dotjs

dotjs

dotjs is a Google Chrome extension that executes JavaScript files in ~/.js based on their filename.

If you navigate to http://www.google.com/, dotjs will execute ~/.js/google.com.js.

This makes it super easy to spruce up your favorite pages using JavaScript.

Bonus: files in ~/.js have jQuery 1.6 loaded, regardless of whether the site you're hacking uses jQuery.

Double bonus: `~/.js/default.js` is loaded on every request, meaning you can stick plugins or helper functions in it.

GreaseMonkey user scripts are great, but you need to publish them somewhere and re-publish after making modifications. With dotjs, just add or edit files in ~/.js.

Example

$ cat ~/.js/github.com.js
// swap github logo with trollface
$('#header .logo img')
  .css('width', '100px')
  .css('margin-top', '-15px')
  .attr('src', '//bit.ly/ghD24e')

Requires

• OS X
• Ruby 1.8
• rake (gem install rake)
• Google Chrome
• /usr/local/bin in your $PATH

Install it

git clone http://github.com/defunkt/dotjs
cd dotjs
rake install

Uninstall it

rake uninstall

Protip

Keep ~/.js under version control and share it with the world.

Credits

• Icon: http://raphaeljs.com/icons/
• jQuery: http://jquery.com/