UserUtils
Library with various utilities for userscripts - register listeners for when CSS selectors exist, intercept events, create persistent & synchronous data stores, modify the DOM more easily and more.
Contains builtin TypeScript declarations. Supports ESM and CJS imports via a bundler and global declaration via @require
Licensed under the MIT license.
You may want to check out my template for userscripts in TypeScript that you can use to get started quickly. It also includes this library by default.
If you like using this library, please consider supporting the development ❤️
or view the documentation of previous major releases:
7.3.0, 6.3.0, 5.0.1, 4.2.1, 3.0.0, 2.0.1, 1.2.0, 0.5.3
Feature Summary:
- DOM:
- Math:
clamp()
- constrain a number between a min and max value
mapRange()
- map a number from one range to the same spot in another range
randRange()
- generate a random number between a min and max boundary
- Misc:
DataStore
- class that manages a hybrid sync & async persistent JSON database, including data migration
DataStoreSerializer
- class for importing & exporting data of multiple DataStore instances, including compression, checksumming and running migrations
Dialog
- class for creating custom modal dialogs with a promise-based API and a generic, default style
NanoEmitter
- tiny event emitter class with a focus on performance and simplicity (based on nanoevents)
autoPlural()
- automatically pluralize a string
pauseFor()
- pause the execution of a function for a given amount of time
debounce()
- call a function only once in a series of calls, after or before a given timeout
fetchAdvanced()
- wrapper around the fetch API with a timeout option
insertValues()
- insert values into a string at specified placeholders
compress()
- compress a string with Gzip or Deflate
decompress()
- decompress a previously compressed string
computeHash()
- compute the hash / checksum of a string or ArrayBuffer
randomId()
- generate a random ID of a given length and radix
- Arrays:
- Translation:
tr()
- simple translation of a string to another language
tr.forLang()
- specify a language besides the currently set one for the translation
tr.addLanguage()
- add a language and its translations
tr.setLanguage()
- set the currently active language for translations
tr.getLanguage()
- returns the currently active language
tr.getTranslations()
- returns the translations for the given language or the currently active one
- Colors:
hexToRgb()
- convert a hex color string to an RGB or RGBA value tuple
rgbToHex()
- convert RGB or RGBA values to a hex color string
lightenColor()
- lighten a CSS color string (hex, rgb or rgba) by a given percentage
darkenColor()
- darken a CSS color string (hex, rgb or rgba) by a given percentage
- Utility types for TypeScript:
Stringifiable
- any value that is a string or can be converted to one (implicitly or explicitly)
NonEmptyArray
- any array that should have at least one item
NonEmptyString
- any string that should have at least one character
LooseUnion
- a union that gives autocomplete in the IDE but also allows any other value of the same type
Prettify
- expands a complex type into a more readable format while keeping functionality the same
Installation:
Shameless plug: I made a template for userscripts in TypeScript that you can use to get started quickly. It also includes this library by default.
If you are using a bundler (like webpack, rollup, vite, etc.), you can install this package using npm:
npm i @sv443-network/userutils
For other package managers, check out the respective install command on the JavaScript Registry
Then, import it in your script as usual:
import { addGlobalStyle } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
// or just import everything (not recommended because of worse treeshaking support):
import * as UserUtils from "@sv443-network/userutils";
If you are not using a bundler or want to reduce the size of your userscript, you can include the latest release by adding one of these directives to the userscript header, depending on your preferred CDN:
// @require https://greasyfork.org/scripts/472956-userutils/code/UserUtils.js
// @require https://openuserjs.org/src/libs/Sv443/UserUtils.js
(in order for your userscript not to break on a major library update, instead use the versioned URL at the top of the GreasyFork page)
Then, access the functions on the global variable UserUtils
:
UserUtils.addGlobalStyle("body { background-color: red; }");
// or using object destructuring:
const { clamp } = UserUtils;
console.log(clamp(1, 5, 10)); // 5
If you're using TypeScript and it complains about the missing global variable UserUtils
, install the library using the package manager of your choice and add the following inside a .d.ts
file somewhere in your project:
declare global {
const UserUtils: typeof import("@sv443-network/userutils");
}