[Community Event] Importless and Pluginless (ended)

No Plugins or Importables

Hi everyone, it's time for another generator jam. This time we have a slight challenge; no using Plugins nor Imports. What can you make? Anyway, everyone wins that participates; just give a link to your gen on this forum post. oh and everyone who doesnt participate loses. MUAHAHAHAHA. have fun :)

When: March 25, 2025 12:00PM UTC to April 25, 2025 12:00PM UTC

::: spoiler Perchance Data

// This Part is Required for the Perchance Hub
// This would be where the Event Organizer would change the data to update the Hub
// Remember to indent with two spaces!

// List About the Event to be displayed on the Hub
metadata
  title = No Plugins or Importables
  description = the challenge: Create a generator that uses no plugins and no importables.
  type = Generator Jam
  image
    https://user-uploads.perchance.org/file/a79a660bc9507dfb20b58c4f74053dbb.jpg
    // Can be multiple pictures to randomize the banner image :)
  start = 25 March 2025 12:00:00 UTC+0000 // strict data formats see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse#non-standard_date_strings
  end = 25 April 2025 12:00:00 UTC+0000
  color = linear-gradient(77deg, #386945, #30aa34)
  rules = the challenge: Create a generator that uses no plugins and no importables.

// For Generator Jams with Perchance URL
generators
  spirited-focus-timer
    author = Spiritwhisker
    type = Experiment
  just-a-notepad
    author = VioneT
    type = Experiment
  kittyempire
    author = allo
    type =  Game
  mjp-buttonstory
    author = mpallmann
    type = Text
  // The generator's $metadata is also parsed
// For Image Events
images		

// You can request a format of other events just ask on the forum!

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3 points · 30 comments · view on lemmy.world

30 Comments

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world MOD · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Here's my Focus Timer .

This has a bunch of code, it took me a lot of searching to find the right styles, because I self-learned CSS. It took about 2 hours. Also try to import it (Wicked Smile)

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

woooooooooow. nice header

now i want to make something awesome too hmmmmmm what to make.

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Look at this wild thing.

VioneT@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Just a Notepad

https://perchance.org/just-a-notepad

Experiment

Not sure if an external stylesheet counts as an import, but oh well. The Perchance equivalent of the custom code I made for ai-character-chat.

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

4 some reason U have the most views, but I have more upvotes...

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

looks nice :)

as for importing the stylesheet, i wont tell if u dont

:)

Cocell@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Would it be okay to use iframes instead of plugins? ☺️💀

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Just if I see {import:...}, or an import in a JavaScript function, then you get disqualified.

Cocell@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Interesting. What type do you suggest for a chat application?

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I would say Community/RP, but the comments plugin requires storage, kind of like the KV plugin, which I can't recreate.

Cocell@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Alright. I was thinking of doing a workaround to somehow use the Comments Plugin and the Secret plugin without importing them, but I thought about it. I value my user's comfort over winning a challenge, thus, I would like to forfeit from this challenge.

Alllo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

good try

challenge is hard

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Meow

Alllo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Spiritwhisker is the boss of this challenge.

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

You can try to add the plugins’ code into the generator, but I’d say directly copying is a bit lame, and it’s hard, because variables might repeat.

Alllo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (11 replies)

@VioneT@lemmy.world I noticed on an old generatorjam you have "type = text" on a submitted gen. Can you please explain that? are all submissions to this supposed to have "type = text"?

VioneT@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (10 replies)

The type is the type of generator they were. Text for text generators, Image for image generators, etc. The valid types are:

  • Text
  • Image
  • Plugin
  • Template
  • Game
  • Experiment
  • Community/RP
  • Preprocessor
Alllo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

what would u say for spiritwhisker's gen?

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

YOUR'E ASKING ME?

Alllo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (7 replies)

ty

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Meow Dierect Reply see you in a while. Also I’ll see if I can submit one.

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

are we allowed to use a ttf font file?

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

yah? why not

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

cuz i have to import it :)

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

are we allowed to use images?

Spiritwhisker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yes, but no image plugins.

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

ok ty

mpallmann@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Here is my submission: Button Story. This is my first time, so please let me know if I need to fix something.

Alllo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

i think this is really cool. smart use of perchance lists

Alllo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

My not done generator Kitty Empire :) id say it's a good start