Web-Surfer

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Project information

Category: Client-Server Architecture
Programming Language: Java, HTML
Project Type: Sole project
GitHub URL: https://github.com/Isuranga-Seram/Web-Surfer.git

Applications Used

Java JavaFx Scene-builder HTML

Project Description ℹ️

This project is a lightweight web browser application that can send HTTP requests, process responses, and render web content. It includes basic functionalities such as handling redirects, reading server responses, and displaying error messages in a simple web view.

Features of the Web-Surfer Application 🚀

Basic Web Navigation: Users can enter URLs and load web pages.
Custom User-Agent Support: The browser sets a specific User-Agent for HTTP requests.
Error Handling: Displays user-friendly error messages for bad requests or connection issues.
HTTP Request Handling: Supports sending HTTP GET requests to retrieve web content.
Redirect Handling: Detects redirection responses and processes them accordingly.

Technologies Used 👩🏻‍💻

Programming Language: Java
Networking: Java Sockets (for HTTP requests)
UI Framework: JavaFX WebView
Multi-threading: Used for handling server responses without freezing the UI

Built With 🛠️

The Web-Surfer App was developed using the following technologies:

Java
JavaFX (for UI & WebView)

Getting Started

Welcome to Web-Surfer Project

Prerequisites to Contribute or Understand This Project

1. Networking in Java

How Domain Name System (DNS) works
How HTTP Request/ Response works

2. Java Programming

Core concepts and object-oriented principles

3. JavaFX

UI and WebView for rendering pages

4. Multi-threading

Handling network responses efficiently

5. HTTP Protocols

GET requests
Headers and response handling

Installation 💻

Below is an example of how you can install and set up the Web-Surfer.

Clone the repo:


                           git clone https://github.com/Isuranga-Seram/Web-Surfer.git
                           cd Web-Surfer

Change git remote URL to avoid accidental pushes to the base project:


                           git remote set-url origin github_username/repo_name  #optional
                           git remote -v # confirm the changes

Now you can run the app

Enjoy !!

Usage

The Web-Surfer app has a variety of uses, such as:

Personal Browser 🌐: Can be extended with additional features like bookmarks or history.
Development Testing 🛠: Helps developers understand network programming, multi-threading, and HTTP request/response handling.
Educational Purpose 📚: Learn how web browsers work internally.

Contributing 👪

🚀 "Great projects thrive on collaboration! Join us in building something amazing—contribute your skills, ideas, and code to make this web browser even better!" 💡✨

Potential Enhancements :

Enhance UI for better user experience.
Improve request handling (e.g., adding support for POST requests).
Implement JavaScript and CSS support for modern web standards.
Add tabbed browsing functionality.

Version 📳

0.0.1