The documentation for android intent URLs (https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/intents#syntax) specifies that the target app (package) is encoded in the URL fragment identifier. The host is optional, and the path is used to pass extras.
Unfortunately, URL dispatcher (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/URLDispatcher) only allows to filter on domain suffix, not fine-grained regexp matching on the entire URL. This means that as it is today, there is no way to have an app register as a handler for intent URLs that target a specific android package. An idea that could be explored is to special-case intent:// URLs in URL dispatcher so that they are rewritten with the android package as the host. Given that the host is optional, this would in theory ensure that no important data is lost. intent://maps.google.es/[PATH]#Intent;scheme=http;package=com.google.android.apps.maps;end would be rewritten: intent://com.google.android.apps.maps/[PATH]#Intent;scheme=http;package=com.google.android.apps.maps;end thus allowing a maps application to register for such URLs with the following hook: [ { "protocol": "intent", "domain-suffix": "com.google.android.apps.maps" } ] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407709 Title: Google Maps and Here Maps should handle custom intent:// URLs Status in The Webapps-core project: New Status in Web Browser App: Invalid Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu RTM: Invalid Bug description: ubuntu-rtm image 184 The maps apps in the system should register and respond to appropriate urls from the browser (not sure of the format, map:// or directions:// - need to check) Steps to reproduce: 1) open browser 2) type "Asai Belmont MA" in the url bar and press enter 3) this will do a google search for the resturant 4) click on the "Directions" button Expected result: - One of the maps apps should open displaying directions for the resturant Actual results: - no app is launched To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/webapps-core/+bug/1407709/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
