Add the link-preview-js dependency

[Juddex0]

hi, I'm relatively new to this, but is it possible if you could add the link-preview-js depedency to the mudslide repo ?

So that everytime I send a link to my whatsapp contacts, they can see the thumbnail preview of the link sent, thank you :)

[robvanderleek]

Hi @Juddex0

Thanks for your input.

Adding URL previews has been discussed before in this issue: #113
Please go through that issue thread, and if you're able, try the issue branch.
As you can read, the functionality does not work on all platforms, and the reason for that is outside the scope of this repository.

[Juddex0]

Thanks @robvanderleek I have taken a look at the issue thread and if I am understanding correctly, it only works on ios but doesn't work on android.

If I clone the mudslide repo to my local machine in VScode and modify the files,

how do I tell npx to use the mudslide version from my local machine instead of the default one from github ?

Thank you

[robvanderleek]

Thanks @robvanderleek I have taken a look at the issue thread and if I am understanding correctly, it only works on ios but doesn't work on android.

Yes. Also, I can only test on iOS myself.

If I clone the mudslide repo to my local machine in VScode and modify the files,
how do I tell npx to use the mudslide version from my local machine instead of the default one from github ?

To run it locally from a cloned repository, you can best use Yarn. I've updated the development documentation a bit: https://github.com/robvanderleek/mudslide?tab=readme-ov-file#development