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diff --git a/_projects/bumblebee.md b/_projects/bumblebee.md index 03046d3..ef38b2f 100644 --- a/_projects/bumblebee.md +++ b/_projects/bumblebee.md @@ -6,22 +6,23 @@ thumbnail: thumb.png layout: post --- -Bumblebee is a web browser that turns browser sessions into C# scripts. Its -objective is to eliminate the need for authoring scripts for testing, web -scraping, and other browser automation tasks. +Bumblebee is a web browser that converts browser sessions into C# scripts for +playback. It eliminates the need for authoring browser automation scripts. <video style="max-width:100%; margin-bottom: 10px" controls="" poster="thumb.png"> <source src="bee.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> -Bumblebee is a Windows Forms application written in C#. The rendering of web -content is handled by the embedded Microsoft Edge browser (via WebView). The -text editor on the right is <a src="https://github.com/desjarlais/Scintilla.NET" -class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scintilla.NET</a>. It -enables users to override the script at any point during the session. There are -application settings that let users debounce events, ignore hidden elements -and scripts, and more. +Bumblebee is a Windows Forms application written in C#. Web content is rendered +by the embedded Microsoft Edge browser (via WebView). The text editor on the +right is <a src="https://github.com/desjarlais/Scintilla.NET" class="external" +target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scintilla.NET</a>. Users can +override the generated script at any point during the session. The users can +configure Bumblebee to debounce events, ignore hidden elements, etc. -Unfortunately, I can't share the source code for Bumblebee. I developed it for -an employer. Hence, the software is proprietary. +Bumblebee works by injecting a custom JavaScript program that tracks user +interactions. The tracker intercepts and sends them to the Bumblebee backend as +events for analysis. In addition to the front-end events, Bumblebee also +intercepts events internal to the web browser, which it then interprets to +generate C# code for the Selenium WebDriver in real time. diff --git a/_projects/matrix-digital-rain.md b/_projects/matrix-digital-rain.md index 9c7b529..afbfc1f 100644 --- a/_projects/matrix-digital-rain.md +++ b/_projects/matrix-digital-rain.md @@ -6,33 +6,26 @@ thumbnail: thumb.png layout: post --- -The famous digital rain from the movie The Matrix implemented in C for -the Unix terminal without using any GUI/TUI kits: +The famous digital rain from The Matrix, implemented in C. <video style="max-width:100%;" controls="" poster="thumb.png"> <source src="matrix.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> -Domsson's <a href="https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak" class="external" -target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fakesteak</a> inspired -this project. I added the following features while trying to keep the original -project's simplicity intact as much as possible: +This project is a fork of Domsson's beautiful <a +href="https://github.com/domsson/fakesteak" class="external" target="_blank" +rel="noopener noreferrer">Fakesteak</a>. -- Customize the rain color to match the theme of the setup. -- Support for UTF-32 characters. -- The ghosting effect of old monochrome displays. -- The rain more closely resembles the original from the first movie. +There are three color settings: head, tail, and background. They are configured +by setting the 24-bit RGB channels using `COLOR_*_RED`, `COLOR_*_GRN`, and +`COLOR_*_BLU` definitions. The ghosting effect of old monochrome screens is +achieved by scaling the RGB channels. This results in a rain effect that +closely resembles the original from the first Matrix movie. -To use them, you need a terminal emulator that supports 24-bit RGB colors and -Unicode characters. - -The background, head, and tail colors of the rain can be configured via -`COLOR_BG_*`, `COLOR_HD_*`, and `COLOR_TL_*` settings. The `UNICODE_MIN` and -`UNICODE_MAX` values control the character set used for the rain. For instance, -use `0x30A1` and `0x30F6` for Katakana: +In addition, this implementation supports UTF-32 character sets. The +`UNICODE_MIN` and `UNICODE_MAX` controls the Unicode block used. For +instance, setting them to `0x30A1` and `0x30F6` rains Katakana: <img style="width: 100%;" src="katakana.png" /> -Happy ricing! - Files: [source.tar.gz](source.tar.gz) |