Adding support for protocol handler

dev.html

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         muc_show_logs_before_join: true,
         notify_all_room_messages: ['discuss@conference.conversejs.org'],
         fetch_url_headers: true,
-        whitelisted_plugins: ['converse-debug','converse-protocol-handler'],
+        whitelisted_plugins: ['converse-debug'],
         bosh_service_url: 'https://conversejs.org/http-bind/', // Please use this connection manager only for testing purposes
         // view_mode: 'overlayed',
         show_controlbox_by_default: true,

src/headless/plugins/chat/utils.js

@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ export function routeToChat (event) {
         return;
     }
     event?.preventDefault();
-    const jid = location.hash.split('=').pop();
+    let jid = location.hash.split('=').pop();
+    // decodeURIComponent is needed in case the JID contains special characters
+    // that were URL-encoded, e.g. `user%40domain` instead of `user@domain`.
+    jid = decodeURIComponent(jid);
+
+    // Remove xmpp: prefix if present
+    if (jid.startsWith('xmpp:')) {
+        jid = jid.slice(5);
+    }
+
     if (!u.isValidJID(jid)) {
         return log.warn(`Invalid JID "${jid}" provided in URL fragment`);
     }

src/index.js

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import "./plugins/rosterview/index.js";
 import "./plugins/singleton/index.js";
 import "./plugins/dragresize/index.js";     // Allows chat boxes to be resized by dragging them
 import "./plugins/fullscreen/index.js";
-import "./plugins/protocol-handler/index.js"; // Handle xmpp: links
 /* END: Removable components */
 
 _converse.exports.CustomElement = CustomElement;

src/plugins/chatview/index.js

@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chatview', {
         Object.assign(_converse, exports); // DEPRECATED
         Object.assign(_converse.exports, exports);
 
+        if ('registerProtocolHandler' in navigator) {
+        try {
+            const handlerUrl = `${window.location.origin}${window.location.pathname}#converse/chat?jid=%s`;
+            navigator.registerProtocolHandler('xmpp', handlerUrl);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Failed to register protocol handler:', error);
+        }
+    }
         api.listen.on('connected', () => api.disco.own.features.add(Strophe.NS.SPOILER));
         api.listen.on('chatBoxClosed', (model) => clearHistory(model.get('jid')));
     }