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I'm still waiting for a web extension that sends a copy of the webpage I'm looking at (for more than 1 minute) to an endpoint I specify along with some metadata

I'm still waiting for a web extension that sends a copy of the webpage I'm looking at (for more than 1 minute) to an endpoint I specify along with some metadata like the URL and user-agent. Obviously, block certain domains like banks or email. I'd like something to build up a searchable index of everything I've read recently so I can easily find content again yet this is NOT something I want a 3rd party to do. I want to self-host something like a tiny Go or Rust server that only uses 10mb of ram to index all the pages into an embed rocks/level/badger/etc. database.

akpa1 4y ago
You could probably do the client-side stuff with Tampermonkey and a little bit of JavaScript and `setTimeout`.
- kixiQu 4y ago
  Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Have the destination be localhost and you're golden.
rcarr 4y ago
If you’re on mac, have a look at DevonThink, they offer a server version so you can access your stuff from anywhere but you wouldn’t even necessarily need it if you’re just using all your own devices. With the normal version all your databases are just stored with whatever cloud provider you want to use or I think you can do WebDAV if you want to use your own. I absolutely love it. https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink
- leobg 4y ago
  That app was the reason I bought my first Mac, after a lifetime of Windows. Must have been in 2007 or something. I had read Steven Berlin Johnson’s account of how he uses DevonThink to research his books. Nice to hear people still use it in times of Roam, Notion and Obsidian.
  - rcarr 4y ago
    I think DevonThink complements Obsidian, Roam and the like perfectly, at least for me. One is the repository where I collect, search and annotate the thoughts of others the other is where I collect and solidify my own thoughts. Such a great application. Thanks for mentioning this author, I was not aware of him before and I love reading about other people's workflows, going to hunt out that account!
    - leobg 4y ago
      I’m actually working on a plug-in for Obsidian that essentially replicates DevonThink‘s suggestion feature inside of Obsidian.
metalliqaz 4y ago
Same

akpa1 4y ago

You could probably do the client-side stuff with Tampermonkey and a little bit of JavaScript and `setTimeout`.

kixiQu 4y ago
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Have the destination be localhost and you're golden.

rcarr 4y ago

If you’re on mac, have a look at DevonThink, they offer a server version so you can access your stuff from anywhere but you wouldn’t even necessarily need it if you’re just using all your own devices. With the normal version all your databases are just stored with whatever cloud provider you want to use or I think you can do WebDAV if you want to use your own. I absolutely love it. https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink

leobg 4y ago
That app was the reason I bought my first Mac, after a lifetime of Windows. Must have been in 2007 or something. I had read Steven Berlin Johnson’s account of how he uses DevonThink to research his books. Nice to hear people still use it in times of Roam, Notion and Obsidian.
- rcarr 4y ago
  I think DevonThink complements Obsidian, Roam and the like perfectly, at least for me. One is the repository where I collect, search and annotate the thoughts of others the other is where I collect and solidify my own thoughts. Such a great application. Thanks for mentioning this author, I was not aware of him before and I love reading about other people's workflows, going to hunt out that account!
  - leobg 4y ago
    I’m actually working on a plug-in for Obsidian that essentially replicates DevonThink‘s suggestion feature inside of Obsidian.

metalliqaz 4y ago

Same