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+/*
+ * Ricochet - A minimalist CLI web browser for fast, distraction-free navigation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2026  Richard Qin
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ricochet/core/browser.hh"
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "ricochet/core/local_data.hh"
+
+namespace ricochet::core {
+
+std::string Browser::format_url( std::string input )
+{
+  if ( input.empty() ) {
+    return input;
+  }
+
+  if ( input.starts_with( "http://" ) || input.starts_with( "https://" ) ) {
+    return input;
+  }
+
+  const bool is_domain = input.contains( '.' ) && !input.contains( ' ' );
+  if ( is_domain ) {
+    input.insert( 0, "https://" );
+    return input;
+  }
+
+  for ( char& ch : input ) {
+    if ( ch == ' ' ) {
+      ch = '+';
+    }
+  }
+  return "https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=" + input;
+}
+
+std::string Browser::get_configured_homepage()
+{
+  std::ifstream file( get_config_path( "config.txt" ) );
+  if ( file.is_open() ) {
+    std::string line;
+    while ( std::getline( file, line ) ) {
+      const std::size_t eq = line.find( '=' );
+      if ( eq != std::string::npos && line.substr( 0, eq ) == "homepage" ) {
+        return line.substr( eq + 1 );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return "https://wikipedia.org";
+}
+
+} // namespace ricochet::core