URL Hander

urlhandler

#!/bin/sh

# return to original window (true) or stay in browser after opening url
RETURN_TO_ORIGIN=true

# for google chrome beta
#PROCESS_NAME=chrome
#CLASS_NAME=Google-chrome-beta
#BROWSERCMD=google-chrome-beta
#SUFFIX=" - Google Chrome"

# for chromium
PROCESS_NAME=chromium
CLASS_NAME=Chromium
BROWSERCMD=chromium
SUFFIX=" - Chromium"

WORKSPACE_ORIGIN="$(xdotool get_desktop)"
WINDOW_ORIGIN="$(xdotool getwindowfocus)"
CONFIGDIR=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}
SCRIPTPATH=$(readlink -f $0)

main () {
    # no existing process, just launch a new one
    #pgrep $PROCESS_NAME &>/dev/null || { $BROWSERCMD $*; exit 0; }
    pgrep $PROCESS_NAME &>/dev/null || { ($BROWSERCMD $* &); exit 0; }

    # switch to window if a browser is on the current desktop
    # otherwise try all desktops
    switch_to_browser $WORKSPACE_ORIGIN || switch_to_browser

    $BROWSERCMD $* &

    # optional return to current workspace
    if [ $RETURN_TO_ORIGIN = "true" ]
    then
        xdotool set_desktop $WORKSPACE_ORIGIN
        xdotool windowactivate $WINDOW_ORIGIN
    fi
}

switch_to_browser () {
    for WINDOW in $(xdotool search ${1:+--desktop $1}--sync --class "$CLASS_NAME")
    do
        WORKSPACE=$(xdotool get_desktop_for_window $WINDOW 2>/dev/null)
        NAME=$(xdotool getwindowname $WINDOW 2>/dev/null)
    
        # only mapped (WS >-1) browser windows ending in our suffix
	# matter, since they are the actual browsers, not just web apps
        (( WORKSPACE >= 0 )) && \
        [ "$NAME" != "${NAME%$SUFFIX}" ] && \
        { xdotool set_desktop $WORKSPACE; xdotool windowactivate $WINDOW; return 0; }
    done
    return 1
} 

set_default () {

cat > $HOME/.local/share/applications/urlhandler.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=URL Handler
GenericName=URL Handler
# Gnome and KDE 3 uses Comment.
Comment=URL Handler
StartupWMClass=$CLASS_NAME
Exec=$SCRIPTPATH %U
Terminal=false
Icon=$BROWSERCMD
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Actions=NewWindow;NewPrivateWindow;

[Desktop Action NewWindow]
Name=New Window
StartupWMClass=$CLASS_NAME
Exec=$SCRIPTPATH

[Desktop Action NewPrivateWindow]
Name=New Incognito Window
StartupWMClass=$CLASS_NAME
Exec=$SCRIPTPATH --incognito
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/unknown;x-scheme-handler/about;text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;image/webp;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;
EOF

xdg-settings get default-web-browser urlhandler.desktop
export BROWSER=$SCRIPTPATH

}

case ${1:-} in
	*default) set_default ;;
	*)        main $*     ;;
esac