open a file with default program in node-webkit
as PSkocik said, first detect the platform and get the command line :
function getCommandLine() { switch (process.platform) { case 'darwin' : return 'open'; case 'win32' : return 'start'; case 'win64' : return 'start'; default : return 'xdg-open'; }}second , execute the command line followed by the path
var exec = require('child_process').exec;exec(getCommandLine() + ' ' + filePath);
You can use the open module:
npm install --save openand then call it in your Node.js file:
const open = require('open');open('my-file.txt');This module already contains the logic to detect the operating system and it runs the default program that is associated to this file type by your system.
For file on a disk:
var nwGui = require('nw.gui');nwGui.Shell.openItem("/path/to/my/file");For remote files (eg web page):
var nwGui = require('nw.gui');nwGui.Shell.openExternal("http://google.com/");