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+# Cartographer
+_An experimental mobile web browser_
+
+> Note: Cartographer is a very early work in progress, so approach with caution.
+
+
+
+Cartographer is an experimental web browser, technology demo and user interface/experience playground.  
+It's focus will be on supporting distributed, decentralised and peer to peer technologies such as Ethereum, IPFS and Hypercore.  
+
+It's mostly being built because: building things is fun.
+
+<a href="https://youtu.be/6MmmjcFzU44" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+	<img src="./docs/.assets/cartographer-preview-17.07.2021.gif" width="320" alt="Illustrative screen capture of Cartographer running on iOS, browsing between webs sites, tabs and the settings screen, which displays an Ethereum wallet balance" />
+</a>
+
+<small>[Video - Duration: 54 seconds (YouTube)](https://youtu.be/6MmmjcFzU44)</small>
+
+&nbsp;
+
+
+If you're looking for more mature, feature rich web browsers that support distributed and decentralised web technologies, please see our [P2P Web Browsers](./docs/p2p-web-browsers.md) document. 
+
+
+
+
+## Download
+
+Interested in testing Cartographer on iOS but not comfortable with compiling from source and/or don't have the tools?  
+
+Then [leave a comment on this issue](https://github.com/localhost-international/cartographer/issues/2) and we'll get you added to TestFlight.  
+
+Interested in running on Android? [See this issue](https://github.com/localhost-international/cartographer/issues/1).  
+
+## Development
+
+### Building
+
+For instructions on building Cartographer, please see [BUILDING.md](./BUILDING.md).
+
+### Testing and Linting
+
+> TODO - Build out snapshot tests for components
+
+* `yarn lint`
+* `yarn test`
+
+&nbsp;
+
+### Contributors
+
+We're polite and inclusive, and it'd be great if you are also.  
+[Non-violent Communication](https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-is-nvc) is key.  
+
+&nbsp;
+
+
+
+## Features
+
+Currently, the browser is very **very** (*very*?) rudimentary, but will support the following features:
+
+#### Browser  
+
+- [x] Navigation
+- [x] Tabs
+- [x] Native sharing
+- [ ] Home screen
+- [ ] Private browsing
+- [ ] Default browser (iOS 14)
+- [x] Search from address bar
+- [ ] History
+
+#### Protocols
+
+- [x] `http`
+- [x] `https`
+- [x] `web3` <small>_Pre-alpha_</small>
+- [ ] `ipfs`
+- [ ] `hyper`
+- [ ] `dat`
+
+#### Settings
+
+- [ ] Persistence
+- [ ] Search engines
+- [ ] Clear history
+- [ ] Clear website data
+- [ ] Ad blocker
+
+#### UI/UX
+
+- [x] App Icon <small>_Temporary_</small>
+- [x] Dark/light mode
+- [x] Pull to refresh
+- [x] Landscape mode
+- [ ] Animations
+
+
+#### Platforms
+
+- [x] Android
+- [x] iOS
+- [ ] iPadOS
+
+
+#### Project
+
+- [ ] Branding
+- [x] Unit Tests <small>_Partial_</small>
+- [ ] CI
+- [ ] Decentralised source control (e.g. Radicle)
+- [ ] Project roadmap 🙃
+
+
+&nbsp;
+
+
+## License
+
+[GNU Affero General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html).
+
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+module.exports = {
+  getTransformModulePath() {
+    return require.resolve('react-native-typescript-transformer');
+  },
+  getSourceExts() {
+    return ['ts', 'tsx'];
+  },
+};