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# 🔥 MSN Viewer
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A simple web-based utility for reading MSN Messenger backup files.
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Entirely local, no data is uploaded. Easy to run: a single page,
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vanilla JavaScript, and a little bit of Bootstrap on top.
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## Running
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2023-01-03 22:19:18 +00:00
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The application requires Yarn to build. Once it is installed, run
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`yarn build` to build the bundle. Upload everything in the `dist/`
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directory to a webserver and serve the directory as static files.
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## Technologies
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This small project is partly a playground for over-engineering. The
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technologies used are:
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- **XSLT and XML:** Ancient, but still working in all browsers.
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Easiest way to parse and view the backup files.
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- **Typescript:** It's JavaScript, but better.
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- **SASS**: It's CSS, but better.
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- **Parcel:** Bundling tool with minimal configuration required to
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build the web application.
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- **Dexie (IndexedDB):** For saving previously-viewed backup files.
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- **Bootstrap:** I am not good at making beautiful websites.
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Bootstrap almost makes it look like I know what I'm doing.
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## License
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This software is open source softare, licensed under the AGPLv3. See
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the `LICENSE` file for details.
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