feat: Open external links in default browser

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-# electron-im
-Electron based multi IM client
+# ElectronIM
+
+Free/Libre open source Electron based multi instance messaging (IM) client.
+
+Combine all your IM applications (or whatever you want) in a single browser (Electron) window
+
+## Features
+
+- Multiplatform
+- Spellchecker
+- Supports any web based IM solution

src/tab-manager/index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {BrowserView} = require('electron');
+const {BrowserView, shell} = require('electron');
 const settings = require('../settings');
 let activeTab = null;
 const tabs = {};
@@ -7,11 +7,21 @@ const webPreferences = {
   preload: `${__dirname}/preload.js`
 };
 
+const handleRedirect = currentUrl => (e, url) => {
+  if (url !== currentUrl) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    shell.openExternal(url);
+  }
+};
+
 const addTabs = ipcSender => tabsMetadata => {
   tabsMetadata.forEach(({id, url}) => {
     const tab = new BrowserView({webPreferences});
     tab.setAutoResize({width: true, height: true});
     tab.webContents.loadURL(url);
+    const handleRedirectForCurrentUrl = handleRedirect(tab.webContents.getURL());
+    tab.webContents.on('will-navigate', handleRedirectForCurrentUrl);
+    tab.webContents.on('new-window', handleRedirectForCurrentUrl);
     tabs[id.toString()] = tab;
   });
   ipcSender.send('addTabs', tabsMetadata);