Open notes with custom software

src/public/app/services/open.js

@@ -47,6 +47,78 @@ async function openNoteExternally(noteId, mime) {
     }
 }
 
+async function openNoteCustom(noteId, mime) {
+    if (utils.isElectron()) {
+      const resp = await server.post(`notes/${noteId}/save-to-tmp-dir`);
+      const filePath = resp.tmpFilePath;
+      const { exec } = utils.dynamicRequire('child_process');
+      const platform = process.platform;
+      if (platform === 'linux') {        
+        const terminals = ['gnome-terminal', 'konsole', 'xterm', 'xfce4-terminal', 'mate-terminal', 'rxvt', 'terminator', 'terminology'];
+        let foundTerminal = false;
+        let availableTerminal = null;
+        const openFileWithTerminal = (terminal) => {
+          const command = `${terminal} -e 'mimeopen -d "${filePath}"'`;
+          console.log(`Open Note custom: ${command}. `);
+          exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+            if (error) {
+              console.error(`Open Note custom: Failed to open file with ${terminal}: ${error}`);
+              searchTerminal(terminals.indexOf(terminal) + 1);
+            } else {
+              console.log(`Open Note custom: File opened with ${terminal}. `);
+              console.log(`Open Note custom: ${stdout}. `);
+            }
+          });
+        };
+        const searchTerminal = (index) => {
+          const terminal = terminals[index];
+          if (!terminal) {
+            console.error('Open Note custom: No terminal found!');
+            open(getFileUrl(noteId), { url: true });
+            return;
+          }
+          exec(`which ${terminal}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+            if (stdout.trim()) {
+              foundTerminal = true;
+              availableTerminal = terminal;
+            }
+            if (foundTerminal) {
+              openFileWithTerminal(availableTerminal);
+            } else {
+              searchTerminal(index + 1);
+            }
+          });
+        };
+        searchTerminal(0);
+      } else if (platform === 'win32') {
+        if (filePath.indexOf("/") !== -1) {
+          //Note that the path separator must be \ instead of /
+          filePath = filePath.replace(/\//g, "\\");
+        }
+        const command = `rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL ` + filePath;
+        exec(command, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+          if (err) {
+            console.error("Open Note custom: ", err);
+            open(getFileUrl(noteId), { url: true });
+            return;
+          }
+        });
+      } else {
+        console.log('Currently "Open Note custom" only supports linux and windows systems');
+        open(getFileUrl(noteId), { url: true });
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      // allow browser to handle opening common file
+      if (mime === "application/pdf" || mime.startsWith("image") || mime.startsWith("audio") || mime.startsWith("video")) {
+        window.open(getOpenFileUrl(noteId));
+      }
+      else {
+        window.location.href = getFileUrl(noteId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 function downloadNoteRevision(noteId, noteRevisionId) {
     const url = getUrlForDownload(`api/notes/${noteId}/revisions/${noteRevisionId}/download`);
 
@@ -76,6 +148,7 @@ export default {
     download,
     downloadFileNote,
     openNoteExternally,
+    openNoteCustom,
     downloadNoteRevision,
     getUrlForDownload
 }