowsers

private java.util.Map unixBrowsers

list of supported unix/linux browsers

logger

protected final AbstractLogger logger

Constructor Detail

UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching

public UnixNetscapeBrowserLaunching(AbstractLogger logger)

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()
                throws BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

Use the which command to find out which browsers are available.

Specified by:

initialize in interface IBrowserLaunching

Throws:

BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

openUrl

public void openUrl(java.lang.String urlString)
             throws UnsupportedOperatingSystemException,
                    BrowserLaunchingExecutionException,
                    BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

This implementation will cause the calling thread to block until the browser exits. Calling methods MUST wrap the call in a separate thread.

Specified by:

openUrl in interface IBrowserLaunching

Parameters:

urlString - String

Throws:

BrowserLaunchingExecutionException

UnsupportedOperatingSystemException

BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

openUrl

public void openUrl(java.lang.String browser,
                    java.lang.String urlString)
             throws UnsupportedOperatingSystemException,
                    BrowserLaunchingExecutionException,
                    BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

Description copied from interface: IBrowserLaunching

Allows user to target a specific browser. The names of potential browsers can be accessed via the getBrowserList method.

If the call to the requested browser fails, the code will fail over to the default browser.

Specified by:

openUrl in interface IBrowserLaunching

Parameters:

browser - String

urlString - String

Throws:

UnsupportedOperatingSystemException

BrowserLaunchingExecutionException

BrowserLaunchingInitializingException

getBrowserList

public java.util.List getBrowserList()

Returns a list of browsers to be used for browser targetting. This list will always contain at least one item--the BROWSER_DEFAULT.

Specified by:

getBrowserList in interface IBrowserLaunching

Returns:

List