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Good points, yep. I'm too indifferent to try and fight to have an automated browser download stuff for me I admit, plus the websites I archive are server-side r
by pdimitar 4y ago
Good points, yep. I'm too indifferent to try and fight to have an automated browser download stuff for me I admit, plus the websites I archive are server-side rendered, but if I ever get to the point you speak of then I'm much more likely to find how are they downloading the data that they're rendering, download their CSS and turn the page to a static one after downloading the data myself.
They're interesting problems for sure but I don't have as much time and energy for it if I'm not get paid to do it.
But I also feel it's a dying art so I try to keep up-to-date every now and then.
(If you can share how you do the automated browser workflow, that will be valuable.)
- tiagod 4y agoCheck out the SingleFile browser extension. It's open-source and automates Firefox/chrome to turn any content page into a static HTML file with everything bundled in (js is stripped out). In my experience it handles anything you throw at it remarkably well. It can be automated from the command line too.
- pdimitar 4y agoOh right, I completely forgot about that one even though I have it bookmarked. Thanks.