HexChat Javascript

Javascript interface using Spidermonkey.

This plugin is no longer actively developed though bugs may be fixed.
I suggest using the Lua plugin shipping with modern HexChat as an alternative.

For more information check out the wiki.

Features

• Load/unload/reload/autoloading scripts
• Interpreter via /js
• Runtime per script
• Full coverage of hexchat api
• Windows and Unix support

Requirements

• HexChat 2.9.6+
• JS 1.8.5

Installation

Windows:

1. Place the javascript.dll in the addons folder within your config dir.
2. Install Javascript, instructions are on the wiki.

Fedora:

1. Download a repo file from here into /etc/yum.repos.d/
2. yum install hexchat-javascript

Arch:

1. Download package from hexchat-javascript-git on the AUR.
2. Follow the wiki to install.

Building

Linux:

1. Install the hexchat and js dev package from your distro of choice. (e.g. js-devel, libmozjs185-dev, js185)
2. make && sudo make install

Windows:

1. Install my build of Javascript as mentioned on the wiki and update its path in hexchat-javascript.props.
2. Open in Visual Studio and build.