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I did a similar thing to share files via a URL :)

Any learnings from pushing the envelope on URL payloads? Years ago I prototyped a customizable Powers of Ten-ish zoomer, with the stack of images/videos/maps/molecules specified in the URL. I should reprise it at some point if no one else does - wondering if you encountered anything unexpected, or Just Worked?

Heaps of Learnings here [0] from getting an entire games state into a url or QR code (a pretty damn complex game, 5-10 minute games comfortably fit in a QR code such that games can be replayed exactly as they happened - no server)

[0] - https://github.com/con-dog/snibble/blob/master/README.md

Tnx. HN post discussions include: How to store your app's entire state in the url https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34312546 ; Storing State in the URL https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31312680 .

Oh sorry. Just saw your reply now. This was helpful: https://stackoverflow.com/a/417184

Main issue I encountered was pasting a big payload URL. I had to make a fallback to allow pasting in a dialog if it failed to load from the browser URL bar.

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