I have one general questions regarding URLs.
I want to implement a command to open the source_url in the default browser. But I couldn't get it running. It seems the plugin has no access to electron packages (e.g. shell, bridge) and other npm package (e.g. open, https://www.npmjs.com/package/open) also not work for me.
So, how can I open an URL in the default browser? Or rather, any other type of URL in the corresponding application/process?
This is how my command currently looks like:
await joplin.commands.register({
name: 'openURLInBrowser',
label: 'Open URL in browser',
iconName: 'fas fa-globe',
enabledCondition: "oneNoteSelected",
execute: async () => {
/* get the selected note and exit if none is currently selected */
const selectedNote = await joplin.workspace.selectedNote();
if (!selectedNote) return;
/* exit if 'source_url' is not set for note */
if (!selectedNote.source_url) return;
/* open URL in default browser */
// 1: from joplin code - does not work
// const bridge = require('electron').remote.require('./bridge').default;
// bridge().openExternal('https://www.npmjs.com/package/open');
// 2: electron shell - does not work
// const { shell } = require('electron');
// shell.openExternal('https://github.com');
// 3: npm open - does not work
// https://github.com/pwnall/node-open
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/open
// first: npm install open
// const open = require('open');
// await open('https://github.com');
// await open(note.source_url);
// 4: built in open command - does not work
// open('https://www.google.com', '_blank');
open(selectedNote.source_url, '_blank');
},
});