This service is a vital piece of internet infrastructure designed to provide
scale-appropriate empathy for first-world problems.
Is your colleague complaining about "man flu"? Is your friend devastated that their avocado
wasn't perfectly ripe? Is someone "literally dying" from a papercut?
Send them to the MicroViolin service. It's the sympathy they deserve.
☕ Coffee Complaints
"My latte has too much foam"
📱 Tech Woes
"My phone is only at 47%"
🍕 Food Tragedies
"My pizza arrived lukewarm"
💼 Work "Stress"
"I have to attend 3 Zoom meetings today"
🌐 How to Use (As a Service)
A person complains about a trivial inconvenience.
You send them a link to this page.
They will be served a random, appropriately-sized violin meme or GIF.
Empathy is (not) guaranteed.
⚠️ Warning: Side effects may include self-awareness, perspective, and a newfound
appreciation for actual problems.
💻 How to Use (As a Library)
You can also use MicroViolin.js in your own projects to dynamically display a tiny violin.
Step 1: Include the Script
<script src="MicroViolin.js"></script>
Step 2: Create a Container
<div id="sympathy-container"></div>
Step 3: Show the Violin
<script>
// Show a random violin in the 'sympathy-container' div
MicroViolin.show('sympathy-container');
</script>
🎵 Bonus: Audio Controls
By default, MicroViolin plays the iconic Sad Trombone sound whenever a console error,
warning, or exception occurs. You can toggle this feature:
// Disable sad trombone audio
MicroViolin.setAudioEnabled(false);
// Enable sad trombone audio
MicroViolin.setAudioEnabled(true);
// Check if audio is enabled
console.log(MicroViolin.isAudioEnabled()); // true or false
🧪 Interactive Demo
Click the button below to show a new random violin, or test the error handling:
📚 API Reference
// Display a violin in a container
MicroViolin.show(containerId);
// Toggle audio on/off
MicroViolin.setAudioEnabled(boolean);
// Check audio status
MicroViolin.isAudioEnabled();
// Add a custom violin to the collection
MicroViolin.addViolin(imageUrl);
// Get total violin count
MicroViolin.getViolinCount();
// Get version
MicroViolin.version;
🤝 Contributing
Got a better, smaller, or more sarcastic violin meme? We'd love to see it!
Fork this repo
Add your meme to the list in MicroViolin.js
Submit a pull request
Bask in the glory of contributing to humanity's most important project
Note: All contributions must be appropriately tiny. We have standards.
🏢 Enterprise Features
Because your organization deserves enterprise-grade sympathy:
✅ Real-time console monitoring (monitors ALL errors, warnings, and exceptions)
✅ Automatic sad trombone deployment
✅ Fade-in animations for maximum empathy delivery
✅ AMD and CommonJS support (we support legacy systems, unlike your company)
✅ Singleton pattern for audio instances (thread-safe*)
✅ Responsive design (sympathy on any device)
✅ Zero dependencies (except your tears)
*Not actually thread-safe. JavaScript is single-threaded. But it sounds impressive.