How to force a link to open with a selected app?

CiberSheep

The issue:

I've set up some links to open by App1
Inside App1, I show a link
This link, when tapped, is opened by App1

How do I force the link to be opened with Morph?

I've seen this, but I couldn't make it work as

Qt.openUrlExternally("appid://morph-broswer.ubports/morph-broswer/current-user-version" link)

Is the ContentHub required?

kugiigi

I actually didn't know about this, interesting.
I triee a bit and had success it some apps like the clock app.
I also tried with Morph Qt6 and it worked. This is what I used appid://morph-browser-qt6.ubports/morph-browser/current-user-version
I'm still unsure what's the format for the second section so maybe that's the key?
Also, maybe it only works with click apps and not deb ones? I also can't make it to work on apps like messaging app.

nbdynl

@kugiigi this might work to force webapps to use the newer browser right?

kugiigi

@nbdynl Not really. This is only for opening an app and not opening a URL.

CiberSheep

@kugiigi I'm pretty sure it only works for clicks as it takes appID

For the messaging app... I think you can use 'message://'
You can see the hooks for the url-dispatcher in the system.

$ lomiri-url-dispatcher-dump 
video,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/mediaplayer-app.url-dispatcher
audio,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/mediaplayer-app.url-dispatcher
syncmonitorhelper,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/syncmonitorhelper.url-dispatcher
evernote,"",/home/phablet/.cache/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/notes.ubports_reminders_1.0.1.url-dispatcher
tel,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/dialer-app.url-dispatcher
dialer,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/dialer-app.url-dispatcher
addressbook,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/address-book-app.url-dispatcher
message,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/messaging-app.url-dispatcher
sms,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/messaging-app.url-dispatcher
http,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/morph-browser.url-dispatcher
https,"",/usr/share/lomiri-url-dispatcher/urls/morph-browser.url-dispatcher
...

I think the apps should receive an url if it's indicated in the desktop file:
Exec=morph-browser %u
%u should be 1 link, %U a list of them

CiberSheep

Oh!
Might be this?

application:///morph-browser.desktop

https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/lomiri-schemas/-/blob/main/data/schemas/com.lomiri.Shell.gschema.xml.in#L268

CiberSheep

To investigate:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/lomiri-url-dispatcher/-/blob/main/tests/dispatcher-test.cc

^__^

CiberSheep

Ah, no. I don't think it's possible to pass an url + the appid link. The idea is to open the app...