Eval GJS GNOME Shell Extension

As of GNOME 41, the dbus method Eval() is now restricted with MetaContext:unsafe-mode property (see this commit). This extension provides unrestricted Eval() dbus method for running arbitrary code in the compositor.

Features

• Run arbitrary GJS code like you would with GNOME Eval() dbus method.
• Main, Gio, GLib and Meta available by default.

Installation

git clone git://github.com/ramottamado/eval-gjs.git
cd eval-gjs
make install

Example Usage

gdbus call \
  --session \
  --dest org.gnome.Shell \
  --object-path /dev/ramottamado/EvalGjs \
  --method dev.ramottamado.EvalGjs.Eval "Main.overview.show();"