docs/content/reference/api/extensions-sdk/Host.md

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Since

0.2.0

Methods

openExternal

▸ openExternal(url): void

Opens an external URL with the system default browser.

Since

0.2.0

ddClient.host.openExternal("https://docker.com");

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
url	string	The URL the browser will open (must have the protocol http or https).

Returns

void

Properties

platform

• platform: string

Returns a string identifying the operating system platform. See https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#osplatform

Since

0.2.2

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arch

• arch: string

Returns the operating system CPU architecture. See https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#osarch

Since

0.2.2

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hostname

• hostname: string

Returns the host name of the operating system. See https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#oshostname

Since

0.2.2