Are there any docs/resources for deep links? I nee...

# compose-desktop

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Are there any docs/resources for deep links? I need the app to run with arguments from the clicked link.

[rsktash]

https://github.com/zsoltk/compose-router/blob/master/app-lifelike/src/main/java/com/example/lifelike/MainActivity.kt

I’ve seen deep link implementation in this library.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Thanks! This is for Android, but I'm looking for something for desktop. All I need is to find out how to make my app open when a link is clicked.

[rsktash]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20074610/handle-custom-url-schemes-in-an-os-x-java-application

I found this answer from stackoverflow. It’s related to packaging. I think we should open feature request

[jim]

This seems like a generic question about desktop apps, rather than being Compose specific, so I'm not sure the folks here will have the relevant expertise.

That said, I was curious and did a bit of Googling. Unfortunately, it was surprisingly hard to find useful answers, but it looks like the basic approach is to register a protocol with the underlying operating system (which is a very platform-specific thing to do) and then have it launch your program (or a wrapper script around your program). The best doc I ran across was this one: https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/articles/219031308-Launching-applications-using-custom-browser-protocols - but I didn't try it so your mileage may vary.

It is an interesting topic, and if you find (or create) a good solution, I'd love for you to share and please cc me (@jim).

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Thanks, I will play with it

[rsktash]

https://github.com/Multibit-Legacy/multibit/blob/master/src/main/java/org/multibit/platform/builder/mac/MacApplicationBuilder.java

@Arkadii Ivanov Here I found useful link