Fast Youtube embedded player

Fast HTML5 direct playback at 720p is used when selected and available. The script also hugely improves load speed of pages with lots of embedded Youtube videos by instantly showing clickable and immediately accessible placeholders, then the thumbnails are loaded in background.

As of 2016-02-04. See the latest version.

// ==UserScript==
// @name          Fast Youtube embedded player
// @description   Fast HTML5 direct playback at 720p is used when selected and available. The script also hugely improves load speed of pages with lots of embedded Youtube videos by instantly showing clickable and immediately accessible placeholders, then the thumbnails are loaded in background.
// @version       1.4.3
// @author        wOxxOm
// @namespace     wOxxOm.scripts
// @license       MIT License
// @grant         GM_getValue
// @grant         GM_setValue
// @grant         GM_addStyle
// @grant         GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @connect-src   www.youtube.com
// @run-at        document-start
// @require       https://greasyfork.org/scripts/12228/code/setMutationHandler.js
// ==/UserScript==

var resizeToFit = GM_getValue('resize', true);
var playHTML5 = GM_getValue('playHTML5', false);
var embedSelector = 'iframe[src*="youtube.com/embed"], embed[src*="youtube.com/v"]';

processNodes(document.querySelectorAll(embedSelector));

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
	if (resizeToFit)
		adjustNodes();
	processNodes(document.querySelectorAll(embedSelector));
	setMutationHandler(document, embedSelector, processNodes);
	GM_addStyle('\
			:root .instant-youtube-container {position:relative; overflow:hidden; cursor:pointer; background-color:black; padding:0; margin:0; font:normal 14px/1.0 sans-serif,Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-thumbnail {transition:opacity 0.1s ease-out; opacity:0; padding:0; margin:0}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-play-button {position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:0; bottom:0; margin:auto; width:85px; height:60px}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-loading-button {position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:0; bottom:0; padding:0; margin:auto; display:block; width:20px; height:20px; background: url("data:image/gif;base64,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")}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container:hover .ytp-large-play-button-svg {fill:#CC181E}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link, .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link:link, .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link:visited, .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link:active, .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link:focus {\
				position:absolute; top:50%; left:0; right:0; width:20em; height:1.7em; margin:60px auto; padding:0; border:none; \
				display:block; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; color:white; text-shadow:1px 1px 3px black; font-weight:bold;\
			}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container span.instant-youtube-link {font-weight:normal; font-size:12px}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link:hover {color:white; text-decoration:underline; background:transparent}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-embed {position:absolute; left:0; top:0; padding:0; margin:0; height:inherit!important; opacity:0; transition:opacity 2s!important}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link2 {\
				display:none; z-index:9; background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5); color: white;\
				width:100%; height: 1.7em; top:0; left:0; right:0; position:absolute; z-index: 9;\
				color:white; text-shadow:1px 1px 2px black; text-align:center; text-decoration:none;\
				margin:0; padding:0.5em 0.5em 0.2em;\
			}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container:hover .instant-youtube-link2 {display:block; margin:0}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link2:hover {text-decoration:underline}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-link2 b {color:white}\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-options {position:absolute; right:0; bottom:0; color:white; text-shadow:1px 1px 2px black; padding:0; margin:0 }\
			:root .instant-youtube-container .instant-youtube-options * {font-size:13px; vertical-align:middle; padding:0; margin:0}\
	');
});

function processNodes(nodes) {
	for (var i=0, nl=nodes.length, n; i<nl && (n=nodes[i]); i++) {
		if (!n.parentNode || n.className.indexOf('instant-youtube-') >= 0 || n.src.indexOf('autoplay=1') > 0)
			continue;

		var id = n.src.match(/(?:embed\/|v[=\/])([^\s,.()\[\]?]+?)(?:[&?\/].*|$)/);
		if (!id)
			continue;
		id = id[1];

		for (var np=n.parentNode, npw; np && !(npw=np.clientWidth); np=np.parentNode) {}

		var containerWidth = resizeToFit ? npw : n.clientWidth;
		var containerHeight = resizeToFit ? npw / 16 * 9 : n.clientHeight;

