Function openBrowser

internal/vnc/service.go:119–142

openBrowser opens the specified URL in the user's default browser.

(url string)

// openBrowser opens the specified URL in the user's default browser.
func openBrowser(url string) error {
	var cmd string
	var args []string

	switch runtime.GOOS {
	case "windows":
		// Use rundll32 with shell32.dll,ShellExec_RunDLL to avoid cmd length limitations
		// This method is more reliable for long URLs with query parameters
		cmd = "rundll32"
		args = []string{"url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url}
	case "darwin":
		cmd = "open"
		args = []string{url}
	default: // "linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "netbsd"
		// Check if xdg-open is available before trying to use it
		if _, err := exec.LookPath("xdg-open"); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("xdg-open not found: %w", err)
		}
		cmd = "xdg-open"
		args = []string{url}
	}

	return exec.Command(cmd, args...).Start()
}

// createShortenedVNCURL creates a shortened URL that forwards to the actual VNC URL
func createShortenedVNCURL(actualURL string) string {