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[Olivier Tilloy <olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tested Ted’s branch that implements my suggestion for url-dispatcher
on a device, and it works up to the point that clicking on an intent://
link in the browser launches the google maps webapp.

However at this point the app just displays a blank surface because the
webview is trying to load an intent:// URL, which it doesn’t know how to
handle, so it delegates it to the system (URL dispatcher), which
dispatches it to the app again, and so on indefinitely (thus using up
CPU, making the app unresponsive and eventually crashing unity8).

So we really need a mechanism in the webapp-container to allow
individual webapps to specify a way to rewrite URLs they are invoked
with. The google maps webapp would then rewrite the intent:// URL to a
https://maps.google.com/* URL.

** Also affects: url-dispatcher
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: url-dispatcher

** Changed in: webbrowser-app
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu RTM)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407709

Title:
  Google Maps and Here Maps should handle custom intent:// URLs

Status in The Webapps-core project:
  New
Status in Web Browser App:
  In Progress
Status in url-dispatcher package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in url-dispatcher package in Ubuntu RTM:
  In Progress
Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu RTM:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  ubuntu-rtm image 184

  The maps apps in the system should register and respond to appropriate
  urls from the browser (not sure of the format, map:// or directions://
  - need to check)

  Steps to reproduce:
  1) open browser
  2) type "Asai Belmont MA" in the url bar and press enter
  3) this will do a google search for the resturant
  4) click on the "Directions" button

  Expected result:
  - One of the maps apps should open displaying directions for the resturant

  Actual results:
  - no app is launched

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