com.phonegap.plugins.ExternalAppLauncher.ExternalAppLauncher.java Source code

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/*
 * PhoneGap is available under *either* the terms of the modified BSD license *or* the
 * MIT License (2008). See http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical for full text.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2011, Ltd.
 */

package com.phonegap.plugins.ExternalAppLauncher;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.util.Log;

import org.apache.cordova.api.CallbackContext;
import org.apache.cordova.api.CordovaPlugin;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;

public class ExternalAppLauncher extends CordovaPlugin {

    public static final String LAUNCH_APP = "launchApp";
    public static final String LAUNCH_MARKET = "launchMarket";
    private final String pluginName = "ExternalAppLauncher";

    @Override
    public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray data, CallbackContext callbackContext) {

        Context context = cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext();
        PackageManager pm = cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager();

        String packageName;
        Boolean result = true;

        try {
            packageName = data.getString(0);
        } catch (JSONException e) {
            return false;
        }

        if (LAUNCH_APP.equals(action)) {
            result = launchApp(context, pm, packageName);
        } else if (LAUNCH_MARKET.equals(action)) {
            result = launchMarket(context, packageName);
        }

        if (result == true) {
            callbackContext.success(0);
            return true;
        } else {
            callbackContext.error(0);
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * handle the required pre-installed app
     */
    private boolean launchApp(Context context, PackageManager pm, String packageName) {
        Log.d(pluginName, "Launching App " + packageName);
        Intent intent = pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
        Boolean result = false;
        try {
            context.startActivity(intent);
            result = true;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            result = false;
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * launch market to certain app
     */
    private boolean launchMarket(Context context, String packageName) {
        Log.d(pluginName, "Launch Market");
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + packageName));
        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        Boolean result = false;
        try {
            context.startActivity(intent);
            result = true;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            Log.d(pluginName, ex.getMessage());
            result = false;
        }
        return result;
    }
}