public static void OpenFileInTextEditor(string filePath)
{
if (File.Exists(filePath))
{
if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
{
// If no associated application/json MimeType is found xdg-open opens retrun error
// but it tries to open it anyway using the console editor (nano, vim, other..)
EnvironmentHelpers.ShellExec($"gedit {filePath} || xdg-open {filePath}", waitForExit: false);
}
else
{
if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
{
bool openWithNotepad = true; // If there is an exception with the registry read we use notepad.
try
{
openWithNotepad = !EnvironmentHelpers.IsFileTypeAssociated("json");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Logger.LogError(ex);
}
if (openWithNotepad)
{
// Open file using Notepad.
using Process process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "notepad.exe",
Arguments = filePath,
CreateNoWindow = true,
UseShellExecute = false
});
return; // Opened with notepad, return.
}
}
// Open file wtih the default editor.
using (Process process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) ? filePath : "open",
Arguments = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX) ? $"-e {filePath}" : "",
CreateNoWindow = true,
UseShellExecute = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)
}))
{ }
}
}
else
{
NotificationHelpers.Error("File not found.");
}
}
public static async Task OpenFileInTextEditorAsync(string filePath)
{
if (!File.Exists(filePath))
{
throw new FileNotFoundException($"The {Path.GetFileName(filePath)} file is not found.");
}
if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
{
// If no associated application/json MimeType is found xdg-open opens retrun error
// but it tries to open it anyway using the console editor (nano, vim, other..)
await EnvironmentHelpers.ShellExecAsync($"which gedit &> /dev/null && gedit {filePath} || xdg-open {filePath}", waitForExit : false).ConfigureAwait(false);
}
else
{
if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
{
bool openWithNotepad = true; // If there is an exception with the registry read we use notepad.
try
{
openWithNotepad = !EnvironmentHelpers.IsFileTypeAssociated("json");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Logger.LogError(ex);
}
if (openWithNotepad)
{
// Open file using Notepad.
using Process notepadProcess = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "notepad.exe",
Arguments = filePath,
CreateNoWindow = true,
UseShellExecute = false
});
return; // Opened with notepad, return.
}
}
// Open file with the default editor.
using Process defaultEditorProcess = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) ? filePath : "open",
Arguments = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX) ? $"-e {filePath}" : "",
CreateNoWindow = true,
UseShellExecute = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)
});
}
}