Wayback Machine links modifier

Modifies WM links on a result page to redirect to actual website, not the snapshot

As of 2017-08-11. See the latest version.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name			Wayback Machine links modifier
// @description		Modifies WM links on a result page to redirect to actual website, not the snapshot
// @include			/http://web\.archive\.org/web/\d{14}/http(|s)://.*$/
// @author			iceman94
// @copyright		2017+, iceman94
// @version			0.1
// @grant			none
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/148290
// ==/UserScript==


//=======================================================================================================
// Cross-browsers load function
// Tests in this order :
// -support for jQuery API
// |-uses $(window).load method if available
// |-uses $(window).ready method if available
// -support for DOMContentLoaded event (compatible only with the following browsers :
// Chrome >= 0.2; Firefox >= 1.0; IE >= 9.0; Opera >= 9.0; Safari >= 3.1)
// -support for document.attachEvent
// -uses setTimeout w/ 5000ms delay
//=======================================================================================================

function XBLoad(func, verbose)
{
    verbose = verbose || false;

    if (window.jQuery)
    {
        if ($(window).load)
        {
            if (verbose == true) { console.log('Javascript loaded using $(window).load method'); };
            return $(window).load(function() { func(); });
        }
        else if ($(window).ready)
        {
            if (verbose == true) { console.log('Javascript loaded using $(window).ready method'); };
            return $(window).ready(function() { func(); });
        };        
    }
    else if (document.addEventListener)
    {
        if (verbose == true) { console.log('Javascript loaded using document.addEventListener method'); };
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(event)
        {
            return func();
        });
    }
    else if (document.attachEvent)
    {
        if (verbose == true) { console.log('Javascript loaded using document.attachEvent method'); };
        document.attachEvent('load', function()
        {
            return func();
        });
    }
    else
    {
        if (verbose == true) { console.log('Javascript loaded using setTimeout method'); };
        return setTimeout(function() { func(); }, 5000);
    };
};


//=======================================================================================================
// Setting up functions
//=======================================================================================================

// Modifies WM links on a result page to redirect to the actual website linked, not the snapshot
function rewriteLinks()
{
	var coll = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
	var l = coll.length;
	for (var i=0; i<l; i++)
	{
		if(coll[i].href && coll[i].href.search(/^http:\/\/web\.archive\.org\/web\/\d{14}\/.*/i) != -1)
		{
			//console.log('Matching result: ', coll[i].href);
			coll[i].href = coll[i].href.replace(/^http:\/\/web\.archive\.org\/web\/\d{14}\//i, "");
		}
	}
};


//=======================================================================================================
// Showtime !
//=======================================================================================================

XBLoad(rewriteLinks());