netscape-bookmark-export-converter
Converts Netscape Bookmark Format files used by popular web browsers to an array of objects containing individual bookmarks URI's and their respective folder tags.
Features
- Easily converts Netscape Bookmarks Format files to an array of objects
- Bookmark folders are converted to tags which can be used to maintain and manage categorization
Compatability
- Google Chrome Bookmarks
- Microsoft Edge Favorites
- Mozilla Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Opera Browser
Installation
npm install netscape-bookmark-export-converter
or
yarn add netscape-bookmark-export-converter
Usage
TypeScript
import { convert } from 'netscape-bookmark-export-converter';
import { join } from 'path';
interface Bookmark {
url: string;
tags: string[];
}
const convertFileToBookmarkArray = async (bookmarksFilePath) => {
// Convert File to Bookmarks Array
const bookmarks: Bookmark[] = await convert(bookmarksFilePath);
// Do something with the Bookmarks
console.log(bookmarks);
}
const bookmarksFilePath: string = join(__dirname, "bookmarks.html");
convertFileToBookmarkArray(bookmarksFilePath);
JavaScript
const convert = require('netscape-bookmark-export-converter').convert;
const path = require('path');
const convertFileToBookmarkArray = async (bookmarksFilePath) => {
// Convert File to Bookmarks Array
const bookmarks = await convert(bookmarksFilePath);
// Do something with the Bookmarks
console.log(bookmarks);
}
const bookmarksFilePath = path.join(__dirname, "bookmarks.html");
convertFileToBookmarkArray(bookmarksFilePath);
Example Output
[
{ url: 'http://example.com/', tags: [ 'Favorites bar' ] },
{
url: 'https://www.google.com/',
tags: [ 'Favorites bar', 'Search' ]
},
{ url: 'https://www.theverge.com/tech', tags: [ 'Favorites bar' ] },
{ url: 'https://www.tudublin.ie/', tags: [ 'Favorites bar' ] },
{ url: 'https://www.imdb.com/', tags: [ 'Favorites bar', 'Movies' ] },
{
url: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0',
tags: [ 'Favorites bar', 'Movies', 'Best' ]
}
]
Testing
npm run test
or
yarn test