Bits & pieces

Summary: Added a command to let a file be opened by the OS, and some other small bits and pieces to make Flipper browser compatible.

Reviewed By: lblasa

Differential Revision: D32721748

fbshipit-source-id: a4ad1c2f662f4651ddf6c20c57e5af1e123914a8

desktop/flipper-server-core/src/utils/openFile.tsx

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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import open from 'open';
+
+export async function openFile(path: string | null) {
+  if (!path) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let fileStat;
+  try {
+    fileStat = await fs.stat(path);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error(`Couldn't open file: ${path}: ${err}`);
+  }
+
+  // Rather randomly chosen. Some FSs still reserve 8 bytes for empty files.
+  // If this doesn't reliably catch "corrupt" files, you might want to increase this.
+  if (fileStat.size <= 8) {
+    throw new Error('File seems to be (almost) empty: ' + path);
+  }
+
+  await open(path);
+}