register_secondlifeprotocol.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Register a protocol handler (default: handle_secondlifeprotocol.sh) for
# URLs of the form secondlife://...
#

desired_handler="${1}"

print() {
	log_prefix="RegisterSLProtocol:"
	echo -e "${log_prefix} $*"
}
run_path=$(dirname "$0" || echo .)
cd "${run_path}/.." || exit

if [ -z "${desired_handler}" ]; then
	desired_handler="$(pwd)/etc/handle_secondlifeprotocol.sh"
fi

# Ensure the handle_secondlifeprotocol.sh file is executeable (otherwise, xdg-mime won't work)
chmod +x "$desired_handler"

# Check if xdg-mime is present, if so, use it to register new protocol.
if command -v xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/secondlife >/dev/null 2>&1; then
	urlhandler=$(xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/secondlife)
	localappdir="${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
	newhandler="secondlifeprotocol_$(basename "${PWD%}").desktop"
	handlerpath="${localappdir}/${newhandler}"
	cat >"${handlerpath}" <<EOFnew || print "Warning: Did not register secondlife:// handler with xdg-mime: Could not write $newhandler"s
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.4
Name="Second Life URL handler"
Comment="secondlife:// URL handler"
Type=Application
Exec=$desired_handler %u
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
NoDisplay=true
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/secondlife
EOFnew

	# TODO: use absolute path for the desktop file
	# TODO: Ensure that multiple channels behave properly due to different desktop file names in /usr/share/applications/
	# TODO: Better detection of what the handler actually is, as other viewer projects may use the same filename
	if [ -z "${urlhandler}" ]; then
		print No SLURL handler currently registered, creating new...
	else
		#xdg-mime uninstall $localappdir/$urlhandler
		#Clean up handlers from other viewers
		if [ "${urlhandler}" != "${newhandler}" ]; then
			print "Current SLURL Handler: ${urlhandler} - Setting ${newhandler} as the new default..."
			#mv "${localappdir}"/"${urlhandler}" "${localappdir}"/"${urlhandler}".bak #Old method, now replaced with XDG.
			xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor "${localappdir}"/"$urlhandler"
		else
			print "SLURL Handler has not changed, leaving as-is."
		fi
	fi
	xdg-mime default "${newhandler}" x-scheme-handler/secondlife
	if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
		update-desktop-database "${localappdir}"
		print "Registered ${desired_handler} as secondlife:// protocol handler with xdg-mime."
	else
		print "Warning: Cannot update desktop database, command missing - installation may be incomplete."
	fi
else
	print "Warning: Did not register secondlife:// handler with xdg-mime: Package not found."
	# TODO: use dconf or another modern alternative
	gconftool=$(command -v "${LLGCONFTOOL:=gconftool-2}")
	if [[ -n "${gconftool}" ]]; then
		print "=== USING DEPRECATED GCONF API ==="
		if "${gconftool}" -s -t string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/secondlife/command "${desired_handler} \"%s\"" &&
			${gconftool} -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/secondlife/enabled true; then
			print "Registered ${desired_handler} as secondlife:// handler with (deprecated) gconf."
		else
			print "Failed to register secondlife:// handler with (deprecated) gconf."
		fi
	fi
fi
notify-send -t 5000 -i info "Second Life URL Handler" "SLURL association created"