BewlyLinuxDo

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BewlyLinuxDo is a browser extension focused on improving the Linux.do browsing flow. It keeps topic-list pages in place and opens Linux.do topics in an iframe drawer so users can read a topic, close it, and return to the same list context quickly.

This project is a Linux.do migration of the original BewlyBewly codebase. The current scope is Linux.do-only; Bilibili-specific UI and API features are not part of the active product direction.

Main features

• Open Linux.do topic links from list pages in a right-sized drawer overlay.
• Update the address bar to the current topic URL while the drawer is open, then restore the list URL when the drawer closes.
• Support browser Back/Forward for the drawer route state where possible.
• Keep the drawer header actions visible, with buttons for opening the topic in a new tab and closing the drawer.
• Hide selected Linux.do homepage elements, including pinned topics and an optional community guidelines banner (off by default).
• Provide a floating settings button on Linux.do pages for the homepage cleanup toggles.
• Limit extension host permissions and content scripts to https://linux.do/*.

Usage

1. Install or load the extension in Chrome or Edge.
2. Open https://linux.do/, /latest, /top, /hot, or a category topic-list page.
3. Click a valid topic link to open it in the drawer.
4. Use Esc, the close button, or browser Back to close the drawer.
5. Use the floating settings button at the bottom-right of the page to enable or disable homepage cleanup options.

Local installation for Chrome or Edge

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm pack:zip

After building, use one of these methods:

• Load the generated extension/ directory through chrome://extensions or edge://extensions with Developer mode enabled.
• Use the generated extension.zip as the Chromium test artifact when a packaged ZIP is required.

Development

pnpm install
pnpm dev
pnpm start:chromium

pnpm start:chromium starts a Chromium test profile configured to open https://linux.do/.

Verification commands

pnpm exec vitest run src/tests/linuxDoMigration.spec.ts --reporter=verbose --pool=threads --maxWorkers=1 --minWorkers=1
pnpm test
pnpm typecheck
pnpm lint
pnpm build
pnpm pack:zip

For Chromium artifact validation, also verify extension/manifest.json, extension.zip, ZIP integrity, and checksum when distributing a local test build.

Documentation

• Contribution guide
• Linux.do migration plan

Non-goals

BewlyLinuxDo does not implement AI-assisted posting, reply generation, or other content-generation features. The project is intended for UI and browsing-flow improvements only.

Credits

• BewlyBewly for the original extension codebase.
• vitesse-webext for the browser-extension development template.