# repotheweb

**Repository Path**: mirrors_mozilla/repotheweb

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: repotheweb
- **Description**: INACTIVE - http://mzl.la/ghe-archive - RePo is a new HTML5 technique for decentralizing the web. Repo The Web is an experimental shim to provide cross browser support.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-22
- **Last Updated**: 2026-03-21

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

#Repo the Web#
A JavaScript shim which provides the registerProtocolHandler JavaScript API to browsers which have not implemented it yet.

Unlike most polyfills, this one *must* be centrally hosted as it uses localStorage to maintain protocol registrations.

Demo:

1. Go to [Fake Rhapsody](http://austinking.us/fake_rhapsody/) and "Install Rhapsody".
2. Go to [Fake Music Blog](http://ozten.com/random/fake_blog_post/) and click one of the music links. Note: Fake bitcoin link to see what an unknown protocol does.
3. [Repo The Web config](http://bewehtoper.org/config.html) to see installed handlers or to delete them all.

##RePo Shim Usage##

###A Music Service###
    <script src="http://dev.repotheweb.org:8001/include.js"></script>
    <script>
    navigator.xregisterProtocolHandler('music', 'http://your-domain.com/rph/uri#%s', 'Great Music App');
    </script>

###A Blog with Music Links###
    <p>Jimmie's <a href="music:musicbrainz.org/release/a5bbcaf9-5387-33e2-9411-902ac263666b">The Cry of Love</a></p>

TODO add meta tag example

##Hacking on Demo##
If you want to work localy on the demo, here is one way to do it.

    $ sudo emacs /etc/hosts
Add the following to 127.0.0.1 entry

    127.0.0.1 localhost my-machine dev.rhapsody.com dev.repotheweb.org music-blog.com

    $ cp src/config.js-dist src/config.js
    $ emacs bin/update.sh
    $ bin/update.sh

    # new terminal 1
    $ cd www/repotheweb.org/
    $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8001
    # new terminal 2
    $ cd www/rhapsody.com/
    $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8002
    # new terminal 3
    $ cd www/music-blog.com/
    $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8003

    # build
    $ cd src
    $ node ../lib/r.js -o baseUrl=. name=../lib/almond.js include=include out=../www/repotheweb.org/include.js wrap=true optimize=''
    # Optional
    $ node ../lib/r.js -o baseUrl=. name=../lib/almond.js include=include out=../www/repotheweb.org/include.min.js wrap=true


* [Fake Rhapsody](http://dev.rhapsody.com:8002/) and "Install Rhapsody".

* [Fake Music Blog](http://music-blog.com:8003/index.html) to use music links. Note: Fake bitcoin link to see what an unknown protocol does.

* [Repo The Web config](http://dev.repotheweb.org:8001/config.html) to see installed handlers.