/// <summary>
/// called by the FwLink, which may be running in another application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="link"></param>
public void Request(FwLink link)
{
if (OnLinkRequest != null)
{
//trigger the event on anyone who has subscribed to it
OnLinkRequest(link);
}
}
public void Go(string url)
{
try
{
FwLink.Activate(url);
}
catch (Exception error)
{
Console.WriteLine(error.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Attempts to find an application which matches the link, and passes the link to that application.
/// Does not attempt to launch new applications.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="link"></param>
/// <returns>true if it successfully linked to a running application</returns>
public static bool AttemptLink(FwLink link)
{
try
{
FwBroker broker = FwBroker.GetBroker();
int port = broker.GetRunningApplicationPort(link.ApplicationName);
//note that this will not fail, even if no one is listening on that channel
FwLinkListener listener = (FwLinkListener)Activator.GetObject(typeof(FwLinkListener), GetPortPath(port, link.ApplicationName));
//but this will fail if we did not really connect to a listener
listener.Request(link);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception error)
{
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// called by the FwLink, which may be running in another application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="link"></param>
public void Request(FwLink link)
{
if (OnLinkRequest != null )
{
//trigger the event on anyone who has subscribed to it
OnLinkRequest(link);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Attempts to find an application which matches the link, and passes the link to that application.
/// Does not attempt to launch new applications.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="link"></param>
/// <returns>true if it successfully linked to a running application</returns>
public static bool AttemptLink(FwLink link)
{
try
{
FwBroker broker = FwBroker.GetBroker();
int port =broker.GetRunningApplicationPort(link.ApplicationName);
//note that this will not fail, even if no one is listening on that channel
FwLinkListener listener = (FwLinkListener)Activator.GetObject(typeof(FwLinkListener), GetPortPath(port, link.ApplicationName));
//but this will fail if we did not really connect to a listener
listener.Request(link);
return true;
}
catch(Exception error)
{
}
return false;
}
