From cd313eb6d2cfeb834f4baf13488ef8ac7fc8154b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Enchev <vladimir.enchev@telerik.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 10:34:21 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] openUrl added

---
 utils/utils.android.ts |  7 +++++++
 utils/utils.d.ts       |  6 ++++++
 utils/utils.ios.ts     | 11 +++++++++--
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/utils.android.ts b/utils/utils.android.ts
index 4cd78710b..22e5d63b5 100644
--- a/utils/utils.android.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.android.ts
@@ -130,4 +130,11 @@ export module ad {
 
 export function GC() {
     gc();
+}
+
+export function openUrl(url: string): void {
+    var context = ad.getApplicationContext();
+    if (context) {
+        context.startActivity(new android.content.Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, android.net.Uri.parse(url)));
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/utils/utils.d.ts b/utils/utils.d.ts
index e6b560f42..7c168ee72 100644
--- a/utils/utils.d.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.d.ts
@@ -173,4 +173,10 @@
      * @param source The JSON or JSONP string.
      */
     export function parseJSON(source: string): any
+
+    /**
+     * Opens url.
+     * @param url The url.
+     */
+    export function openUrl(url: string): void
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.ios.ts b/utils/utils.ios.ts
index e479ffa07..46485044e 100644
--- a/utils/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.ios.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export module ios {
         var greenRef = new interop.Reference<number>();
         var blueRef = new interop.Reference<number>();
         var alphaRef = new interop.Reference<number>();
-        
+
         uiColor.getRedGreenBlueAlpha(redRef, greenRef, blueRef, alphaRef);
         var red = redRef.value * 255;
         var green = greenRef.value * 255;
@@ -142,8 +142,15 @@ export module ios {
         rootView.measure(widthSpec, heightSpec);
         rootView.layout(left, top, width, height);
     }
-} 
+}
 
 export function GC() {
     __collect();
+}
+
+export function openUrl(url: string): void {
+    var sharedApp = UIApplication.sharedApplication()
+    if (sharedApp) {
+        sharedApp.openURL(NSURL.URLWithString(url));
+    }
 }
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From cb29e57168fc7303a9cdc2a35754ee1913bdf595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Enchev <vladimir.enchev@telerik.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 11:06:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] code updated

---
 utils/utils.android.ts | 14 +++++++++++---
 utils/utils.d.ts       |  2 +-
 utils/utils.ios.ts     | 15 +++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/utils.android.ts b/utils/utils.android.ts
index 22e5d63b5..bb79d4406 100644
--- a/utils/utils.android.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.android.ts
@@ -132,9 +132,17 @@ export function GC() {
     gc();
 }
 
-export function openUrl(url: string): void {
+export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
     var context = ad.getApplicationContext();
-    if (context) {
-        context.startActivity(new android.content.Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, android.net.Uri.parse(url)));
+    try {
+        var intent = new android.content.Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, android.net.Uri.parse(location.trim()));
+        intent.addFlags(android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+
+        context.startActivity(intent);
+    } catch (e) {
+        // We Don't do anything with an error.  We just output it
+        console.error("Error in OpenURL", e);
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
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diff --git a/utils/utils.d.ts b/utils/utils.d.ts
index 7c168ee72..b044b2b20 100644
--- a/utils/utils.d.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.d.ts
@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@
      * Opens url.
      * @param url The url.
      */
-    export function openUrl(url: string): void
+    export function openUrl(url: string): boolean
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.ios.ts b/utils/utils.ios.ts
index 46485044e..b96b9de01 100644
--- a/utils/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.ios.ts
@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ export function GC() {
     __collect();
 }
 
-export function openUrl(url: string): void {
-    var sharedApp = UIApplication.sharedApplication()
-    if (sharedApp) {
-        sharedApp.openURL(NSURL.URLWithString(url));
+export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        var url = NSURL.URLWithString(location.trim());
+        if (UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(url)) {
+            return UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url);
+        }
     }
+    catch (e) {
+        // We Don't do anything with an error.  We just output it
+        console.error("Error in OpenURL", e);
+    }
+    return false;
 }
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