fix: [#268] allow skipping validation

docs/wslview.1

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 - Component of WSL Utilities
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B wslview, wview, wslstart, wstart
-.RB [ \-hvur ]
+.RB [ \-hsvur ]
 .PP
 .B wslview, wview, wslstart, wstart
 .I LINK/FILE
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ print a simple help.
 .B -v, --version
 print current version.
 .TP
+.B -s, --skip-validation-check
+skip url validation check.
+.TP
 .B -u, --unreg-as-browser
 remove \fBwslview\fR as the default WSL web browser.
 .TP
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ cmd: use cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
 cmd_explorer: use explorer.exe via cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
 .in
 .fi
+.TP
+.B WSLVIEW_SKIP_VALIDATION_CHECK
+whether to skip validation check. Default is 1, which is not skipping. Can be either `0` or `1`.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Created by Patrick Wu <me@patrickwu.space>
 .SH REPORTING BUGS

src/etc/conf

@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ WSLVAR_DEFAULT_VARTYPE=1
 #    powershell: use powershell.exe to start website/folder/file
 #    cmd: use cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
 #    cmd_explorer: use explorer.exe via cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
-WSLVIEW_DEFAULT_ENGINE="powershell"
+WSLVIEW_DEFAULT_ENGINE="powershell"
+
+# wslview: whether to skip validation check. Default is 1, which is not skipping. Can be either `0` or `1`.
+WSLVIEW_SKIP_VALIDATION_CHECK=1

src/etc/user/conf

@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@
 #    powershell: use powershell.exe to start website/folder/file
 #    cmd: use cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
 #    cmd_explorer: use explorer.exe via cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
-# WSLVIEW_DEFAULT_ENGINE="powershell"
+# WSLVIEW_DEFAULT_ENGINE="powershell"
+
+# wslview: whether to skip validation check. Default is 1, which is not skipping. Can be either `0` or `1`.
+# WSLVIEW_SKIP_VALIDATION_CHECK=1

src/wslview.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 lname=""
+skip_validation_check=${WSLVIEW_SKIP_VALIDATION_CHECK:-1}
 
-help_short="$0 [-hvur]\n$0 [-E ENGINE] LINK/FILE"
+help_short="$0 [-hsvur]\n$0 [-E ENGINE] LINK/FILE"
 
 function del_reg_alt {
 	if [ "$distro" == "archlinux" ] || [ "$distro" == "alpine" ]; then
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ function url_validator {
 
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
 	case "$1" in
+		-s|--skip-validation-check) skip_validation_check=0; shift;;
 		-r|--reg-as-browser) add_reg_alt;;
 		-u|--unreg-as-browser) del_reg_alt;;
 		-h|--help) help "$0" "$help_short"; exit;;
@@ -68,7 +70,12 @@ if [[ "$lname" != "" ]]; then
 	fi
 	debug_echo "properfile_full_path: $properfile_full_path"
 	debug_echo "validating whether if it is a link"
-	if (url_validator "$lname") && [ -z "$properfile_full_path" ]; then
+	is_valid_url=$(url_validator "$lname")
+	if [ "$skip_validation_check" -eq 0 ]; then
+		debug_echo "Skipping validation check"
+		is_valid_url=0
+	fi
+	if [[ "$is_valid_url" -eq 0 ]] && [ -z "$properfile_full_path" ]; then
 		debug_echo "It is a link"
 		cmd="\"$lname\""
 	elif [[ "$lname" =~ ^file:\/\/(\/)+[A-Za-z]\:.*$ ]] || [[ "$lname" =~ ^[A-Za-z]\:.*$ ]]; then

tests/wslview.bats

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ setup() {
 @test "wslview - Help" {
   run out/wslview --help
   [ "${lines[0]}" = "wslview - Part of wslu, a collection of utilities for Linux Subsystem for Windows (WSL)" ]
-  [[ "${lines[1]}" =~ ^Usage\:\ .*wslview\ \[\-hvur\]$ ]]
+  [[ "${lines[1]}" =~ ^Usage\:\ .*wslview\ \[\-hsvur\]$ ]]
   [[ "${lines[2]}" =~ ^.*wslview\ \[\-E\ ENGINE\]\ LINK/FILE$ ]]
 }
 
 @test "wslview - Help - Alt." {
   run out/wslview -h
   [ "${lines[0]}" = "wslview - Part of wslu, a collection of utilities for Linux Subsystem for Windows (WSL)" ]
-  [[ "${lines[1]}" =~ ^Usage\:\ .*wslview\ \[\-hvur\]$ ]]
+  [[ "${lines[1]}" =~ ^Usage\:\ .*wslview\ \[\-hsvur\]$ ]]
   [[ "${lines[2]}" =~ ^.*wslview\ \[\-E\ ENGINE\]\ LINK/FILE$ ]]
 }