Gio.AppInfo.launch_default_for_uri

function launch_default_for_uri(uri: String, launch_context: Gio.AppLaunchContext): Boolean {
    // Gjs wrapper for g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri()
}
  

Utility function that launches the default application registered to handle the specified uri. Synchronous I/O is done on the uri to detect the type of the file if required.