Setting IPFS API address from URL parameter

[victorb]

When linking to the webui from another application, it would be great if we could supply an already known API address via the URL so the user doesn't have to configure it manually.

For example, using the address http://ip:5001/ipfs/$webuiHash#ipfs-api=/ip4/10.0.0.1/tcp/5001 would automatically call the right functions to set /ip4/10.0.0.1/tcp/5001 as the API address.

Log from discussion on IRC today.

12:04:31 <@victorbjelkholm> Hello webui folks! Wondering if I can set config values for webui via the URL? For example, I want to be able to link to a webui running somewhere else that is not localhost, and I know where the ipfs endpoint is. So would be great with something like `http://ip:5001/ipfs/$webuiHash#ipfs-api=/ip4/10.0.0.1/tcp/5001` that would set the ipfs endpoint automatically on load

12:26:17 <@olizilla> victorbjelkholm: how doo! you can set config values via localStorage right now. To set it via a URL query, we'd need to tweak ipfs-redux-bundle https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-redux-bundle/blob/fcabfa989d33001638d57d8c1e02be29c3841850/src/js-ipfs-api/index.js

[Gozala]

I assume this is a way to point webui to different Daemon isn't it ? I think it would be extremely useful and had being wishing for something like that in the context of ipfs/in-web-browsers#137

[olizilla]

We can add this to ipfs-webui directly or add it to https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-redux-bundle which contains the "find the best IPFS you can" logic.

[calikevuche]

I have a similar question:
#1389
Is there a simple answer @olizilla @Gozala ?