# dowjones/intentionjs

A library for intentionally dealing with responsive design

Repository: https://github.com/dowjones/intentionjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/intentionjs
Homepage: http://intentionjs.com
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2014-11-19T15:58:45+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": 5158, "days_push": 4305, "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 1112, forks 108 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.782998+00:00)

## What it is
Intention.js is a lightweight JavaScript library from Dow Jones that manipulates the DOM via HTML attributes to handle responsive design on a per-element basis. It lets developers declare how elements should change (classes, attributes, placement) across device contexts like width thresholds, orientation, touch, and high-res displays.

## Use cases
- restructure html elements responsively without media query css overrides
- swap image sources per device breakpoint via html attributes
- move advertising markup placement depending on desktop vs mobile
- apply different classes to elements on mobile vs tablet
- load alternate widgets on touch-enabled devices
- trigger custom javascript when a responsive context changes

## When to choose
- you want responsive DOM restructuring declared directly in html attributes
- you need per-element responsive behavior beyond what css media queries offer
- your stack already uses jquery and underscore

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the library is unmaintained with no releases since 2014
- you prefer modern responsive techniques like css media queries, container queries, or framework-based approaches
- you want to avoid jquery/underscore dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: frontend-framework, ui-components, state-management
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: responsive-design, dom-manipulation, html-attributes, media-queries, jquery, dow-jones, javascript

## Member repositories
- dowjones/intentionjs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.782998+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 2026-08-30T06:42:43.106790+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dowjones/intentionjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.782998+00:00, sha 37c84b8334c3)
  - homepage: http://intentionjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:24.507154+00:00, sha 411264f70941)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.