Fix issue with WebSearch open Uri file paths in browser

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         /// If new action keyword contains any whitespace, FL will still add it but it will not work for users.
         /// So plugin should check the whitespace before calling this function.
         /// </remarks>
         void AddActionKeyword(string pluginId, string newActionKeyword);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Remove ActionKeyword and update action keyword metadata for specific plugin
@@ -306,13 +306,28 @@
         public void OpenDirectory(string DirectoryPath, string FileNameOrFilePath = null);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the URL with the given Uri object. 
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given Uri object, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given string, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// Non-C# plugins should use this method.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL with the given Uri object in browser if scheme is Http or Https.
+        /// If the URL is a local file, it will instead be opened with the default application for that file type.
         /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
         /// </summary>
         public void OpenUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the URL with the given string. 
+        /// Opens the URL with the given string in browser if scheme is Http or Https.
+        /// If the URL is a local file, it will instead be opened with the default application for that file type.
         /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
         /// Non-C# plugins should use this method.
         /// </summary>
@@ -378,7 +393,7 @@
         /// Time-consuming task function, whose input is the action to report progress.
         /// The input of the action is the progress value which is a double value between 0 and 100.
         /// If there are any exceptions, this action will be null.
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="cancelProgress">When user cancel the progress, this action will be called.</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public Task ShowProgressBoxAsync(string caption, Func<Action<double>, Task> reportProgressAsync, Action cancelProgress = null);

Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
         // Must use getter to avoid circular dependency
         private Updater _updater;
         private Updater Updater => _updater ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Updater>();
 
         private readonly object _saveSettingsLock = new();
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             var isFile = File.Exists(stringToCopy);
             if (directCopy && (isFile || Directory.Exists(stringToCopy)))
             {
                 // Sometimes the clipboard is locked and cannot be accessed,
                 // we need to retry a few times before giving up
                 var exception = await RetryActionOnSTAThreadAsync(() =>
                 {
@@ -390,10 +390,9 @@
             }
         }
 
-
-        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrowser = false)
         {
-            if (uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
+            if (forceBrowser || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
             {
                 var browserInfo = _settings.CustomBrowser;
 
@@ -420,6 +419,16 @@
             }
         }
 
+        public void OpenWebUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        {
+            OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate, true);
+        }
+
+        public void OpenWebUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        {
+            OpenUri(url, inPrivate, true);
+        }
+
         public void OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
         {
             OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate);

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WebSearch/Main.cs

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                         Score = score,
                         Action = c =>
                         {
-                            _context.API.OpenUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)));
+                            _context.API.OpenWebUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(keyword)));
 
                             return true;
                         },
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                 ActionKeywordAssigned = searchSource.ActionKeyword == SearchSourceGlobalPluginWildCardSign ? string.Empty : searchSource.ActionKeyword,
                 Action = c =>
                 {
-                    _context.API.OpenUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)));
+                    _context.API.OpenWebUrl(searchSource.Url.Replace("{q}", Uri.EscapeDataString(o)));
 
                     return true;
                 },
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
                 new Result
                 {
                     Title = _context.API.GetTranslation("flowlauncher_plugin_websearch_copyurl_title"),
                     SubTitle = _context.API.GetTranslation("flowlauncher_plugin_websearch_copyurl_subtitle"),
                     IcoPath = "Images/copylink.png",
                     Action = c =>
                     {