browsh-org/browsh

Stdin support?

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#204 opened on Sep 14, 2018

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Description

Would it be possible to support opening a file from stdin? It may be necessary to provide an option to choose the mime type, and defaulting to text/html might make sense.

This might be tenuously linked to #76.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingstdin handlingbrowsh module structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate how browsh currently opens files, likely in main.go or browser package. See linked issue #76 for context on stdin. Determine where to add stdin reading, handle mime type defaults, and ensure compatibility with existing file opening logic. Discuss with maintainers if default mime type should be text/html or configurable.