openBrowser

tcmts.atproto.openBrowser · #ibqth4kd · term · runs on the server

uses node:child_process

Open a URL in the browser: $BROWSER if it's set (the URL its last argument), else the system's.

import { browserCommand } from "#codebase/tcmts/atproto";
import { spawn } from "node:child_process";

export function openBrowser(url: string): void {
  const b = process.env.BROWSER;
  const [cmd, args] = browserCommand(url, process.platform, b);
  const c = spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: !b });
  c.on("error", () => undefined);
  c.unref();
}

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