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This module provides support for injecting custom JavaScript user content into your webviews and for JavaScript to post messages back to Hammerspoon.

API Overview

API Documentation

Constructors

new
Signature hs.webview.usercontent.new(name) -> usercontentControllerObject
Type Constructor
Description Create a new user content controller for a webview and create the message port with the specified name for JavaScript message support.
Parameters
  • name - the name of the message port which JavaScript in the webview can use to post messages to Hammerspoon.
Returns
  • the usercontentControllerObject
Notes
  • This object should be provided as the final argument to the hs.webview.new constructor in order to tie the webview to this content controller. All new windows which are created from this parent webview will also use this controller.
  • See hs.webview.usercontent:setCallback for more information about the message port.
Source extensions/webview/usercontent.m

Methods

injectScript
Signature hs.webview.usercontent:injectScript(scriptTable) -> usercontentControllerObject
Type Method
Description Add a script to be injected into webviews which use this user content controller.
Parameters
  • scriptTable - a table containing the following keys which define the script and how it is to be injected:
    • source - the javascript which is injected (required)
    • mainFrame - a boolean value which indicates whether this script is only injected for the main webview frame (true) or for all frames within the webview (false). Defaults to true.
    • injectionTime - a string which indicates whether the script is injected at "documentStart" or "documentEnd". Defaults to "documentStart".
Returns
  • the usercontentControllerObject or nil if the script table was malformed in some way.
Source extensions/webview/usercontent.m
removeAllScripts
Signature hs.webview.usercontent:removeAllScripts() -> usercontentControllerObject
Type Method
Description Removes all user scripts currently defined for this user content controller.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • the usercontentControllerObject Notes:
  • The WKUserContentController class only allows for removing all scripts. If you need finer control, make a copy of the current scripts with hs.webview.usercontent.userScripts() first so you can recreate the scripts you want to keep.
Notes
  • The WKUserContentController class only allows for removing all scripts. If you need finer control, make a copy of the current scripts with hs.webview.usercontent.userScripts() first so you can recreate the scripts you want to keep.
Source extensions/webview/usercontent.m
setCallback
Signature hs.webview.usercontent:setCallback(fn) -> usercontentControllerObject
Type Method
Description Set or remove the callback function to handle message posted to this user content's message port.
Parameters
  • fn - The function which should receive messages posted to this user content's message port. Specify an explicit nil to disable the callback. The function should take one argument which will be the message posted and any returned value will be ignored.
Returns
  • the usercontentControllerObject
Notes
  • Within your (injected or served) JavaScript, you can post messages via the message port created with the constructor like this:
Source extensions/webview/usercontent.m
userScripts
Signature hs.webview.usercontent:userScripts() -> array
Type Method
Description Get a table containing all of the currently defined injection scripts for this user content controller
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • An array of injected user scripts. Each entry in the array will be a table containing the following keys:
    • source - the javascript which is injected
    • mainFrame - a boolean value which indicates whether this script is only injected for the main webview frame (true) or for all frames within the webview (false)
    • injectionTime - a string which indicates whether the script is injected at "documentStart" or "documentEnd".
Notes
  • Because the WKUserContentController class only allows for removing all scripts, you can use this method to generate a list of all scripts, modify it, and then use it in a loop to reapply the scripts if you need to remove just a few scripts.
Source extensions/webview/usercontent.m