feat: Add platform helpers

src/main.sh

@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ source "prompts.sh"
 source "user_feedback.sh"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "logging.sh"
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "platform_helpers.sh"
+

src/platform_helpers.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# @name Platform-Helpers
+# @brief Platform specific helpers
+
+# @description Detect the OS the script is running on
+# @stdout solaris | macos | linux | bsd | windows | unknown
+detect_os() {
+    case "$OSTYPE" in
+        solaris*) echo "solaris"; ;;
+        darwin*)  echo "macos"; ;;
+        linux*)   echo "linux"; ;;
+        bsd*)     echo "bsd"; ;;
+        msys*)    echo "windows"; ;;
+        cygwin*)  echo "windows"; ;;
+        *)        echo "unknown"; ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# @description Get opener command for platform
+# @stdout Command that can be used, if it is not supported returns an empty string
+get_opener() {
+    local cmd
+    case "$(detect_os)" in
+        darwin)  cmd="open"; ;;
+        linux)   cmd="xdg-open"; ;;
+        windows) cmd="start"; ;;
+        *)       cmd=""; ;;
+    esac
+    echo "$cmd"
+}
+
+# @description Open a link using the default opener, if it is not possible/supported or an error occurs simply prints the url with instructions
+# @arg $1 Link to open
+# @exitcode 1 Failed to open link
+# @exitcode 0 Opened link using util
+# @stdout Instructions in case link can not be opened
+open_link() {
+    cmd="$(get_opener)"
+    if [ "$cmd" == "" ]; then
+        echo "Your platform is not supported for opening links."
+        echo "Please open the following URL in your preferred browser:"
+        echo " ${1}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    $cmd "$1"
+
+   if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
+       echo "Failed to open your browser."
+       echo "Please open the following URL in your browser:"
+       echo "${1}"
+       return 1
+   fi
+
+   return 0
+}
+