This is the code for the RECAP Chrome, Firefox, and Safari extensions, programs that are
used to liberate millions of documents from the PACER system. To install this extension
please visit its homepage at https://free.law/recap/.
Reporting Issues
Issues go one of a few places:
For issues related to the RECAP server, please file them in
CourtListener.
If you wish to contribute to our efforts to drain PACER, please get in touch using the contact form on Free Law Project's website or simply get to work on an issue that interests you. It's usually better to get in touch before you begin work though.
Code Standards
We have an eslint configuration. Please use it. There are probably plugins for your editor to help you with this.
For commits, please adhere to the guidance published here. Intellij has a plugin to help with this. Look for "Git Commit Template".
Tips for Making Extensions
The weirdest thing about working on extensions is that you need to have two developer tool windows open simultaneously. One for the page you're on and how the extension interacts with it, and the other for the background page of the extension. You'll just have to live like this. Having multiple monitors helps. Read on for how to set this up.
You can load an "unpacked extension" from chrome://extensions/ if you enable developer options in Chrome. The same can be accomplished in Firefox by going to about:debugging, clicking "Load Temporary Add-on" and then selecting any file.
Once you have the unpacked extension loaded, you'll see a button to debug it. Click that to open the second developer tools window mentioned just above.
While it's true that every court has their own customized version of PACER, there is a PACER training site that does not charge fees. You can use this if you wish to work on the system without accruing charges. If you are accruing charges while working on this extension, Free Law Project may be able to help. Let us know.
If you want to auto-zip your code on changes, you have two options. First, you can install a utility called entr and run:
command ls *.js | entr zip -FSr recap-chrome.zip * --exclude=*node_modules*
Alternatively, for Firefox, you can use the web-ext tool, with a command like:
web-ext run --firefox-profile recap-debugging --start-url https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?178502 --start-url https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4214664/national-veterans-legal-services-program-v-united-states/
To run that you'll need a recap-debugging profile first, but running that will set up auto-reload of the extension in Firefox. It will also load a couple useful URLs in your debugging window.
Running Tests
You can (and should) run the tests before you push. If you don't, you'll be disappointed when our continuous integration suite yells at you. To run tests, install the dependencies described in package.json by running:
npm install
You will need Chrome installed. Then run:
karma start --single-run
If the tests pass, give a push to your repo and send us a pull request.
When we pull your code using Github, these tests will be automatically run by
the Travis-CI continuous integration system. You can make sure that your
pull request is good to go by waiting for the automated tests to complete.
RECAP for Chrome is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version. RECAP for Chrome is distributed in the hope that it will
be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
RECAP for Chrome. If not, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
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