@tvler I've often dreamed of something a bit similar...

@tvler I've often dreamed of something a bit similar that would discover microformats like h-card, h-event, as well as document alternates that happen to be stuff like ics, vcard, and offer to “add event to calendar" etc, so sites can more easily offer data in to PIM apps and the likes. Do you know, can a Web Extension sniff HTTP “Link:” headers for stuff like that? I feel sure it could work with in-document <link>, <a>, and microformats markup right?

Like 23 Apr 2023 at 22:58 | Wall-to-wall | Open on indieweb.social

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tvler

@phx sounds possible!

23 Apr 2023 at 23:01 | Open on mastodon.social

tvler

@phx might run into issues where the client ends up downloading a ton of files trying to guess what the content type is. Unless there’s some fetch type that only returns headers and not body…. If there isn’t one then might need to spin up an API to decrease the load on the client

23 Apr 2023 at 23:03 | Open on mastodon.social

Atropa Birdperson

@tvler Oh I mean just looking at the current document open in the browser tab. What markup it contains, what Link headers it was delivered with. I wouldn't expect it to cause any more traffic?

23 Apr 2023 at 23:04 | Open on indieweb.social