aFarkas/webshim
[DEPRECATED] Webshims Lib is a modular capability-based polyfill-loading library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5836
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3403
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1399 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Webshims Lib is a modular, capability-based polyfill-loading library that extends jQuery with HTML5 features in legacy browsers. It conditionally loads polyfills for canvas, forms, media, and other HTML5 APIs only when the browser lacks native support.
Use cases
- polyfill HTML5 form validation and date inputs in old browsers
- add canvas and picture/srcset support to legacy browsers
- load polyfills conditionally based on feature detection
- support HTML5 audio/video in older browsers with jQuery
- backfill geolocation and getUserMedia in legacy browsers
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery-based site that must support old browsers like IE
- you need capability-based conditional polyfill loading for HTML5 features
When to avoid
- starting a new modern project - the library is deprecated and incompatible with jQuery 3.x
- you only need ES6+ polyfills rather than HTML5 DOM/form features
- your target browsers already support the HTML5 features natively
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
ui-components form-handling image-processing audio-processing video-processing web-development frontend browser-extensions browser polyfill html5 jquery capability-detection deprecated legacy-browsers javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/aFarkas/webshim · fetched 2026-08-28 · 43e727cb4f00
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/webshim · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae4628d2cfdd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| aFarkas/webshim | main | 23 |
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