linkedInSearchUbiquity.js

CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "LinkedIn Search",
author: { name: "Nalini Kartha", email: "nalinikartha@gmail.com" }, 
description: "Lookup someone on LinkedIn",
help: "Looks up the specified person (select or enter FULL name) on LinkedIn."+
      "The middle intitals or names are ignored when searching.",
preview: function( pblock ) { 
  var msg = 'Lookup someone on LinkedIn. Supported Formats - <br/>' +
            '"Firstname (Middle Initials or Names) Lastname"';
  pblock.innerHTML = _( msg );
},
icon: "http://linkedin.com/favicon.ico",
arguments: [{role: "object",
        nountype: noun_arb_text,
        label: "name"}],
execute: function( arguments )
{
  var name = arguments.object.text;
  var nameTokens = name.split( /[\s]+/ );
  // Check that a name is specified
  if( nameTokens.length == 0 ) {
    displayMessage( _('Please specify a name.') );
    return;
  }
  // Check that the name is long enough
  if( nameTokens.length == 1 ) {
    displayMessage( _('Please specify a FULL name.') );
    return;
  }
  var fname = nameTokens[0];
  var lname = nameTokens[nameTokens.length-1];
  var url = "http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first="+fname+"&last="+lname;
  Utils.openUrlInBrowser(url);
}

});