open-external-browser

open external browser where in-app

open-external-browser-example.mov

How to use

1. install

npm install open-external-browser
# or
yarn add open-external-browser

2-1. Open when you want

import { openExternalBrowser } from 'open-external-browser';

function Bar() {
  const onClick = () => {
    openExternalBrowser({ where: 'all' })
    // openExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', to: 'https:www.some-url-you-want.com' });
    // openExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk' });
    // openExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk', onOpen: (where) => console.log(where) });
  }

  return <button onClick={onClick}>open</button>
}

2-2. Open with effect

import { useOpenExternalBrowser } from 'open-external-browser';

function Foo() {
  useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all' });
  // same API with openExternalBrowser
  // useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', to: 'https:www.some-url-you-want.com' });
  // useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk' });
  // useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk', onOpen: (where) => console.log(where) });

  return <div />;
}

API

where

In-app environment to open an external browser

• all - open when below in-apps
• string (in-app)
  • kakaotalk - open when kakaotalk in-app
  • line - open when line in-app
• string[] (in-apps)
  • ['kakaotalk', 'line'] - open when kakaotalk or line in-app

example

openExternalBrowser({ where: 'all' });
openExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk' });
openExternalBrowser({ where: ['kakaotalk', 'line'] });

useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all' });
useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'kakaotalk' });
useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: ['kakaotalk', 'line'] });

to

url to open in external browser

• default (undefined) - current url (location.href)
• string - url you want

example

openExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', to: 'https://www.your-url.com' });

useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', to: 'https://www.your-url.com' });

onOpen

callback function when open external browser

• default (undefined) - do nothing
• function ((where: InApp) => void) - callback function

example

openExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', onOpen: (where) => console.log(where) });

useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', onOpen: (where) => console.log(where) });

import { useOpenExternalBrowser, type OpenEventHandler } from 'open-external-browser';

function Foo() {
  const [state, setState] = useState<string>('');

  const onOpen: OpenEventHandler = (where) => {
    setState(where);
    trackEvent(where);
  }

  useOpenExternalBrowser({ where: 'all', onOpen: onOpen });

  return <span>{state}</span>
}