		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.className = 'instant-youtube-container';
		div.srcEmbed = n.src;
		div.style.maxWidth = containerWidth + 'px';
		div.style.height = containerHeight + 'px';
		div.originalWidth = n.width;
		div.originalHeight = n.height;

		var img = div.appendChild(document.createElement('img'));
		img.className = 'instant-youtube-thumbnail';
		img.src = 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi' + (window.chrome?'_webp':'') + '/' + id + '/maxresdefault.' + (window.chrome?'webp':'jpg');
		if (n.clientHeight) {
			img.style.maxWidth = 'auto';
			img.style.width = (containerHeight / 9 * 16) + 'px';
			img.style.marginLeft = Math.round((containerWidth - containerHeight / 9 * 16) / 2) + 'px';
		}
		img.title = 'Shift-click to use alternative player';
		img.onload = function(e) {
			var img = e.target;
			if (img.naturalWidth <= 120)
				img.onerror(e);
			else {
				img.style.marginTop = ((img.parentNode.clientHeight - img.clientHeight) / 2).toFixed(1) + 'px';
				img.style.setProperty('opacity', '1');
			}
		};
		img.onerror = function(e) {
			var img = e.target;
			if (img.src.indexOf('maxresdefault') > 0)
				img.src = img.src.replace('maxresdefault','hqdefault');
			else if (img.src.indexOf('hqdefault.webp') > 0)
				img.src = img.src.replace('_webp','').replace('.webp','.jpg');
		};

		var rnd = Math.random().toString().substr(3);
		div.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', '\
				<svg class="instant-youtube-play-button"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" fill="#1F1F1F" class="ytp-large-play-button-svg" d="M84.15,26.4v6.35c0,2.833-0.15,5.967-0.45,9.4c-0.133,1.7-0.267,3.117-0.4,4.25l-0.15,0.95c-0.167,0.767-0.367,1.517-0.6,2.25c-0.667,2.367-1.533,4.083-2.6,5.15c-1.367,1.4-2.967,2.383-4.8,2.95c-0.633,0.2-1.316,0.333-2.05,0.4c-0.767,0.1-1.3,0.167-1.6,0.2c-4.9,0.367-11.283,0.617-19.15,0.75c-2.434,0.034-4.883,0.067-7.35,0.1h-2.95C38.417,59.117,34.5,59.067,30.3,59c-8.433-0.167-14.05-0.383-16.85-0.65c-0.067-0.033-0.667-0.117-1.8-0.25c-0.9-0.133-1.683-0.283-2.35-0.45c-2.066-0.533-3.783-1.5-5.15-2.9c-1.033-1.067-1.9-2.783-2.6-5.15C1.317,48.867,1.133,48.117,1,47.35L0.8,46.4c-0.133-1.133-0.267-2.55-0.4-4.25C0.133,38.717,0,35.583,0,32.75V26.4c0-2.833,0.133-5.95,0.4-9.35l0.4-4.25c0.167-0.966,0.417-2.05,0.75-3.25c0.7-2.333,1.567-4.033,2.6-5.1c1.367-1.434,2.967-2.434,4.8-3c0.633-0.167,1.333-0.3,2.1-0.4c0.4-0.066,0.917-0.133,1.55-0.2c4.9-0.333,11.283-0.567,19.15-0.7C35.65,0.05,39.083,0,42.05,0L45,0.05c2.467,0,4.933,0.034,7.4,0.1c7.833,0.133,14.2,0.367,19.1,0.7c0.3,0.033,0.833,0.1,1.6,0.2c0.733,0.1,1.417,0.233,2.05,0.4c1.833,0.566,3.434,1.566,4.8,3c1.066,1.066,1.933,2.767,2.6,5.1c0.367,1.2,0.617,2.284,0.75,3.25l0.4,4.25C84,20.45,84.15,23.567,84.15,26.4z M33.3,41.4L56,29.6L33.3,17.75V41.4z"></path><polygon fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" fill="#FFFFFF" points="33.3,41.4 33.3,17.75 56,29.6"></polygon></svg>\
				<a class="instant-youtube-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + id + '" target="_blank">Watch on Youtube</a>\
				<span class="instant-youtube-link" style="top:calc(50% + 2em)">' + (playHTML5 ? 'Play with Youtube player' : 'Play directly (up to 720p)') + '</span>\
				<div class="instant-youtube-options">\
					<label for="instant-youtube-options-resize-' + rnd + '">Resize to fit</label>\
					<input type="checkbox" id="instant-youtube-options-resize-' + rnd + '"' + (resizeToFit ? ' checked' : '') + '>\
					<label for="instant-youtube-options-html5-' + rnd + '" title="Tip: shift-clicking thumbnails will use alternative player">Play directly</label>\
					<input type="checkbox" id="instant-youtube-options-html5-' + rnd + '"' + (playHTML5 ? ' checked' : '') + '>\
				</div>\
		');

		n.parentNode.insertBefore(div, n);
		n.remove();

