GabLeRoux
commented
1 year ago I think this is possible to implement.
According to history API on MDN (this is what we use), the following functions are available:
Here's compatibility table:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Firefox for Android | Safari on iOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deleteAll | Yes | 79 | 49 | Yes | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| deleteRange | Yes | 79 | 49 | Yes | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| deleteUrl | Yes | 79 | 49 | Yes | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
webextensions-history-browser (this plugin) currently uses datatables. There is a datatables editor premium addon which would allow editing and/or deleting selected rows. I'm not sure about licensing so a custom implementation could also do the trick.
There are a few alternatives to datatables, here are a few ones which would support selection and deletion:
- tabulator.info example
- react-data-table-component example this one would need an additional search implementation and needs react, but I'm quite sure it's possible for an extension.
- mui's react-table is nice, but we would need to implement search as well
- material-table example codesandbox example
- react-bootstrap-table example
Can a delete function be added to this extension? Some sites show 10, 20, or more accesses in history using this extension with the search capability. I would like to be able to delete all history entries for a listed URL. I cannot find any add-ins or extensions for Firefox that can provide a list of history entries (especially with a search function) and allow those entries/records to be deleted. This would be an excellent platform to use for this stated additional functionality!