bug#51716: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Expose xwidget navigation history to Lisp code

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com>
> Cc: 51716@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:06:45 +0800
> 
> OK, I should clarify: this function provides the data necessary to map
> browsing history into Lisp.

Yes, I've seen that.

> One feature I mentioned was that WebKit removes repetitive (usually
> malicious) redirects designed to make it impossible to leave a page
> through going back in the history.

And we cannot detect those repetitive redirects in Lisp?

> WebKit only records its canonical page history in the back-forward list
> of the WebKitWebView, which can only be obtained with
> webkit_web_view_get_back_forward_list, and as such it needs to be
> introduced as a primitive.

So you must rely on WebKit for producing the history?

But once the history is produced/updated, can it be treated as any
other history variable in Emacs?