How to map a custom protocol to an application on the Mac?

Question

I\'m trying to register a custom protocol to an application on the Mac, i.e:

1. User clicks on link with \"abcdef://some/url/here\"
2. An installed applicat

Answer 1

I've not had occasion to use it, but some time ago I bookmarked OS X URL handler to open links to local files which is exactly what you're looking for.

The important part of the linked procedure is adding an appropriate CFBundleURLTypes to your application's Info.plist that describes the scheme. The example given there looks like this:

CFBundleURLTypes

    
        CFBundleURLName
        Local File
        CFBundleURLSchemes
        
            local