chemicaljs

Chemical

Easily create your own web proxy with no experience required.

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Setup

A simple example can be found in /example/.

A example with the vite plugin can be found in /example-vite/.

A example with all the components can be found in /example-components/.

A real world styled example can be found in /example-styled/.

A example with a build command and an external wisp server can be found in /example-build/.

Server

Create a new Node.js project and create a script file for the server.

1. Install Chemical npm install chemicaljs.

2. Import ChemicalServer and create a new server.

import { ChemicalServer } from "chemicaljs";

const [app, listen] = new ChemicalServer();

You can pass options to disable proxy services and set the default service.

const [app, listen] = new ChemicalServer({
    default: "rammerhead",
    uv: true,
    scramjet: false,
    rammerhead: true,
    hostname_blacklist: [ /google\.com/, /reddit\.com/ ],
    hostname_whitelist: [ /example\.com/ ]
});

hostname_whitelist overrides hostname_blacklist if you try to set them both.

1. Use app which is an express app. You may need to import express for certain APIs.

chemical.get("/", function(req, res){
    res.send("Hello World");
});

1. Use app.serveChemical() to serve Chemical routes.

2. Use serveChemical after main routes but before 404 routes. Example 404 page.

app.use((req, res) => {
    res.status(404);
    res.send("404 Error");
});

1. Use listen on a port of your choosing.

listen(3000);

Below is an example of a simple backend. This example will setup Chemical and serve the "public" folder along with the index.html file as / and .html files without the extension.

import { ChemicalServer } from "chemicaljs";
import express from "express";

const [app, listen] = new ChemicalServer();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

app.use(express.static("public", {
    index: "index.html",
    extensions: ["html"]
}));

app.serveChemical();

app.use((req, res) => {
    res.status(404);
    res.send("404 Error");
});

listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`Chemical demo listening on port ${port}`);
});

Build

Want to use Chemical without using a custom wisp and/or rammerhead server or without a server at all?

Using the build command you can clone all needed assets into your build folder (like BareMux, Libcurl, and proxies enabled). Note that UV and Scramjet will need an external wisp server to function if you do not provide your own and Rammerhead will not work without your own Rammerhead server running.

1. Import ChemicalBuild and create a new build.

const build = new ChemicalBuild({
    path: "dist",
    default: "uv",
    uv: true,
    scramjet: true,
    rammerhead: false,
});

1. Use build.write() to write into the build path.

2. Use build.write(true) to first empty the build path.

Below if a full example of building Chemical.

const build = new ChemicalBuild({
    path: "dist",
    default: "uv",
    uv: true,
    scramjet: true,
    rammerhead: false,
});

await build.write(true);

Client

In your project create a folder to store your static assets. Create an index.html file which will be the homepage of your website.

1. Add the Chemical script to the top of your page. This will load all needed scripts for Chemical and other packages.

<script src="/chemical.js"></script>

If you want to set the wisp server to an external server just change the wisp attribute.

<script data-wisp="wss://wisp.mercurywork.shop/" src="/chemical.js"></script>

If you want to set the transport just change the transport attribute. Choose libcurl (default becuase it supports Firefox) or epoxy.

<script data-transport="epoxy" src="/chemical.js"></script>

1. In a inline script or javascript file, encode a URL with Chemical using the async function chemical.encode.

await chemical.encode("https://example.com")

Optional: Change service to uv, scramjet, or rammerhead. Defaults to uv or server option.

await chemical.encode("https://example.com", {
    service: "rammerhead"
})

1. To decode a URL use chemical.decode

const encodedURL = await chemical.encode("https://example.com")
const decodedURL = await chemical.decode(encodedURL)

1. Set autoHttps to make example.com > https://example.com

await chemical.encode("example.com", {
    autoHttps: true
})

1. Use a search engine with the searchEngine property. Use a search engine URL with "%s" in place of query.

await chemical.encode("cheese", {
    searchEngine: "https://www.google.com/search?q=%s"
})

1. You may want to check if Chemical has loaded before encoding a URL.

if (window.chemical.loaded) {
    //Chemical is loaded
}

window.addEventListener("chemicalLoaded", function(e) {
    //Chemical has loaded
});

1. Change the transport with chemical.setTransport

await chemical.setTransport("libcurl") //libcurl or epoxy

1. Change the Wisp URL with chemical.setWisp

await chemical.setWisp("wss://wisp.mercurywork.shop/")

Below is a simple example of a simple input that redirects to the encoded URL when the user presses enter. It checks if there is any input and if Chemical has loaded before loading.

