Android Kotlin - Methods to open social media apps using deep links

android-kotlin-social-media-deep-links.md

Open Social Media Apps

Methods to open social media apps using deep links

    fun Context.openUserFacebook(facebookUrl: String) {
        val facebookIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("fb://facewebmodal/f?href=$facebookUrl"))

        val isValidFacebookIntent = facebookIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
        if (isValidFacebookIntent) startActivity(facebookIntent)
        else browse(facebookUrl)    // Needs Anko
    }

    fun Context.openUserTwitter(twitterUrl: String) {
        val twitterIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(twitterUrl))

        val isValidTwitterIntent = twitterIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
        if (isValidTwitterIntent) startActivity(twitterIntent)
        else browse(twitterUrl) // Needs Anko
    }

    fun Context.openUserLinkedIn(linkedinUrl: String) {
        val linkedinIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("linkedin://$linkedinUrl"))

        val isValidLinkedinIntent = linkedinIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
        if (isValidLinkedinIntent) startActivity(linkedinIntent)
        else browse(linkedinUrl)    // Needs Anko
    }

    fun Context.openEventBlog(url: String) {  // Medium or Tumblr
        if (url.contains("medium")) {
            val mediumIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url))

            val isValidMediumIntent = mediumIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
            if (isValidMediumIntent) {
                startActivity(mediumIntent)
                return
            }
        } else {
            val blogName = url.split('.')[0]
            var postLink = ""
            if (url.contains("/post/")) {
                val linkInfo = url.split('/')
                val postId = linkInfo[linkInfo.indexOf("post") + 1]
                postLink = "&page=permalink&postID=$postId#_=_"
            }
            val tumblrIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("tumblr://x-callback-url/blog?blogName=$blogName$postLink"))

            val isValidTumblrIntent = tumblrIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
            if (isValidTumblrIntent) {
                startActivity(tumblrIntent)
                return
            }
        }
        openWebURL(url) // Needs Anko
    }

    fun Context.openUserYouTube(youtubeUrl: String) {
        val youtubeIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(youtubeUrl))

        val isValidYoutubeIntent = youtubeIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
        if (isValidYoutubeIntent) startActivity(youtubeIntent)
        else browse(youtubeUrl) // Needs Anko
    }

    fun Context.openUserInstagram(instagramUrl: String) {
        val instagramUser = instagramUrl.split("/").last()
        val instagramIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("instagram://user?username=$instagramUser"))

        val isValidInstagramIntent = instagramIntent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null
        if (isValidInstagramIntent) startActivity(instagramIntent)
        else browse(instagramUrl)   // Needs Anko
    }