public static ProcessSerialNumber OpenApplication(ApplicationStartInfo application)
{
if (application == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("application");
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(application.Application) || !System.IO.Directory.Exists(application.Application))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Application is not valid");
}
var appParams = new LSApplicationParameters();
if (application.NewInstance)
{
appParams.flags |= LSLaunchFlags.NewInstance;
}
if (application.Async)
{
appParams.flags |= LSLaunchFlags.Async;
}
NSArray argv = null;
if (application.Args != null && application.Args.Length > 0)
{
var args = application.Args;
NSObject[] arr = new NSObject[args.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
{
arr[i] = new NSString(args[i]);
}
argv = NSArray.FromNSObjects(arr);
appParams.argv = argv.Handle;
}
NSDictionary dict = null;
if (application.Environment.Count > 0)
{
dict = new NSMutableDictionary();
foreach (var kvp in application.Environment)
{
dict.SetValueForKey(new NSString(kvp.Value), new NSString(kvp.Key));
}
appParams.environment = dict.Handle;
}
var cfUrl = global::MonoMac.CoreFoundation.CFUrl.FromFile(application.Application);
ProcessSerialNumber psn;
try
{
appParams.application = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(FSRef)));
if (!CoreFoundation.CFURLGetFSRef(cfUrl.Handle, appParams.application))
{
throw new Exception("Could not create FSRef from CFUrl");
}
var status = LSOpenApplication(ref appParams, out psn);
if (status != OSStatus.Ok)
{
throw new Exception("Failed to start process: " + ((int)status).ToString());
}
}
finally
{
if (appParams.application != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(appParams.application);
}
appParams.application = IntPtr.Zero;
if (dict != null)
{
dict.Dispose(); //also ensures the NSDictionary is kept alive for the params
}
if (argv != null)
{
argv.Dispose(); //also ensures the NSArray is kept alive for the params
}
}
return(psn);
}
