// Package browser provides helpers to open files, readers, and urls in a browser window. // // The choice of which browser is started is entirely client dependant. package browser import ( "fmt" "io" "io/ioutil" "os" "os/exec" "path/filepath" ) // Stdout is the io.Writer to which executed commands write standard output. var Stdout io.Writer = os.Stdout // Stderr is the io.Writer to which executed commands write standard error. var Stderr io.Writer = os.Stderr // OpenFile opens new browser window for the file path. func OpenFile(path string) error { path, err := filepath.Abs(path) if err != nil { return err } return OpenURL("file://" + path) } // OpenReader consumes the contents of r and presents the // results in a new browser window. func OpenReader(r io.Reader) error { f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "browser.*.html") if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("browser: could not create temporary file: %v", err) } if _, err := io.Copy(f, r); err != nil { f.Close() return fmt.Errorf("browser: caching temporary file failed: %v", err) } if err := f.Close(); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("browser: caching temporary file failed: %v", err) } return OpenFile(f.Name()) } // OpenURL opens a new browser window pointing to url. func OpenURL(url string) error { return openBrowser(url) } func runCmd(prog string, args ...string) error { cmd := exec.Command(prog, args...) cmd.Stdout = Stdout cmd.Stderr = Stderr return cmd.Run() }