<h1>Chemical Example</h1>
<input id="search" placeholder="Enter URL">

<script src="/chemical.js"></script>
<script>
    const search = document.getElementById("search");

    search.addEventListener("keydown", async function (e) {
        if (e.key == "Enter" && chemical.loaded && e.target.value) {
            window.location = await chemical.encode(e.target.value)
        }
    })
</script>

1. Fetch websites through Wisp using chemical.fetch. This works the same as the fetch API.

2. Get search suggestions via DuckDuckGo using chemical.getSuggestions

await chemical.getSuggestions("google")

Vite Plugin

1. Create a new vite app and open vite.config.js or vite.config.ts

2. Import ChemicalVitePlugin and add it to plugins.

import { defineConfig } from "vite"
import { ChemicalVitePlugin } from "chemicaljs"

export default defineConfig({
    plugins: [/*Other plugins*/ChemicalVitePlugin()],
})

You can pass options to just like on the main server.

export default defineConfig({
    plugins: [
        ChemicalVitePlugin({
            default: "rammerhead",
            uv: true,
            scramjet: false,
            rammerhead: true,
            hostname_blacklist: [ /google\.com/, /reddit\.com/ ],
            hostname_whitelist: [ /example\.com/ ]
        })
    ],
})

Components

Setup a proxy site with easy HTML components.

1. Add the Chemical components along with the main script to the top of your page.

<script src="/chemical.js"></script>
<script src="/chemical.components.js"></script>

1. Now add any component to your site!

Link

An anchor link but it automatically encodes the URL.

<a href="https://example.com" is="chemical-link">Link</a>

You can style the link as chemical is loading.

a[data-chemical-loading="true"] {
    cursor: wait;
}

Basic Input

Opens in the current tab when the enter key is pressed.

<input target="_self" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">

Opens in current tab when the enter key is pressed.

<input target="_blank" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">

Custom action when the enter key is pressed. Change action to your function name. The first parameter of the action will be the encoded URL.

<input action="logURL" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">
<script>
    function logURL(url) {
        console.log(url)
    }
</script>

Input with Button

Opens when the enter key is pressed or button is clicked. Set the for attribute to the id of the button.

<input id="my-input" target="_blank" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">
<button for="my-input" is="chemical-button">Go!</button>

With iframe

A hidden iframe that is shown when the enter key is pressed. Set the frame attribute to the id of the iframe.

<input frame="my-iframe" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">
<iframe id="my-iframe" is="chemical-iframe"></iframe>

A hidden iframe that is shown when the enter key is pressed. Includes controls the are hidden when the iframe is hidden and can control websites in the iframe as well as hiding the iframe and controls.

Set the frame attribute to the id of the iframe. Set the controls attribute to the id of the controls.

Set the second parameter of chemicalAction to the id of the iframe.

<input frame="my-iframe-2" placeholder="Enter URL" is="chemical-input">
<section id="my-controls-2" is="chemical-controls">
    <button onclick="chemicalAction('back', 'my-iframe-2')">←</button>
    <button onclick="chemicalAction('forward', 'my-iframe-2')">→</button>
    <button onclick="chemicalAction('reload', 'my-iframe-2')">⟳</button>
    <button onclick="chemicalAction('close', 'my-iframe-2')">🗙</button>
</section>
<iframe controls="my-controls-2" id="my-iframe-2" is="chemical-iframe"></iframe>

License

Chemical uses the AGPL 3.0 license.