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use crate::file_operations;
use std::process;
pub fn browser(url: &str) {
// 1. Determine the OS-specific command and arguments
let (cmd, args) = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
// Windows: specific syntax to handle spaces and detach process
// "start" is a shell built-in, so we must invoke "cmd /C start"
// The empty string "" is the window title (required by start if paths have quotes)
("cmd", vec!["/C", "start", "", url])
} else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
// macOS: The "open" command handles everything
("open", vec![url])
} else {
// Linux/BSD: "xdg-open" is the Freedesktop standard
("xdg-open", vec![url])
};
// 2. Spawn the process
// .spawn() creates the child process and returns immediately.
// We do NOT use .output() because that would wait for the browser to close.
match process::Command::new(cmd).args(&args).spawn() {
Ok(_) => println!("Success! Opening: {}", url),
Err(e) => eprintln!("Failed to open {} in your default browser: {}", url, e),
}
}
pub fn plot(file_path: String) {
// opens plot in browser
// Note: This does NOT handle space encoding (spaces remain spaces),
// which most modern browsers can handle, but strictly speaking is invalid URI syntax.
let html_file_url = file_operations::get_file_url(&file_path);
println!(
"You can open the plot in your browser at:\n{}",
html_file_url
);
// if not part of cargo test, open the created file
if cfg!(test) {
// pass
} else {
println!("Attempting to open plot in your default browser...");
// 2. Use the open crate to launch the file, if not testing
browser(&html_file_url);
}
}
// no automated testing planned