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Is this Capacitor specific code? Here it seems the JS code can fetch data from any domain: https://github.com/kaangiray26/geddit-app/blob/main/src/js/geddit.j

by Timja 3y ago

Is this Capacitor specific code? Here it seems the JS code can fetch data from any domain: https://github.com/kaangiray26/geddit-app/blob/main/src/js/geddit.js#L24 https://github.com/kaangiray26/geddit-app/blob/main/src/js/g... Since that is not possible in the browser, is that something Capacitor provides?

tkzed49 3y ago
you can always fetch data from any domain, iff that server sets the correct CORS headers, unless I'm misunderstanding. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS
- Timja 3y ago
  Most servers don't set a CORS header though. So usually it does not work in the browser. Try this in your console while not on Reddit: fetch('https://www.reddit.com/.json')
pxndxx 3y ago
CORS is a browser security measure to protect users from malicious sites. This is an app and not a web browser and is therefore allowed to send HTTP requests to any URL it wants and to parse the HTTP responses as it deems necessary.