Bug #30157 --> add the ability to launch urls using OS default protocol handlers. You must set a pref to

enable this behavior.
r=valeski

docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 #include "nsIConsoleService.h"
 #include "nsIScriptError.h"
 
+// used to dispatch urls to default protocol handlers
+#include "nsCExternalHandlerService.h"
+#include "nsIExternalProtocolService.h"
+
 static NS_DEFINE_IID(kDeviceContextCID, NS_DEVICE_CONTEXT_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kPlatformCharsetCID, NS_PLATFORMCHARSET_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCharsetConverterManagerCID, NS_ICHARSETCONVERTERMANAGER_CID);
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ nsDocShell::nsDocShell() :
   mAllowPlugins(PR_TRUE),
   mViewMode(viewNormal),
   mEODForCurrentDocument (PR_FALSE),
+  mUseExternalProtocolHandler (PR_FALSE),
   mParent(nsnull),
   mTreeOwner(nsnull),
   mChromeEventHandler(nsnull)
@@ -1167,6 +1172,10 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShell::Create()
    mPrefs = do_GetService(NS_PREF_PROGID);
    mGlobalHistory = do_GetService(NS_GLOBALHISTORY_PROGID);
 
+   // i don't want to read this pref in every time we load a url
+   // so read it in once here and be done with it...
+   mPrefs->GetBoolPref("network.protocols.useSystemDefaults", &mUseExternalProtocolHandler);
+
    return NS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2574,6 +2583,20 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShell::DoURILoad(nsIURI* aURI, nsIURI* aReferrerURI,
    nsISupports* aOwner, nsURILoadCommand aLoadCmd, const char* aWindowTarget, 
    nsIInputStream* aPostData)
 {
+
+  // if the load cmd is a user click....and we are supposed to try using
+  // external default protocol handlers....then try to see if we have one for
+  // this protocol
+  if (mUseExternalProtocolHandler && aLoadCmd == nsIURILoader::viewUserClick)
+  {
+    nsXPIDLCString urlScheme;
+    aURI->GetScheme(getter_Copies(urlScheme));
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIExternalProtocolService> extProtService (do_GetService(NS_EXTERNALPROTOCOLSERVICE_PROGID));
+    PRBool haveHandler = PR_FALSE;
+    extProtService->ExternalProtocolHandlerExists(urlScheme, &haveHandler);
+    if (haveHandler)
+      return extProtService->LoadUrl(aURI);
+  }
    nsCOMPtr<nsIURILoader> uriLoader(do_GetService(NS_URI_LOADER_PROGID));
    NS_ENSURE_TRUE(uriLoader, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
 

docshell/base/nsDocShell.h

@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ protected:
    // content viewer. 
    PRBool                     mEODForCurrentDocument; 
 
+   // used to keep track of whether user click links should be handle by us
+   // or immediately kicked out to an external application. mscott: eventually
+   // i'm going to try to fold this up into the uriloader where it belongs but i haven't
+   // figured out how to do that yet.
+   PRBool                     mUseExternalProtocolHandler;
+
    /* WEAK REFERENCES BELOW HERE.
    Note these are intentionally not addrefd.  Doing so will create a cycle.
    For that reasons don't use nsCOMPtr.*/