Add ability to open files with system default application (#17231)

crates/gpui/src/app.rs

@@ -657,6 +657,11 @@ impl AppContext {
         self.platform.reveal_path(path)
     }
 
+    /// Opens the specified path with the system's default application.
+    pub fn open_with_system(&self, path: &Path) {
+        self.platform.open_with_system(path)
+    }
+
     /// Returns whether the user has configured scrollbars to auto-hide at the platform level.
     pub fn should_auto_hide_scrollbars(&self) -> bool {
         self.platform.should_auto_hide_scrollbars()

crates/gpui/src/platform.rs

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ pub(crate) trait Platform: 'static {
     ) -> oneshot::Receiver<Result<Option<Vec<PathBuf>>>>;
     fn prompt_for_new_path(&self, directory: &Path) -> oneshot::Receiver<Result<Option<PathBuf>>>;
     fn reveal_path(&self, path: &Path);
+    fn open_with_system(&self, path: &Path);
 
     fn on_quit(&self, callback: Box<dyn FnMut()>);
     fn on_reopen(&self, callback: Box<dyn FnMut()>);

crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs

@@ -351,6 +351,19 @@ impl<P: LinuxClient + 'static> Platform for P {
         self.reveal_path(path.to_owned());
     }
 
+    fn open_with_system(&self, path: &Path) {
+        let executor = self.background_executor().clone();
+        let path = path.to_owned();
+        executor
+            .spawn(async move {
+                let _ = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open")
+                    .arg(path)
+                    .spawn()
+                    .expect("Failed to open file with xdg-open");
+            })
+            .detach();
+    }
+
     fn on_quit(&self, callback: Box<dyn FnMut()>) {
         self.with_common(|common| {
             common.callbacks.quit = Some(callback);

crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs

@@ -718,6 +718,20 @@ impl Platform for MacPlatform {
         }
     }
 
+    fn open_with_system(&self, path: &Path) {
+        let path = path.to_path_buf();
+        self.0
+            .lock()
+            .background_executor
+            .spawn(async move {
+                std::process::Command::new("open")
+                    .arg(path)
+                    .spawn()
+                    .expect("Failed to open file");
+            })
+            .detach();
+    }
+
     fn on_quit(&self, callback: Box<dyn FnMut()>) {
         self.0.lock().quit = Some(callback);
     }

crates/gpui/src/platform/test/platform.rs

@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@ impl Platform for TestPlatform {
     fn register_url_scheme(&self, _: &str) -> Task<anyhow::Result<()>> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
+
+    fn open_with_system(&self, _path: &Path) {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]

crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs

@@ -400,6 +400,19 @@ impl Platform for WindowsPlatform {
             .detach();
     }
 
+    fn open_with_system(&self, path: &Path) {
+        let executor = self.background_executor().clone();
+        let path = path.to_owned();
+        executor
+            .spawn(async move {
+                let _ = std::process::Command::new("cmd")
+                    .args(&["/c", "start", "", path.to_str().expect("path to string")])
+                    .spawn()
+                    .expect("Failed to open file");
+            })
+            .detach();
+    }
+
     fn on_quit(&self, callback: Box<dyn FnMut()>) {
         self.state.borrow_mut().callbacks.quit = Some(callback);
     }