open-browser-0.3.0.1: Open a web browser from Haskell
Copyright(c) rightfold 2015
LicenseBSD3
Maintainerpublic@pilgrem.com
Safe HaskellSafe-Inferred
LanguageHaskell2010

Web.Browser

Description

Open a web browser from Haskell. Supported operating systems are Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD.

Synopsis

Documentation

openBrowser Source #

Arguments

:: String

URL or other item to try to open

-> IO Bool 

Seeks to open the given item. If the item is a URL or another item associated with a web browser (for example, it represents a local .html file), seeks to open it in the user's preferred web browser. Returns whether or not the operation succeeded.

No checks are performed on the nature or validity of the given item.

Implemented using:

  • on Windows, the 'open' operation provided by the Win32 API. For an item that represents a file, equivalent double-clicking on the file's icon;
  • on macOS, the 'open' application, if it is on the user's PATH. For an item that represents a file, equivalent to double-clicking on the file's icon; and
  • on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD or NetBSD, the 'xdg-open' application, if it is on the user's PATH, via 'sh' to allow the application's output to be silenced.

On other operating systems, the operation always fails.