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How to run a remote JavaScript file from GitHub?
I have a JavaScript file in GitHub which I typically run by copy-pasting all its data into different user script managers (USMs) on different web browsers.
I need to start executing that remote file directly from GitHub instead, because for me it's a problem to maintain two or more versions, each one for each browser (Chrome, FireFox, Edge, etc.), rather, I want to maintain just one version in GitHub and to call it from each browser's USM (each browser might have a different USM with different internal commands, compatibility and caching).
To clarify, I don't mean to sync a script from one USM account to another (as with Greasemonkey synching); I just want to call a script that is being stored on GitHub, instead storing it locally, but only with JavaScript in way totally unified for all USMs.
Update
As Alexei noted in the comment section I can use // @require command but I still seek a JavaScript approach because it will save me a deal with USM caching, syntax compatibility and possible bugs.
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const script = document.createElement('script');
script.src = `your.script.url/?_bustcache=${Date.now()}`;
script.async = true;
script.onload = doSomething;
document.head.appendChild(script);
async function doSomething() {
// do stuff once its loaded
}
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