Bukubrow Host

Bukubrow is a WebExtension for Buku, a command-line bookmark manager. This is the corresponding host that facilitates interfacing with the Buku database via native messaging.

USAGE:
    bukubrow [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help                 Prints help information
        --install-brave        Install the native messaging host for Brave
        --install-chrome       Install the native messaging host for Chrome
        --install-chromium     Install the native messaging host for Chromium
        --install-edge         Install the native messaging host for Edge
        --install-firefox      Install the native messaging host for Firefox
        --install-librewolf    Install the native messaging host for LibreWolf
        --install-vivaldi      Install the native messaging host for Vivaldi
    -l, --list                 Print all bookmarks in a list to stdout
    -V, --version              Prints version information

OPTIONS:
        --install-dir <DIR>    Specify a custom manifest installation directory
    -o, --open <ID[,ID]>       Open bookmark(s) in the browser by ID

Prerequisites

• Buku
• Bukubrow WebExtension
• If building the host:
  • Rust / Cargo

Installation

Installing the host and registering it with your browser is required to allow the browser extension to talk to Buku.

The host is available from the following package managers:

• AUR: bukubrow (official) / bukubrow-bin (official)
• Nix: bukubrow

If you've installed the host via a package manager, skip to step 4.

If you've downloaded the host from the releases page, skip to step 3.

1. Clone the repo.
2. Run cargo build --release. Note that you'll need your target platform installed and configured with Cargo. Your executable will be located at target/release/bukubrow.
3. Move the executable to a suitable location, for example /usr/local/bin/.
4. Install the host file for your browser via the executable, for example bukubrow --install-firefox.

Further options can be viewed with bukubrow --help.

Contributing

The host is written in Rust stable. The messages it expects to receive from the WebExtension follow a faux HTTP format; for instance, to get all the bookmarks, you pass it a JSON object of the following format: { "method": "GET" }.