Merge pull request #147 from ente-io/open-external-link-in-browser

open non desktop specific URLs in external browser

src/main.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
     handleDockIconHideOnAutoLaunch,
     handleUpdates,
     logSystemInfo,
+    handleExternalLinks,
 } from './utils/main';
 import { initSentry } from './services/sentry';
 import { setupLogging } from './utils/logging';
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ if (!gotTheLock) {
         setupIpcComs(tray, mainWindow, watcher);
         handleUpdates(mainWindow);
         handleDownloads(mainWindow);
+        handleExternalLinks(mainWindow);
         addAllowOriginHeader(mainWindow);
     });
 

src/utils/main.ts

@@ -104,3 +104,14 @@ export function logSystemInfo() {
     const osRelease = os.release();
     ElectronLog.info({ osName, osRelease, systemVersion });
 }
+
+export function handleExternalLinks(mainWindow: BrowserWindow) {
+    mainWindow.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler(({ url }) => {
+        if (!url.startsWith(PROD_HOST_URL)) {
+            require('electron').shell.openExternal(url);
+            return { action: 'deny' };
+        } else {
+            return { action: 'allow' };
+        }
+    });
+}