# simsalabim/sisyphus

Gmail-like client-side drafts and bit more. Plugin developed to save html forms data to LocalStorage to restore them after browser crashes, tabs closings and other disasters.

Repository: https://github.com/simsalabim/sisyphus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sisyphus
Homepage: http://sisyphus-js.herokuapp.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-01-16T17:55:13+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": 5426, "days_push": 1325, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1972, forks 215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:00.989514+00:00)

## What it is
Sisyphus is a jQuery plugin that saves HTML form data to LocalStorage so users can restore drafts after browser crashes, accidental tab closures, or other interruptions. It provides Gmail-like client-side draft functionality for any web form.

## Use cases
- save form drafts locally so users don't lose input after a browser crash
- restore form data when a user accidentally closes a tab
- add gmail-like draft persistence to comment or contact forms
- protect long form entries from session loss
- autosave html form fields to localstorage

## When to choose
- you have a jQuery-based site with forms where losing user input is costly
- you want simple client-side draft saving without a backend
- users fill out long forms that are vulnerable to crashes or accidental navigation

## When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery or you want a framework-agnostic solution
- you need server-side draft synchronization across devices
- the library appears to be in maintenance mode with little recent development

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: form-handling, state-management
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, localstorage, form-drafts, client-side-persistence, data-recovery, javascript

## Member repositories
- simsalabim/sisyphus (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.989514+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 2026-08-30T03:05:03.184248+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simsalabim/sisyphus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.989514+00:00, sha 1f38caf04696)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.