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// ==UserScript==
// @name GitHub Assets Preview
// @namespace https://github.com/shawnlinboy/github-assets-preview
// @version 1.0.5
// @description Preview text-based files directly in the browser on GitHub release pages
// @author Shen Lin
// @license Apache-2.0
// @homepageURL https://github.com/shawnlinboy/github-assets-preview
// @supportURL https://github.com/shawnlinboy/github-assets-preview/issues
// @match https://github.com/*
// @run-at document-idle
// @grant GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @connect github.com
// @connect objects.githubusercontent.com
// @connect release-assets.githubusercontent.com
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const PREVIEW_TYPES = ['.txt', '.md', '.json', '.log', '.csv', '.xml', '.yaml', '.yml', '.ini', '.conf'];
const RELEASE_PATH_REGEX = /\/releases(?:\/|$)/;
let observer = null;
let lastUrl = '';
// Add styles
GM_addStyle(`
.gh-preview-modal {
--gh-preview-overlay: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
--gh-preview-bg: #ffffff;
--gh-preview-surface: #f6f8fa;
--gh-preview-text: #24292f;
--gh-preview-border: #d0d7de;
--gh-preview-close: #57606a;
--gh-preview-close-hover: #24292f;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background: var(--gh-preview-overlay);
z-index: 10000;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
color: var(--gh-preview-text);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.gh-preview-modal {
--gh-preview-overlay: rgba(1, 4, 9, 0.75);
--gh-preview-bg: #0d1117;
--gh-preview-surface: #161b22;
--gh-preview-text: #e6edf3;
--gh-preview-border: #30363d;
--gh-preview-close: #8b949e;
--gh-preview-close-hover: #f0f6fc;
}
}
.gh-preview-content {
background: var(--gh-preview-bg);
color: var(--gh-preview-text);
border-radius: 8px;
width: 90%;
max-width: 900px;
max-height: 80vh;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
border: 1px solid var(--gh-preview-border);
}
.gh-preview-header {
padding: 1em;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gh-preview-border);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
background: var(--gh-preview-surface);
}
.gh-preview-body {
margin: 0;
padding: 1em;
overflow: auto;
flex: 1;
font-size: 0.9em;
white-space: pre-wrap;
word-wrap: break-word;
font-family: monospace;
color: var(--gh-preview-text);
}
.gh-preview-close {
border: none;
background: none;
font-size: 1.5em;
cursor: pointer;
color: var(--gh-preview-close);
}
.gh-preview-close:hover {
color: var(--gh-preview-close-hover);
}
`);
// Create modal window
function showModal(title, content) {
let existingModal = document.querySelector('.gh-preview-modal');
if (existingModal) existingModal.remove();
let modal = document.createElement('div');
modal.className = 'gh-preview-modal';
let onEscKeydown = null;
const closeModal = () => {
if (onEscKeydown) {
document.removeEventListener('keydown', onEscKeydown);
}
modal.remove();
};
modal.onclick = (e) => {
if (e.target === modal) closeModal();
};
let modalContent = document.createElement('div');
modalContent.className = 'gh-preview-content';
let header = document.createElement('div');
header.className = 'gh-preview-header';
header.innerHTML = `<strong>${title}</strong>`;
let closeBtn = document.createElement('button');
closeBtn.className = 'gh-preview-close';
closeBtn.textContent = '✕';
closeBtn.onclick = closeModal;
header.appendChild(closeBtn);
let contentArea = document.createElement('pre');
contentArea.className = 'gh-preview-body';
contentArea.textContent = content;
modalContent.appendChild(header);
modalContent.appendChild(contentArea);
modal.appendChild(modalContent);
document.body.appendChild(modal);
onEscKeydown = (e) => {
if (e.key === 'Escape') {
closeModal();
}
};
document.addEventListener('keydown', onEscKeydown);
}
// Add preview buttons
function addPreviewButtons() {
if (!RELEASE_PATH_REGEX.test(location.pathname)) return;
// Find all download links
document.querySelectorAll('a[href*="/releases/download/"]').forEach(link => {
const href = link.href;
const fileName = href.split('/').pop().split('?')[0];
const fileExt = '.' + fileName.split('.').pop().toLowerCase();
// Check if file type is supported
if (!PREVIEW_TYPES.includes(fileExt)) return;
// Avoid duplicate button additions
if (link.dataset.previewAdded) return;
link.dataset.previewAdded = 'true';
let btn = document.createElement('button');
btn.textContent = '👁️ Preview';
btn.style.cssText = `
margin-left: 8px;
padding: 4px 8px;
background-color: #238636;
color: white;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 0.85em;
font-weight: 500;
`;
btn.onmouseover = () => btn.style.backgroundColor = '#2ea043';
btn.onmouseout = () => btn.style.backgroundColor = '#238636';
btn.onclick = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
btn.textContent = '⏳ Loading...';
btn.disabled = true;
// Use responseType: 'text' to fetch text content
GM_xmlhttpRequest({
method: "GET",
url: href,
responseType: 'text',
timeout: 10000,
onload: function(response) {
if (response.status === 200) {
// Truncate large content
let content = response.responseText;
if (content.length > 100000) {
content = content.substring(0, 100000) + '\n\n... [File is too large, truncated] ...';
}
showModal(fileName, content);
} else {
showModal(fileName, `[Failed - HTTP ${response.status}]\n\n${response.responseText}`);
}
btn.textContent = '👁️ Preview';
btn.disabled = false;
},
onerror: function() {
showModal(fileName, '[Failed to load]\n\nPlease check browser developer tools (F12) console for detailed error information');
btn.textContent = '👁️ Preview';
btn.disabled = false;
},
ontimeout: function() {
showModal(fileName, '[Timeout - File may be too large or network issue]');
btn.textContent = '👁️ Preview';
btn.disabled = false;
}
});
};
link.parentNode.insertBefore(btn, link.nextSibling);
});
}
function attachObserver() {
if (!document.body) return;
if (!RELEASE_PATH_REGEX.test(location.pathname)) return;
if (observer) {
observer.disconnect();
}
observer = new MutationObserver(addPreviewButtons);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}
function handleRouteChange() {
if (location.href === lastUrl) {
if (RELEASE_PATH_REGEX.test(location.pathname)) {
addPreviewButtons();
}
return;
}
lastUrl = location.href;
if (RELEASE_PATH_REGEX.test(location.pathname)) {
attachObserver();
addPreviewButtons();
return;
}
if (observer) {
observer.disconnect();
observer = null;
}
}
// Initial run and dynamic listening
handleRouteChange();
document.addEventListener('turbo:load', handleRouteChange);
document.addEventListener('pjax:end', handleRouteChange);
window.addEventListener('popstate', handleRouteChange);
})();