How to register a url protocol handler in Node.js

Question

I am developing a command line node module and would like to be able to launch it via links on a website.

I want to register a custom protocol my-module://

Answer 1

Here's how I did on Mac OS with an application NW.js :

1. Open the app /Applications/Utilities/Script Editor

   type the following code in the editor

   on open location this_URL
      do shell script "/Applications/X.app/Contents/MacOS/x '" & this_URL & "'"
   end open location
   

   Replace X by the name of your App.

   Save the script as an Application Bundle anywhere

2. Go to the script, right click then 'Show Package Contents' then edit Contents/info.plist

   Add these lines at the end of the file, just before :

   CFBundleIdentifier
   com.mycompany.AppleScript.AppName 
   CFBundleURLTypes
   
     
       CFBundleURLName
       AppName 
       CFBundleURLSchemes
       
         myurlscheme 
       
     
   
   

3. You can now open a link starting with myurlscheme: and see your app is opening!