[nyxt] Add function that redirects some URLs to free alternatives

nyxt/.config/nyxt/init.lisp.org

@@ -5,16 +5,75 @@ Always restore the previous session when the browser starts.
     ((session-restore-prompt :always-restore)))
 #+end_src
 
+Add a function that automatically redirects certain URLs to free alternatives.
+
+#+begin_src lisp
+  (defun init-redirect-to-alternative (request-data)
+    (labels ((log-uri (uri)
+               (log:info "Switching to URL: ~a://~a~a"
+                         (quri:uri-scheme uri)
+                         (quri:uri-host uri)
+                         (quri:uri-path uri))))
+      (let* ((uri (url request-data))
+             (host (quri:uri-host uri)))
+        (cond
+          ((search "blog.bitsrc.io" host)
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "scribe.rip"
+                         (quri:uri-path uri) (concatenate 'string "/bitsrc" (quri:uri-path uri)))
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri)))
+          ((search "levelup.gitconnected.com" host)
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "scribe.rip"
+                         (quri:uri-path uri) (concatenate 'string "/gitconnected" (quri:uri-path uri)))
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri)))
+          ((or (search "kevingosse.medium.com" host)
+               (search "minidump.net" host))
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "scribe.rip"
+                         (quri:uri-path uri) (concatenate 'string "/kevingosse" (quri:uri-path uri)))
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri)))
+          ((search "medium.com" host :end2 (length "medium.com"))
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "scribe.rip")
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri)))
+          ((search "twitter.com" host)
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "nitter.net")
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri)))
+          ((search "www.youtube.com" host)
+           (setf (url request-data)
+                 (progn
+                   (setf (quri:uri-host uri) "redirect.invidious.io")
+                   (log-uri uri)
+                   uri))))))
+    request-data)
+#+end_src
+
 I want the keys to function more like Emacs, so I enable =emacs-mode= for all buffers. I also want my downloads to go to =~/downloads= instead of =~/Downloads=.
 
 #+begin_src lisp
   (define-configuration buffer
-      ((default-modes (append '(emacs-mode) %slot-default%))
+    ((default-modes (append '(emacs-mode) %slot-default%))
-       (download-path (make-instance 'data-path :dirname "~/downloads"))
+     (download-path (make-instance 'data-path :dirname "~/downloads"))
-       ;; Bind org-capture to `C-c o c', but only in emacs-mode.
+     (request-resource-hook
-       (override-map
+      (reduce #'hooks:add-hook
-        (let ((map (make-keymap "override-map")))
+              (mapcar #'make-handler-resource (list #'init-redirect-to-alternative))
-          (define-key map "C-c o c" 'org-capture)))))
+              :initial-value %slot-default%))
+     ;; Bind org-capture to `C-c o c', but only in emacs-mode.
+     (override-map
+      (let ((map (make-keymap "override-map")))
+        (define-key map "C-c o c" 'org-capture)))))
 #+end_src
 
 Set up capturing URLs with org-capture in Emacs. From https://ag91.github.io/blog/2021/07/09/org-capture-in-nyxt-taking-notes-while-browsing/.