openUrl function for all platform but on windows RT empty function

cocos/platform/CCApplicationProtocol.h

@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ public:
      * @lua NA
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform() = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     * @js NA
+     * @lua NA
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url) = 0;
 };
 
 // end of platform group

cocos/platform/android/CCApplication-android.cpp

@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ Application::Platform Application::getTargetPlatform()
     return Platform::OS_ANDROID;
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    return openURLJNI(url.c_str());
+}
+
 void Application::applicationScreenSizeChanged(int newWidth, int newHeight) {
 
 }

cocos/platform/android/CCApplication-android.h

@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform();
     
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
 	/**
 	@brief  This function will be called when the application screen size is changed.
 	@param new width

cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxHelper.java

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ import java.lang.Runnable;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager.OnActivityResultListener;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
@@ -171,6 +173,18 @@ public class Cocos2dxHelper {
 		((Cocos2dxActivity)sActivity).setKeepScreenOn(value);
 	}
 	
+	public static boolean openURL(String url) {	
+	    boolean ret = false;
+	    try {
+            Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+            i.setData(Uri.parse(url));
+            sActivity.startActivity(i);
+            ret = true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+        }
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	public static void preloadBackgroundMusic(final String pPath) {
 		Cocos2dxHelper.sCocos2dMusic.preloadBackgroundMusic(pPath);
 	}

cocos/platform/android/jni/Java_org_cocos2dx_lib_Cocos2dxHelper.cpp

@@ -219,6 +219,20 @@ void setKeepScreenOnJni(bool value) {
     }
 }
 
+extern bool openURLJNI(const char* url) {
+    JniMethodInfo t;
+    
+    bool ret = false;
+    if (JniHelper::getStaticMethodInfo(t, CLASS_NAME, "openURL", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Z")) {
+        jstring stringArg = t.env->NewStringUTF(url);
+        ret = t.env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(t.classID, t.methodID, stringArg);
+        
+        t.env->DeleteLocalRef(t.classID);
+        t.env->DeleteLocalRef(stringArg);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 // functions for UserDefault
 bool getBoolForKeyJNI(const char* key, bool defaultValue)
 {

cocos/platform/android/jni/Java_org_cocos2dx_lib_Cocos2dxHelper.h

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern void enableAccelerometerJni();
 extern void disableAccelerometerJni();
 extern void setAccelerometerIntervalJni(float interval);
 extern void setKeepScreenOnJni(bool value);
+extern bool openURLJNI(const char* url);
 // functions for UserDefault
 extern bool getBoolForKeyJNI(const char* key, bool defaultValue);
 extern int getIntegerForKeyJNI(const char* key, int defaultValue);

cocos/platform/ios/CCApplication-ios.h

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform();
     
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
 	/**
 	@brief  This function will be called when the application screen size is changed.
 	@param new width

cocos/platform/ios/CCApplication-ios.mm

@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ Application::Platform Application::getTargetPlatform()
     }
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    NSString* msg = [NSString stringWithCString:url.c_str() encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    NSURL* nsUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:msg];
+    return [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:nsUrl];
+}
+
 void Application::applicationScreenSizeChanged(int newWidth, int newHeight) {
 
 }

cocos/platform/linux/CCApplication-linux.cpp

@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ Application::Platform Application::getTargetPlatform()
     return Platform::OS_LINUX;
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    std::string op = std::string("open ").append(url);
+    return system(op.c_str())!=-1;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // static member function
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

cocos/platform/linux/CCApplication-linux.h

@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ public:
     */
     virtual const char * getCurrentLanguageCode();
     
+  /**
+   @brief Open url in default browser
+   @param String with url to open.
+   @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+   */
+  virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
 
 	/**
      *  Sets the Resource root path.

cocos/platform/mac/CCApplication-mac.h

@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform();
     
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
     /**
      *  Sets the Resource root path.
      *  @deprecated Please use FileUtils::getInstance()->setSearchPaths() instead.

cocos/platform/mac/CCApplication-mac.mm

@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ LanguageType Application::getCurrentLanguage()
     return ret;
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    NSString* msg = [NSString stringWithCString:url.c_str() encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    NSURL* nsUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:msg];
+    return [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:nsUrl];
+}
+
 void Application::setResourceRootPath(const std::string& rootResDir)
 {
     _resourceRootPath = rootResDir;

cocos/platform/win32/CCApplication-win32.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "base/CCDirector.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
+#include <shellapi.h>
 /**
 @brief    This function change the PVRFrame show/hide setting in register.
 @param  bEnable If true show the PVRFrame window, otherwise hide.
@@ -206,6 +207,15 @@ Application::Platform Application::getTargetPlatform()
     return Platform::OS_WINDOWS;
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    WCHAR *temp = new WCHAR[url.size() + 1];
+    int wchars_num = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, url.c_str(), url.size() + 1, temp, url.size() + 1);
+    HINSTANCE r = ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", temp, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+    delete[] temp;
+    return (int)r>32;
+}
+
 void Application::setResourceRootPath(const std::string& rootResDir)
 {
     _resourceRootPath = rootResDir;

cocos/platform/win32/CCApplication-win32.h

@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform();
     
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
     /**
      *  Sets the Resource root path.
      *  @deprecated Please use FileUtils::getInstance()->setSearchPaths() instead.

cocos/platform/winrt/CCApplication.cpp

@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ Application::Platform  Application::getTargetPlatform()
     return Platform::OS_WP8;
 }
 
+bool Application::openURL(const std::string &url)
+{
+    //TODO release this method
+    return false;
+}
+
 void Application::setResourceRootPath(const std::string& rootResDir)
 {
     m_resourceRootPath = rootResDir;

cocos/platform/winrt/CCApplication.h

@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Platform getTargetPlatform() override;
     
+    /**
+     @brief Open url in default browser
+     @param String with url to open.
+     @return true if the resource located by the URL was successfully opened; otherwise false.
+     */
+    virtual bool openURL(const std::string &url);
+
     /**
      *  Sets the Resource root path.
      *  @deprecated Please use CCFileUtils::sharedFileUtils()->setSearchPaths() instead.