bookmarkletify

Convert JavaScript files to bookmarklets

Install

Download it to /usr/local/bin via cURL:

$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelrinaldi/bookmarkletify/master/bookmarkletify > /usr/local/bin/bookmarkletify

Compile the binary:

$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bookmarkletify

Requirements

Node.js (>=8)

Usage

Usage: bookmarkletify <FILE>

  Convert JavaScript files to bookmarklets

Example:
  $ bookmarkletify script.js

Via stdin:
  $ cat script.js | bookmarkletify

Options:
  -h --help                Display software usage

Creating a bookmarklet

To generate a simple bookmarklet for Google Chrome that displays 42 on screen:

$ # Generate the output and pipe it the system clipboard
$ echo "alert(42);" | bookmarkletify | pbcopy

Cmd Shift b to show the bookmarks bar, then right click on it and select "Add Page":

Give your bookmarklet a name and, on the URL field, paste the code we previously generated from the command line:

Now if you click on the bookmarklet you should see the expected result:

License

MIT © Rafael Rinaldi

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