Open external URLs on openUrl event - Closes #787

src/main.js

@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import App from './components/app';
 import store from './store';
 import i18n from './i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 import proxyLogin from './utils/proxyLogin';
+import externalLinks from './utils/externalLinks';
 import env from './constants/env';
 
 if (env.production) {
   proxyLogin.init();
+  externalLinks.init();
 }
 
 const rootElement = document.getElementById('app');

src/utils/externalLinks.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import history from '../history';
+
+export default {
+  init: () => {
+    const { ipc } = window;
+    const protocolReg = /[lL][iI][sS][kK]:\/\//;
+
+    if (ipc) {
+      ipc.on('openUrl', (action, url) => {
+        history.push(url.replace(protocolReg, '/'));
+      });
+    }
+  },
+};
+

src/utils/externalLinks.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { spy } from 'sinon';
+import externalLinks from './externalLinks';
+
+describe('externalLinks', () => {
+  const ipc = {
+    on: spy(),
+  };
+
+  describe('init', () => {
+    it('should be a function', () => {
+      expect(typeof externalLinks.init).to.be.equal('function');
+    });
+
+    it('calling init when ipc is not on window should do nothing', () => {
+      externalLinks.init();
+      expect(ipc.on).to.not.have.been.calledWith();
+    });
+
+    it('calling init when ipc is available on window should bind listeners', () => {
+      window.ipc = ipc;
+      externalLinks.init();
+      expect(ipc.on).to.have.been.calledWith();
+    });
+  });
+});