Browser History Transplant for #iD

history transplant.md

##iD history transplant

###Browser 1

• Open "Help" and start walkthrough

• Open developer console

• Change "main frame/top frame" to "id-embed" if necessary, eg. running from openstreetmap.org

• Run this:

    (function getHistory() {
        function getKey(n) { return 'iD_' + window.location.origin + '_' + n; }
        return id.storage(getKey('saved_history'));
    })();
  

• Save output someplace. Change outermost " to ' if necessary

###Browser 2:

• Open "Help" and start walkthrough

• Open developer console

• Run this:

    json = 'PASTE YOUR STUFF HERE';
    (function putHistory(json) {
        function getKey(n) { return 'iD_' + window.location.origin + '_' + n; }
        return id.storage(getKey('saved_history'), json);
    })(json);
  

• Close iD window

• The next time you open a new iD window, you will be prompted to restore your history