id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
23688	[PATCH] Open local url using the os instead of the browser	Emvee	team	"I have a local python script that listens on a port and accepts a URL like

http://127.0.0.1:8282/qgis_zoom_to?lat=51.5810865&lon=4.5293149

I did put that in the custom URL configuration of the Utilsplugins2 settings as:

http://127.0.0.1:8282/qgis_zoom_to?lat={#lat}&lon={#lon}

And that will open the browser after which the browser will call the local script.
While this is working it has the drawback that it leaves an empty tab open every time you involve this script and this extra browser step adds latency

What this patch does is to check for a local address and if so, open the url using the Java system functionality. This way I see the script is called without involving the browser.

With the current patch, josm will emit a warning if the local system is not handling the request:

2024-05-22 10:25:42.538 SEVERE: Can not open URL http://127.0.0.1:8282/qgis_zoom_to?lat=51.5810865&lon=4.5293149: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused"	enhancement	closed	normal		Plugin utilsplugin2		fixed	local url 127.0.0.1