Nariman Jelveh a290dd446f feat: puter.ui.setURLParams() for app deep links
Apps could read a deep link's params at launch but had no way to write
the browser URL, so app state was never shareable or bookmarkable.

setURLParams() lets an app own the query string of its own /app/<name>
URL. The path segment is always built from the window's own data-app,
never from app input, so an app can decorate its own URL but cannot make
the address bar name another app or a Puter route. Writes use
replaceState, so apps cannot mint history entries and Back keeps meaning
"leave the app".

Params Puter itself interprets on a page load are refused: a shareable
link is exactly where they would do damage (auth_token would turn an
app's "copy link" button into a session-fixation link, api_origin would
point token traffic elsewhere, embedded_in_popup diverts boot into the
popup-auth path, error_from_within_iframe makes the backend serve an
error page). The deny-list carries an audit rule, since these are read
from three different places: url_query_params, a direct location.search
parse during boot-mode selection, and req.query server-side.

Ownership is enforced GUI-side and re-checked when a paced write lands:
dashboard mode only, never explorer, the window must claim the URL and
not be minimized. Writes are coalesced per app name at 500ms, kept
under WebKit's history budget so a spamming app cannot exhaust what the
GUI needs for its own pushes.

Also fixes four pre-existing bugs this surfaced:

- An unguarded pushState aborted UIWindow() mid-build when a browser
  refused the write, leaving a headless dashboard window with no
  minimize or close control.
- A dashboard tile click focused an already-open app without re-claiming
  the URL, so the address bar kept naming the app the user just left.
- push_dashboard_app_url's dedup branch left dashboard_url_pop_pending
  set, so restoring an app inside the pop watchdog's window got it
  re-minimized.
- UIDesktop's posargs JSON.parse was unguarded, matching the guard
  initgui.js already had.
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Puter

Puter is an advanced, open-source, self-hostable internet computer designed to be feature-rich, fast, and highly extensible.

For Users

Puter's goal is to provide you with every app and feature you need to work, create, and play under one roof. From a simple Notepad and Voice Recorder to Spreadsheet and Camera, Puter wants to be the all-in-one solution for your digital life.

For Developers

Puter provides everything you need to build and publish web apps and games. From AI to Cloud Storage and Database to Serverless Workers, Puter has you covered. Puter also helps you get users! Once you build your app, you can publish it on our App Store to reach and monetize users.


Getting Started

💻 Local Development

git clone https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter
cd puter
npm install
npm start

This should launch Puter at http://puter.localhost:4100


🚀 Self-Hosting

Linux/macOS

curl -fsSL https://puter.com/selfhost | sh

Windows

irm https://puter.com/selfhost?os=windows | iex

For more details, see Self-Hosting Puter.


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Puter is available as a hosted service at puter.com.


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