# Launchy 0.2.1 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/launchy-0-2-1-released/112430>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 18, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/launchy-0-2-1-released/112430 "2007-08-18T21:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/launchy-0-2-1-released/112430/1 "2007-08-18T21:13:52Z")

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launchy version 0.2.1 has been released.

[http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/launchy/](http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/launchy/)

Launchy is helper class for launching cross-platform applications in a  
fire and  
forget manner. There are application concepts (browser, email client,  
etc)  
that are common across all platforms, and they may be launched  
differently on  
each platform. Launchy is here to make a common approach to launching  
external  
application from within ruby programs.

{{ Changelog for Version 0.2.1 }}

=== Version 0.2.1 - 2007-08-18

- fix inability to find windows executables [Bug #13132]

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**Author:** ![jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/launchy-0-2-1-released/112430/2 "2007-08-18T22:32:02Z")

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On Aug 18, 12:12 pm, Jeremy H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> {{ Changelog for Version 0.2.1 }}
> 
> === Version 0.2.1 - 2007-08-18
> 
> - fix inability to find windows executables [Bug #13132]
> 
> [http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/launchy/](http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/launchy/)

From within your ruby code you can trust launchy to do the right  
thing:

```
  Launchy.do_magic("http://www.ruby-lang.org/")

```

When you ultimately add new applications types, how will you be sure  
Launchy does the right thing? What if I did:

```
  Launchy.do_magic("~/index.rhtml")

```

For me “do\_magic” seems a little too magic, and as I mentioned before,  
Launchy::Spawnable::Browser a little too long. I understand wanting to  
have a “default” action, though I probably would have just named it  
#open rather then #do\_magic, but what do you think of also having  
direct shortcuts like:

Launchy.browse(…)

Thanks,  
T.

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**Author:** ![jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/launchy-0-2-1-released/112430/3 "2007-08-20T01:35:21Z")

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On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 05:30:43AM +0900, Trans wrote:

> > application from within ruby programs.  
> > From within your ruby code you can trust launchy to do the right  
> > For me “do\_magic” seems a little too magic,  
> > Yes, probably in hindsight a bad name. Naming things appropriately is  
> > one  
> > of the harder things to. I did this one in a fit of joy. I’m  
> > probably going to change it.

> and as I mentioned before, Launchy::Spawnable::Browser a little too  
> long.

I thought about this during this last update and I think I agree with  
you now, so I’ll be making a change here. Such a long name for such  
a little class…

> I understand wanting to have a “default” action, though I  
> probably would have just named it #open rather then #do\_magic, but  
> what do you think of also having direct shortcuts like:
> 
> Launchy.browse(…)

I was originally was thinking in that direction, and hadn’t decided if I  
liked it or not. I’ll play with it a bit and see how I like it. The  
will probably be another release of launchy later this week.

> Thanks, T.

Thanks for the feedback.

enjoy,

-jeremy