Script Injection Techniques Recap

I thought this summary of Script Injection Techniques might help others understand the various options for injecting script into QuickBase:


Name: IOL (Image On Load)

Scope: {new, edit, view, report, grid edit} pages

Notes & Pros:

• Oldest Technique
• Most Examples

Cons:

• N/A to Charts, Admin & Other Pages
• Loads Late / Could Flicker

Name: BOL (Branding On Load)

Scope: All Pages In App

Notes & Pros:

• Modifies Branding Bar
• Easy for QB to Implement
• Loads Early-ish

Cons:

• Fragile To QB Change

Name: SW (Service Worker)

Scope: All PagesIn Entire Account!

Notes & Pros:

• God Mode - Extremely Powerful
• Offline, Notifications, Background Sync ...
• Loads Before Rendering Starts

Cons:

• All or Nothing: Takes Over Account

Name: DWS (Dashboard Widget Script)

Scope: Application Dashboard

Notes & Pros:

• Simple Setup with Web Page Widget

Cons:

• Applies Only to Dashboard

Name: US (User Script)

Scope: URL Pattern

Notes & Pros:

• Match Against URL Patterns
• GreaseMonkey, TamperMonkey

Cons:

• Must Install On Per User Basis
• Differences Between Browsers

Name: OEH (On Error HTML)

Scope: {new, edit, view, report, grid edit} pages

Notes & Pros:

• Variant of IOL
• No Code Page Needed

Cons:

• Not Very Human Readable (HTML Encoded Script)
• When Used On Reports Can Create Heavy Payload

Name: DCO (Dev Console Override)

Scope: Specified URL

Notes & Pros:

• Convent For Development
• Can Kill Evergage Spew To Console
• Can Replace Or Modify Any Served Asset (HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc)

Cons:

• Setup Per User
• Somewhat Technical
• Chrome Only At This Time