Open a browser with URL in Elixir

open_browser.ex

def browser_open(url) do
  win_cmd_args = ["/c", "start", String.replace(url, "&", "^&")]

  cmd_args =
    case :os.type() do
      {:win32, _} ->
        {"cmd", win_cmd_args}

      {:unix, :darwin} ->
        {"open", [url]}

      {:unix, _} ->
        cond do
          System.find_executable("xdg-open") -> {"xdg-open", [url]}
          # When inside WSL
          System.find_executable("cmd.exe") -> {"cmd.exe", win_cmd_args}
          true -> nil
        end
    end

  case cmd_args do
    {cmd, args} -> System.cmd(cmd, args)
    nil -> Logger.warn("could not open the browser, no open command found in the system")
  end

  :ok
end