# pablof7z/chardin.js

Simple overlay instructions for your apps.

Repository: https://github.com/pablof7z/chardin.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chardinjs
Homepage: https://pablof7z.github.io/chardin.js/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-16T21:15:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4902, "days_push": 78, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4954, forks 485 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:03.782489+00:00)

## What it is
Chardin.js is a jQuery plugin that displays simple overlay instructions on top of existing app elements, inspired by Gmail's composer tour. Elements are annotated with data attributes for tooltip text and positioning, with support for sequential stepping through instructions.

## Use cases
- add a guided product tour to my web app
- show onboarding tooltips over existing UI elements
- create a step-by-step overlay walkthrough like Gmail's tour
- highlight page elements with instructional overlays
- run a sequenced feature tour with auto-advance delays

## When to choose
- your app already uses jQuery and you need lightweight onboarding overlays
- you want a simple, declarative data-attribute-based product tour
- you need sequential stepping through instructions with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you need advanced tour features like routing, modals, or analytics integrations
- you want a framework-native solution for React, Vue, or Angular

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, onboarding, product-tour, overlay-instructions, user-guidance, nodejs

## Member repositories
- pablof7z/chardin.js (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.782489+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 2026-08-29T18:17:50.875434+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pablof7z/chardin.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.782489+00:00, sha 0b0c79e04d93)
  - homepage: https://pablof7z.github.io/chardin.js/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:38.390444+00:00, sha 59451b6eb1e1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.