hahe28 / just-not-sorry

Gmail Plug-in that warns you when you write emails using words which undermine your message

Just Not Sorry -- the Gmail Plug-in

Inspired by the writings of Tara Mohr and others, this Chrome Extension for Gmail will warn you when you use phrases that might be undermining your message.

The Chrome Extension can be found at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-not-sorry-the-gmail/fmegmibednnlgojepmidhlhpjbppmlci?hl=en-US

Citations

• http://www.taramohr.com/8-ways-women-undermine-themselves-with-their-words/
• http://goop.com/how-women-undermine-themselves-with-words/
• http://www.fastcompany.com/3032112/strong-female-lead/sorry-not-sorry-why-women-need-to-stop-apologizing-for-everything
• http://www.fastcompany.com/3049609/the-future-of-work/4-types-of-useless-phrases-you-need-to-eliminate-from-your-emails
• http://jezebel.com/google-exec-women-stop-saying-just-so-much-you-sound-1715228159
• http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-things-not-to-say-and-7-things-to-start-saying.html

Contributing

Requests to add or change warning phrases

Please create a GitHub issue with your request.

If you're a developer, you're welcome to submit a pull request. Please run the tests before submitting, as they will validate the format of the message.

NOTE: All warning phrases must include a link to an article that explains why the phrase could negatively impact someone's message. If available, please also include alternative wording suggestions from the article.

Development Setup

• git clone the repo
• Follow the instructions on the Chrome docs to load the extension
• Go to Gmail and open a compose window
• If you make changes to the code, click the Reload link on the chrome://extensions page and then reload your Gmail tab to pick up the changes.
• Errors will show up in the console

Coding Standards

Use JSCS with the AirBnB preset.

Jasmine Tests

Open 'SpecRunner.html' in your web browser to run the test suite.

To Publish a New Version to Chrome Webstore

1. Make sure all the tests pass
2. Update the version number in manifest.json and commit the change to master. Use semantic versioning to determine how to increment the version number
3. Run the package.sh shell script to generate a zip file
4. Go to Chrome Developer Dashboard and edit the existing app. Upload the new zip file and then publish the changes (button is at the very bottom)
5. Tag the new release in GitHub and include release notes

Libraries Used

For production:

• gmail.js
• head.js
• dom-regexp-match
• chrome-platform-analytics
• jQuery
• Based on gmail-chrome-extension-boilerplate

For test:

• jasmine.js
• jasmine-jquery.js

License

Just Not Sorry is Copyright © 2015-16 Cyrus Innovation, Inc. It is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the (MIT) LICENSE file.