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Tad Wohlrapp
Tad Wohlrapp

Reputation: 1897

What are the consequences of changing a UserScript's @namespace key?

I want to move some userscripts from greasyfork.org and openuserjs.org to GitHub.

Currently I'm updating the scripts manually on both sites, but I read up about the @downloadURL and @updateURL keys, so managing updates in one place at GitHub seems like the way to go.

I'm a bit uncertain about the @namespace key, which I'd like to change pointing to my GitHub URL, as I read that changing that key will prevent existing users from updating in the future, as it technically creates a new, second script.

What I plan to do:

  1. Set up all userscripts on GitHub
  2. Add the GitHub @downloadURL and @updateURL keys to the scripts currently on greasyfork and openuserjs
  3. With the next update change the @namespace key to the GitHub URL

My question:

Will this approach prevent un-syncing and allow for a smooth transition for existing installations?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 637

Answers (1)

Tomodachi94
Tomodachi94

Reputation: 15

The @namespace value is combined with the @name value to become the unique identifier of the script (GreaseSpot Wiki).

Different userscript managers might react differently to either of these values being changed. This appears to be an implementation-specific detail.

Upvotes: 0

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