How can I force external links from browser-window to open in a default browser from Electron?

Question

I\'m using the BrowserWindow to display an app and I would like to force the external links to be opened in the default browser. Is that even possible or I have to approach

Answer 1

Check whether the requested url is an external link. If yes then use shell.openExternal.

mainWindow.webContents.on('will-navigate', function(e, reqUrl) {
  let getHost = url=>require('url').parse(url).host;
  let reqHost = getHost(reqUrl);
  let isExternal = reqHost && reqHost != getHost(wc.getURL());
  if(isExternal) {
    e.preventDefault();
    electron.shell.openExternal(reqUrl);
  }
}