fathyb/carbonyl

Carbonyl is a headless, terminal-based web browser engine implemented primarily in Rust. It integrates with the Chromium source code to provide headless rendering, input handling, and navigation capabilities within a terminal environment. The system supports cross-compilation for Linux and macOS, enabling the browser to function as a lightweight, C++-backed headless engine with native Rust subsystems for graphics and user interaction.

The project underwent a significant architectural shift by rewriting the core browser, graphics, and input subsystems in Rust, replacing the previous Electron/TypeScript approach. This period also involved refactoring the build system to support cross-compilation for Linux and removing the Electron source code dependency.

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This period focused on establishing the core headless browser architecture by integrating Chromium with a custom Rust-based bridge for rendering and input handling. The work introduced a new quadrant-based rendering system supporting true color and high-resolution terminal output, alongside a navigation UI and CLI interface to make the headless shell functional.

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