# ded/bonzo

library agnostic, extensible DOM utility

Repository: https://github.com/ded/bonzo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bonzo
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2016-06-02T12:05:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5627, "days_push": 3744, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1308, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.239467+00:00)

## What it is
Bonzo is a library-agnostic, extensible DOM manipulation utility for JavaScript, offering jQuery-like chaining for tasks like class manipulation, CSS styling, and element insertion. It can run standalone or plug into host libraries such as Ender alongside a selector engine like Qwery.

## Use cases
- manipulate DOM elements without jQuery
- add, remove, and toggle CSS classes on elements
- chain DOM operations like hide, show, append, and css
- extend a DOM utility with custom methods via bonzo.aug
- build a lightweight $ wrapper with a selector engine
- read and set element styles and attributes

## When to choose
- you need a tiny, dependency-free DOM utility for legacy or minimal browser projects
- you use the Ender ecosystem or want to pair with Qwery
- you want an extensible, chainable API without pulling in a full framework

## When to avoid
- you are starting a modern project - native DOM APIs or modern frameworks are better supported
- you need active maintenance, security updates, or IE-era browser support changes
- you need features beyond DOM manipulation like events or AJAX

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: dom-manipulation, jquery-like, ender, chaining, no-jquery, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ded/bonzo (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.239467+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:04.658967+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ded/bonzo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.239467+00:00, sha eaa43df64305)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/bonzo (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:36.056827+00:00, sha 3b974024987e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.