[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-13984) Make it easy to try out a url on a physical mobile device

[Max Rydahl Andersen (JIRA)]

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Max Rydahl Andersen commented on JBIDE-13984:
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the only right url for a file/resource that is outside a web project is file://<some path>.

If it is within a web project or anything that can provide a URL for "Run As.." to work it would make perfect sense to be able to do Show In > URL QR Code... or something similar.

Of course if the host for the server that is used is defined with localhost then things won't work but we could add logic to the URL QR Code viewer to find the IP that makes sense to use....or at least let the user type in a better host to make it easy to share/enter on a remote device.


                
> Make it easy to try out a url on a physical mobile device
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBIDE-13984
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-13984
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>            Reporter: Max Rydahl Andersen
>
> It is tedious to type in url's, especially ones with just ip numbers on mobile devices thus we should provide a way to make this easy.
> Usecases:
>   * You are developing on your machine and want to test on your own physical phone
>   * You are presenting at a conference and want your audience to visit your website running in cloud or on the local network
> Suggestions:
>   Provide a way to show the QR code for a URL in the following locations:
>     * Browser and CordovaSim
>     * Provide "Show In > QR Coded URL" for an app/module 
>     * Command that will take what is in clipboard/typed in and show the QR code   
>  
> In some cases there might be more than multiple possible urls to use - i.e. you are setup to use http://localhost:8080 but that is not going to help anyone trying to connect thus should make it easy to adjust the host part so you can type in the real host.
>  

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