Bring Back Live Seek

Restores rewind & fast-forward controls on Hotstar live streams.

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✨ Features

⏪ Live Seek	Rewind or fast-forward ±10 seconds on live streams — the control Hotstar removed.
💎 Glassmorphism UI	Frosted-glass buttons with subtle backdrop blur blend seamlessly into the player.
🌊 Rich Animations	Ripple, icon-nudge, and floating feedback labels on every seek.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts	← / → arrow keys work too — no mouse needed.
📱 Responsive	Buttons auto-resize on smaller viewports (≤ 600 px).
🔌 Zero Permissions	No host permissions, no network requests, no data collected.
♿ Accessible	Proper aria-label attributes and keyboard-navigable buttons.
🔄 SPA-Aware	A MutationObserver watches Hotstar's React state — the overlay appears and cleans up as you navigate.

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🚀 Install

Option 1 — Chrome (manual install from GitHub Releases)

Note

The extension is not on the Chrome Web Store. Install it in two minutes via Developer mode — no account needed.

1. Go to the Releases page and download chrome.zip.
2. Unzip the file anywhere (e.g. ~/Downloads/bbls-chrome/).
3. Open chrome://extensions in your browser.
4. Toggle on Developer mode (top-right corner).
5. Click Load unpacked → select the unzipped folder.
6. Done — navigate to any Hotstar live stream to see the buttons.

Tip

To update: download the new chrome.zip from the latest release, replace the folder contents, and click the ↻ refresh icon on the extension card.

Option 2 — Firefox Add-on

Get the extension from the official Firefox Add-ons store:

Install for Firefox

Alternatively, download firefox.zip from the latest release and load it via about:debugging — see Development → Firefox below.

Option 3 — Tampermonkey / Violentmonkey (all browsers)

1. Install Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey.

2. Open the direct install link:

   Install userscript

   Your script manager will prompt you to confirm the install.

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
← Arrow Left	Rewind 10 seconds
→ Arrow Right	Fast-forward 10 seconds

Note

Shortcuts are suppressed when focus is inside a text field so they don't interfere with Hotstar's own inputs (e.g. search).

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🛠 Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 18
• zip CLI (pre-installed on macOS and Linux; on Windows use WSL or Git Bash)

Local Build

git clone https://github.com/ramvignesh-b/bbls.git
cd bbls
npm run build

After a successful build, dist/ will contain:

dist/
├── bbls.user.js   # Tampermonkey / GreasyFork userscript
├── chrome.zip     # Chrome extension (load unpacked via chrome://extensions)
└── firefox.zip    # Firefox add-on (AMO / load temporary add-on)

Load as an Unpacked Extension (Chrome)

1. Run npm run build.
2. Open chrome://extensions → enable Developer mode.
3. Click Load unpacked → select dist/chrome/.
4. Navigate to https://www.hotstar.com/in/video/live/watch/anything.

Load as a Temporary Add-on (Firefox)

1. Run npm run build.
2. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
3. Click Load Temporary Add-on → select dist/firefox/manifest.json.

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🚢 Publishing

All pipelines are triggered by pushing a semver tag:

# Bump version in package.json and both manifests, then:
git tag v1.2.3
git push origin v1.2.3

The release.yml workflow will:

1. Build all artifacts.
2. Create a GitHub Release with bbls.user.js, chrome.zip, and firefox.zip attached.
3. Sign and submit firefox.zip to Firefox AMO (requires AMO_JWT_ISSUER + AMO_JWT_SECRET secrets).
4. Push bbls.user.js to the dist branch so Tampermonkey users get automatic updates.

Note

chrome.zip is bundled in every release for users to install manually — see Option 1.

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📁 Project Structure

bbls/
├── .github/workflows/
│   ├── ci.yml            # Build check on every push/PR
│   ├── release.yml       # Orchestrate full release on v* tags
│   ├── firefox.yml       # Firefox AMO (manual dispatch)
│   └── greasyfork.yml    # GreasyFork dist-branch sync (manual dispatch)
├── src/
│   ├── core.js               # Content script — the extension behaviour
│   ├── manifest.chrome.json  # Manifest V3 for Chrome
│   └── manifest.firefox.json # Manifest V3 for Firefox (+ gecko settings)
├── icons/                # Icon set (16, 32, 48, 128 px)
├── screenshots/          # Store listing assets
├── scripts/
│   └── build.mjs         # Zero-dependency Node build script
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

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🤝 Contributing

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome — please open an issue.

For code changes:

1. Fork the repo and create a branch: git checkout -b fix/my-fix
2. Make your changes in src/core.js.
3. Run npm run build and verify the build succeeds.
4. Open a pull request — CI will validate the build automatically.

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📄 License

MIT © RamVignesh B