These are Web X-Ray Goggles, which provide a simple, easy way for non-technical people to inspect Web pages and learn about how they are put together.
For a four-minute screencast, and to play with the current version of the goggles, check out https://secure.toolness.com/webxray/.
The build system for Web X-Ray Goggles was inspired by jQuery. In fact, Web X-Ray Goggles are, in some sense, just a custom build of jQuery. The src directory contains files that will ultimately be concatenated or "compiled" into a single JavaScript file, and the static-files directory contains standalone files used by the goggles.
To develop the goggles, you'll need:
- git
- python
- make, rake, or ant (to build jQuery)
First, check out the webxray repository:
git clone https://github.com/toolness/webxray.git
Then enter the newly-created webxray directory and get the jQuery source code:
git clone https://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
Now enter that directory and type make, or use one of jQuery's other build options to create it. Then go back into the webxray directory.
To start a web server that dynamically serves the Web X-Ray Goggles bookmarklet, run:
python go.py serve
Alternatively, if you want to compile the static-files/webxray.js file, run:
python go.py compile
If you have any bugs to report, please file them in Lighthouse.
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