HelloZeroNet / HelloZeroNet/ZeroHello

Monkey-patching browser APIs with ZeroFrame

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JavaScript
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Description

ZeroFrame currently monkey-patches AJAX browser APIs to add AJAX key. It would also be good to monkey-patch some other browser APIs, like `localStorage` or `history`, to call ZeroFrame's wrapper actions instead of directly browser APIs. This would make it possible to use some third-party libraries (like JS routers which use History API, maybe some storage helpers) with ZeroNet without any modifications to them (this currently requires to modify them to use ZeroFrame instead of browser APIs).

Some of APIs which should be monkey-patched are:

* `localStorage`: Use wrapper's `wrapperGetLocalStorage` and `wrapperSetLocalStorage`. However, I don't know if this is possible because browsers prevent accessing and modifying `localStorage` object in iframe sandbox.

* `History`: Use `wrapperGetState`, `wrapperPushState`, `wrapperReplaceState` and correctly handle URL rewrites in other `History`'s objects. This would be easier because you can access them inside sandbox, but they just don't do anything.

* As well as some other wrapper actions like `wrapperOpenWindow` and `wrapperSetTitle`.

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Research direction

Start at the existing AJAX browser-API monkey-patching and trace how ZeroFrame wrapper actions are invoked. Assess the feasibility of intercepting localStorage and History, including URL rewrites, then consider wrapperOpenWindow and wrapperSetTitle; done means supported third-party libraries can use these APIs without ZeroNet-specific modifications.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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