TUT/STATUS.md
m1ngsama 4c33e6c853 docs: Add comprehensive development status document
Added STATUS.md documenting:
- Working features (HTTP, HTML parsing, rendering, browser engine)
- Known limitations (UI components not yet implemented)
- Next steps roadmap (scrolling, link navigation, bookmarks, etc.)
- Test results showing successful browsing

The core engine is fully functional - main work remaining is
implementing the interactive UI components.
2025-12-31 17:22:31 +08:00

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TUT Browser - Development Status

Working Features (v0.1.0-alpha)

Core Functionality

  • HTTP/HTTPS Client - Fully functional with cpp-httplib

    • GET/POST/HEAD requests
    • SSL/TLS support
    • Cookie management
    • Redirect following
    • Timeout handling
  • HTML Parsing - Working with gumbo-parser

    • Full HTML5 parsing
    • DOM tree construction
    • Title extraction
    • Link extraction with numbering
  • Content Rendering - Basic text-based rendering

    • Headings (H1-H6) with bold formatting
    • Lists (UL/OL) with bullet points
    • Links with [N] numbering and blue underline
    • Paragraph and block element handling
    • Skip script/style/head tags
  • Browser Engine - Integrated pipeline

    • Fetches URLs via HTTP client
    • Parses HTML with renderer
    • Resolves relative URLs
    • Error handling for failed requests
  • UI Framework - FTXUI-based interface

    • btop-style four-panel layout
    • Address bar input
    • Content display area
    • Status panels
    • Keyboard shortcuts (q to quit, Enter to navigate)

Build & Deployment

  • Binary size: 827KB (well under 1MB target!)
  • Clean compilation with no warnings
  • All tests build successfully
  • CI/CD pipeline configured
  • macOS and Linux support

⚠️ Known Limitations

UI Components (Not Yet Implemented)

  • ⚠️ Link Navigation - Links are extracted and numbered, but not yet clickable in UI

    • setLinks() and onLinkClick() methods declared but not implemented
    • Tab/Shift+Tab navigation not working yet
    • Number key shortcuts not working yet
  • ⚠️ Bookmark System - Declared but not implemented

    • setBookmarks() method exists but no UI implementation
    • No persistence layer
  • ⚠️ History - Declared but not implemented

    • setHistory() method exists but no UI implementation
    • No back/forward navigation in UI (though engine supports it)
  • ⚠️ Scrolling - Content view not scrollable yet

    • j/k, g/G shortcuts not implemented
    • Page up/down not working
  • ⚠️ Search - Not implemented

    • / search command not working
    • n/N navigation not working

Feature Gaps

  • ⚠️ No form support (input fields, buttons, etc.)
  • ⚠️ No image rendering (even ASCII art)
  • ⚠️ No CSS parsing (only basic tag-based formatting)
  • ⚠️ No JavaScript support (by design)

🎯 Next Steps Priority

Phase 1: Core Interactive Features (High Priority)

  1. Implement Content Scrolling (src/ui/content_view.cpp)

    • Add scroll position tracking
    • Implement j/k, g/G, Space, b keyboard shortcuts
    • Add scrollbar indicator
  2. Implement Link Navigation (src/ui/main_window.cpp)

    • Implement setLinks() to store link list
    • Implement onLinkClick() callback
    • Add Tab/Shift+Tab navigation
    • Add number key shortcuts (1-9 to jump to links)
    • Highlight selected link
  3. Wire Up Back/Forward (src/main.cpp)

    • Connect back/forward buttons to engine
    • Add Backspace shortcut
    • Update navigation buttons state

Phase 2: Enhanced UX (Medium Priority)

  1. Implement Search (src/ui/content_view.cpp)

    • Add / to start search
    • Highlight matches
    • n/N to navigate results
  2. Add Bookmark System (new files)

    • Implement bookmark storage (JSON file)
    • Create bookmark panel UI
    • Add Ctrl+D to bookmark
    • F2 to view bookmarks
  3. Add History (new files)

    • Implement history storage (JSON file)
    • Create history panel UI
    • F3 to view history
    • Auto-record visited pages

Phase 3: Advanced Features (Low Priority)

  1. Improve Rendering

    • Better word wrapping
    • Table rendering
    • Code block formatting
    • Better list indentation
  2. Add Form Support

    • Input field rendering
    • Button rendering
    • Form submission
  3. Add Image Support

    • ASCII art rendering
    • Image-to-text conversion

📊 Test Results

./test_browse.sh

Test 1: TLDP HOWTO index - ✅ PASSED
Test 2: example.com - ✅ PASSED

Successfully browses:

🚀 Quick Start

# Build
cmake -B build_ftxui -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/homebrew
cmake --build build_ftxui -j$(nproc)

# Test
./test_browse.sh

# Try it
./build_ftxui/tut https://example.com

📝 Notes

The core browsing engine is fully functional - we can fetch, parse, and render web pages. The main work remaining is implementing the interactive UI components that are already architected but not yet coded.

The codebase is clean, well-structured, and ready for the next phase of development!