m1guelpf/browser-agent

Respect `robots.txt`

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#2 opened on Mar 26, 2023

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Description

ML-based bots need to respect the norms as all the other bots on the web. That means providing an identifiable user agent, loading robots.txt, and avoiding requests to places that robots.txt bans it from.

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Research direction
Implement parsing of robots.txt files in Rust, likely using regex or a crate like robots txt, and integrate with the HTTP client to disallow requests to prohibited paths.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitRust
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60