Rejected.exe

Gets rejected? We make it worse.

A mildly sadistic Chrome extension that watches your Gmail for rejection emails and automatically plays the "fahhhh" sound effect to rub salt in the wound.

Features

• Automated Masochism: Instantly detects when you open an email containing typical rejection phrases (e.g., "unfortunately", "not moving forward", "other candidates").
• Custom Sound: Automatically blasts the soul-crushing "fahhhh" sound to ensure everyone in the room knows you failed.
• Test Button: Includes an extension popup to test the sound whenever you need a quick reminder of failure.
• Smart Detection: Waits for the email body to render and uses multiple fallback selectors to ensure Gmail's DOM doesn't hide the pain.

Installation (Load Unpacked)

Since this is strictly for personal suffering, it's not on the Chrome Web Store.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/silky-x0/Rejected.exe.git
   cd Rejected.exe

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the extension:

   npm run build

   This compiles the TypeScript into the dist/ directory.

4. Load into Chrome:

   • Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable Developer mode in the top right corner.
   • Click "Load unpacked" in the top left.
   • Select the dist/ folder inside the Rejected.exe repository.

5. Pin it:

   • Click the puzzle piece icon in Chrome and pin Rejection Sound Alert.
   • Click the extension icon to test the sound manually!

How It Works

• Manifest V3: Built using modern Chrome extension standards.
• No Offscreen Shenanigans: Bypasses Gmail's Content Security Policy (which blocks new Audio('chrome-extension://')) by dynamically fetching the MP3 as a Blob and playing it via an internal ObjectURL.
• Webpack pipeline: Bundles src/content.ts, src/popup.ts, and src/bg.ts alongside copied static assets from public/.

Project Structure

Rejected.exe/
├── manifest.json       # Extension configuration (Manifest V3)
├── webpack.config.js   # Build pipeline configuration
├── public/             # Static assets (MP3s, HTML)
│   ├── popup.html      # The UI of the extension popup
│   └── fahhh.mp3       # The sound of failure (re-encoded for Chrome support)
└── src/                # TypeScript source files
    ├── content.ts      # Gmail detection & audio playback script
    ├── popup.ts        # Popup button logic
    └── bg.ts           # Service worker background script

Modifying the Keywords

Want to add more rejection phrases to trigger the sound? Open src/content.ts and modify the REJECTION_KEYWORDS array at the very top:

const REJECTION_KEYWORDS: string[] = [
  "we regret to inform",
  "not moving forward",
  "we have decided to move forward with other candidates",
  "unfortunately, we",
  "not selected",
  "after careful consideration",
  /* Add your custom pain here */
];

Don't forget to run npm run build again and refresh the extension in Chrome!

License

ISC License. Enjoy the misery.