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[Rex Tsai <rex.tsai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

In current framework, developer is able to use Ubuntu Content API[1]
to handle certain file types[2]. There are 4 types are supported.

It seems handling url scheme is not in the content-hub roadmap[3].

I wonder is it possible to handle url in content-hub, similar like
- IntentFilter[4] in Android
- Invocation framework[5] in BlackBerry
- Web Activities[6] in FirefoxOS
- CFBundleURLTypes[7] in iOS
- Application Controls[8] in tizen
- UriMapper[9] in Windows Phone

An example user case

  A native youtube app registered youtube.com uri.
  When a user click on the link the link from browser or scope or 3rd party app,
  the system will launch the youtube app to handle the uri.

Is this possible in current framework? If not, do we have a plan for it?

I'm working on integrating scopes and apps, and would like to have
url handling function to pass a function or a content from a scope or
browser to the app.

[1] http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/qml/sdk-1.0/Ubuntu.Content.index/
[2] http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/qml/sdk-1.0/Ubuntu.Content.ContentType/
[3] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-1403-content-hub-roadmap
[4] http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/IntentFilter.html
[5] http://developer.blackberry.com/native/documentation/cascades/device_platform/invocation/invocation_framework.html
[6] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/01/introducing-web-activities/
[7] https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/DOCUMENTATION/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
[8] https://developer.tizen.org/dev-guide/2.2.1/org.tizen.native.appprogramming/html/guide/app/app_controls.htm
[9] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/system.windows.navigation.urimapper%28v=vs.105%29.aspx
Cheers
-Rex