github-dashboard-pretty-gist-titles.js

var seenLinks = {}

function removeNewsItemParent(el) {
  return $(el).closest('.news > .alert').remove()
}

function getGist(gistId) {
  return $.get('https://api.github.com/gists/' + gistId);
}

function getGistDescription(gist) {
  if(gist.description && gist.description.length) {
    return gist.description;
  }
  return Object.keys(gist.files)[0];
}

function gistPrettyName(gist) {
  var name = "Gist #" + gist.id,
      desc = getGistDescription(gist)
  ;

  if(desc) { name += ": " + desc; }
  return name;
}

function gistTitlesInit() {
  $(".news a[href*='gist.github']:not([data-pretty-title])")
  .each(function() {
    if(seenLinks[this.href]) {
      removeNewsItemParent(this);
      return
    }

    seenLinks[this.href] = true;
    gistId = this.href.split('/').pop();
    getGist(gistId).done($.proxy(function(gist) {
      this.innerText = gistPrettyName(gist);
      this.setAttribute('data-pretty-title', true);
    }, this));
  });
}

$(function() {
  gistTitlesInit();

  $(document).ajaxSuccess(function(e, xhr, opts) {
    if(opts.url.match(/^\/dashboard\/index/)) { gistTitlesInit(); }
    return true;
  });
})