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152 lines
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@license Apache-2.0
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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-->
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# Open URL
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> Open a URL.
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<section class="usage">
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var openURL = require( '@stdlib/utils/open-url' );
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```
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#### openURL( url )
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Opens a URL in a user's default browser.
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<!-- run-disable -->
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```javascript
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var proc = openURL( 'https://google.com' );
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```
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The returned child process is unreferenced, and, thus, the calling process will not wait for the child process to end before exiting. To try and end the child process, send an appropriate `kill` signal.
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<!-- run-disable -->
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<!-- eslint-disable stdlib/no-redeclare -->
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```javascript
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var proc = openURL( 'https://google.com' );
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function close() {
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proc.kill( 'SIGINT' );
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}
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setTimeout( close, 1000 );
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```
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### Web Browser
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In a web browser, `openURL` defers to the [`window.open()`][window-open] method.
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#### openURL( url )
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Opens a URL either in a new tab or window (based on the web browser and/or user preferences), returning a reference to a `window` object.
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<!-- run-disable -->
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```javascript
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var win = openURL( 'https://google.com' );
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="examples">
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## Examples
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<!-- run-disable -->
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<!-- eslint-disable stdlib/no-redeclare -->
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<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
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```javascript
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var openURL = require( '@stdlib/utils/open-url' );
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// Open a URL:
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var proc = openURL( 'https://github.com' );
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// After some time, kill the spawned process...
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function close() {
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proc.kill( 'SIGINT' );
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}
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setTimeout( close, 5000 );
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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* * *
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<section class="cli">
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## CLI
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<section class="usage">
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### Usage
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```text
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Usage: open-url [options] <url>
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Options:
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-h, --help Print this message.
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-V, --version Print the package version.
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="examples">
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### Examples
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```bash
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$ open-url https://github.com
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<pid>
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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</section>
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<!-- /.cli -->
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<section class="links">
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[window-open]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/open
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</section>
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<!-- /.links -->
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