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A modern desktop application for internet exploration built with Tauri v2 and Svelte 5, featuring native WebViews instead of iframes.

⚡ Key Features

🚀 Native WebViews

• Full-featured native WebViews instead of iframes for each tab
• High performance thanks to system WebView usage
• Authentic user experience with isolated contexts for each tab
• OS-level security with system WebView sandboxing

📑 Multi-tab Navigation

• Open/close tabs with automatic WebView management
• Switch between tabs with show/hide of corresponding WebViews
• Loading indicators for each tab
• Smart memory management when closing tabs

🧭 Web Navigation

• Back/Forward buttons with history for each tab
• Address bar with auto-detection of URL/search
• Page reload functionality
• Navigation history for each WebView

🔖 Bookmarks and History

• Local bookmark storage
• Complete visit history with date grouping
• History search functionality
• Visit counter

⚙️ Settings

• Theme options (light/dark/system)
• WebView security settings
• Homepage management
• Search engine selection

🏗️ Architecture

Backend (Rust + Tauri v2)

Frontend (Svelte 5)

• Reactive state management with runes ($state,$derived, $effect)
• WebViewManager - native WebView management
• Asynchronous architecture for Tauri API interaction
• Modern UI with CSS variables for theming

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Tauri v2 - Cross-platform runtime
• Svelte 5 - Reactive frontend framework
• TypeScript - Typed JavaScript
• Rust - Backend programming language
• Native WebView - System WebView (WebView2/WebKit/Blink)

🚀 Installation and Running

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Rust 1.70+
• System dependencies for Tauri

Development Mode

Production Build

🧪 Testing

Unit Tests

E2E Tests

🎯 Tauri Application Tests (Рекомендуется)

Для тестирования вашего нативного Tauri приложения:

🌐 Browser Tests (Веб-версия)

Для тестирования веб-версии в браузерах:

🚗 WebDriver Tests

Rust Tests

All Tests

⚠️ Важно для Tauri тестов

• Tauri тесты запускают ваше нативное приложение автоматически
• Приложение собирается в release режиме при первом запуске
• Используется remote debugging через WebView2 на порту 9222
• Тесты выполняются последовательно для стабильности

📁 Project Structure

browser/
├── src/                          # Frontend (Svelte)
│   ├── lib/
│   │   ├── components/           # Svelte components
│   │   │   ├── WebViewManager.svelte  # WebView management
│   │   │   ├── TabBar.svelte          # Tab bar
│   │   │   ├── Toolbar.svelte         # Toolbar
│   │   │   └── ...
│   │   ├── stores/              # State management
│   │   │   └── browser.svelte.ts
│   │   └── types/               # TypeScript types
│   │       └── browser.ts
│   └── routes/                  # SvelteKit routes
├── src-tauri/                   # Backend (Rust)
│   ├── src/
│   │   └── lib.rs              # WebView commands and logic
│   ├── capabilities/           # Tauri permissions
│   └── tauri.conf.json        # Configuration
└── package.json

🎯 Features

✅ Implemented

• Native WebViews for each tab
• Multi-tab navigation
• Asynchronous Tauri API interaction
• Bookmark system
• Visit history
• Application settings
• Address bar with search
• Theme support

🔄 Future Plans

• Data synchronization between devices
• Extensions and plugins
• Advanced security settings
• Data import/export
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Context menus

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (
   git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
   )
3. Commit your changes (
   git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
   )
4. Push to the branch (
   git push origin feature/amazing-feature
   )
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Limni Attribution License (LAL). See the

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Tauri Team for the amazing framework — https://tauri.app
• Svelte Team for the reactive frontend framework — https://svelte.dev
• Rust Community for the reliable programming language — https://www.rust-lang.org
• Phosphor Icons for stylish icons — https://phosphoricons.com

Limni - Showcasing the power of native WebViews in modern desktop applications! 🚀

Created by FerrisMind