Linked-Based Settings Export/Import and QR Code Musings

[fny]

Given the settings array is a simple list of key value pairs, its easy to construct a corresponding URL:

var settings = [{"name":"appVersion","value":"0.5.0"},{"name":"appLang","value":"en-US"},{"name":"cloudStorage","value":"dropbox"},{"name":"pagination","value":"10"},{"name":"editMode","value":"preview"},{"name":"encrypt","value":1},{"name":"encryptPass","value":[-123,-123,123,123,123,123,123,123]},{"name":"encryptSalt","value":"-123,123"},{"name":"encryptIter","value":"1000"},{"name":"encryptTag","value":"64"},{"name":"encryptKeySize","value":"128"},{"name":"navigateTop","value":"k"},{"name":"navigateBottom","value":"j"},{"name":"jumpInbox","value":"g i"},{"name":"jumpNotebook","value":"g n"},{"name":"jumpFavorite","value":"g f"},{"name":"jumpRemoved","value":"g t"},{"name":"actionsEdit","value":"e"},{"name":"actionsOpen","value":"o"},{"name":"actionsRemove","value":"shift+3"},{"name":"actionsRotateStar","value":"s"},{"name":"appCreateNote","value":"c"},{"name":"appSearch","value":"/"},{"name":"appKeyboardHelp","value":"?"}]

function buildParam(setting) {
  return encodeURIComponent(setting.name) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(setting.value);
}

function buildParams(settings) {
  return settings.reduce(function(prev, curr){
    if (typeof prev != 'string') {
      prev = buildParam(prev);
    }
    return prev += '&' + buildParam(curr);
  });
}

buildParams(settings);

Perhaps QR codes would be a near addition to follow.