@lemonaid-dev/open

Open URLs and files with the platform default application.

The GitLab repository is private. The npm package is public.

Install

bun install -g @lemonaid-dev/open

Usage

open https://example.com
open README.md package.json
open -- -filename-starting-with-a-dash
open --help

Each target is opened in order. The command stops and returns the backend's status when a target cannot be opened.

Supported platforms

• macOS: /usr/bin/open
• Linux: xdg-open, falling back to gio open
• WSL: wslview, falling back to the Linux backends
• Windows: explorer.exe

Programmatic API

import { openTargets } from "@lemonaid-dev/open";

const status = await openTargets(["https://example.com"]);

resolveOpenBackend and dependency injection points are exported for callers and tests that need deterministic backend selection.

Requirements

• Bun

Releasing

Releases are published by GitLab CI from protected vX.Y.Z tags through npm Trusted Publishing. No npm publishing token belongs in GitLab.