		div.addEventListener('click', clickHandler);
	}

	return true;
}

function adjustNodes() {
	[].forEach.call(document.getElementsByClassName('instant-youtube-container'), function(n) {
		if (Math.abs(n.parentNode.clientWidth - parseFloat(n.style.maxWidth)) > 2) {
			var img = n.getElementsByClassName('instant-youtube-thumbnail')[0];
			var npw = n.parentNode.clientWidth;
			var nph = npw / 16 * 9;
			n.style.maxWidth = img.style.width = npw + 'px';
			n.style.height = nph + 'px';
			img.style.marginLeft = Math.round((npw - nph / 9 * 16) / 2) + 'px';
			img.style.marginTop = ((nph - img.clientHeight) / 2).toFixed(1) + 'px';
		}
	});
}

function clickHandler(e) {
	if (e.target.href)
		return;
	if (e.target.parentNode.className == 'instant-youtube-options')
		return options(e);
	for (var div = e.target; !div.srcEmbed; div = div.parentNode) {}
	div.removeEventListener('click', clickHandler);
	div.querySelector('svg').outerHTML = '<span class="instant-youtube-loading-button"></span>';

	var alternateMode = e.target.className == 'instant-youtube-link' || e.shiftKey;
	if (playHTML5 && alternateMode || !playHTML5 && !alternateMode)
		switchToIFrame.call(div);
	else {
		div.querySelector('span.instant-youtube-link').style.display = 'none';
		GM_xmlhttpRequest({
			method: 'GET',
			url: div.srcEmbed.replace(/\/(embed\/|v[=\/])/, '/watch?v='),
			context: div,
			onload: parseWatchPage
		});
	}
}

function parseWatchPage(response) {
	var div = response.context;
	var video = document.createElement('video');
	video.controls = true;
	video.autoplay = true;
	video.width = div.clientWidth;
	video.height = div.clientHeight;
	video.className = 'instant-youtube-embed';
	video.volume = GM_getValue('volume', 0.5);

	var m = response.responseText.match(/ytplayer\.config\s*=\s*(\{.+?\});\s*ytplayer\.load/);
	if (m) {
		var cfg = JSON.parse(m[1]), streams = {};
		cfg.args.url_encoded_fmt_stream_map.split(',').forEach(function(stream) {
			var params = {};
			stream.split('&').forEach(function(kv) { params[kv.split('=')[0]] = decodeURIComponent(kv.split('=')[1]) });
			streams[params.itag] = params;
		});
		cfg.args.fmt_list.split(',').forEach(function(fmt) {
			var itag = fmt.split('/')[0], dimensions = fmt.split('/')[1], stream = streams[itag];
			if (stream) {
				var source = video.appendChild(document.createElement('source'));
				source.onerror = switchToIFrame.bind(div);
				source.src = stream.url;
				source.title = stream.quality + ', ' + dimensions + ', ' + stream.type;
			}
		});
	} else {
		var rx = /url=([^=]+?mime%3Dvideo%252F(?:mp4|webm)[^=]+?)(?:,quality|,itag|.u0026)/g;
		var text = response.responseText.split('url_encoded_fmt_stream_map')[1];
		while (m = rx.exec(text)) {
			var source = document.createElement('source');
			source.onerror = switchToIFrame.bind(div);
			video.appendChild(source).src = decodeURIComponent(decodeURIComponent(m[1]));
		}
	}
	if (!video.children.length) {
		switchToIFrame.call(div, 'error');
	} else {
		if (window.chrome) {
			video.addEventListener('click', function(e) { if (this.paused) {this.play()} else {this.pause()} });
		}
		video.interval = (function() {
			return setInterval(function() {
				if (video.volume != GM_setValue('volume', 0.5))
					GM_setValue('volume', video.volume);
			}, 1000);
		})();
		var title = response.responseText.match(/<title>(.+?)(?:\s*-\s*YouTube)?<\/title>/);
		if (title) {
			var a = div.querySelector('.instant-youtube-link');
			a.innerHTML = '<b>' + title[1] + '</b> - watch on Youtube';
			a.className = 'instant-youtube-link2';
		}
		video.onloadeddata = function(e) {
			pauseOtherVideos(this);
			div.appendChild(this);
			this.style.opacity = 1;
			var img = div.querySelector('img');
			img.style.transition = 'opacity 1s';
			img.style.opacity = 0;
		};
	}
	div.querySelector('.instant-youtube-options').style.display = 'none';
}

function switchToIFrame(e) {
	var div = this;
	if (e) console.log('Direct linking failed on %s, switching to IFRAME player', div.srcEmbed);
	var iframeHTML = '<iframe class="instant-youtube-embed" allowtransparency="true" src="' + div.srcEmbed + (div.srcEmbed.indexOf('?') > 0 ? '' : '?') +
		'&autoplay=1' +
		'&autohide=2' +
		'&border=0' +
		'&controls=1' +
		'&fs=1' +
		'&showinfo=1' +
		'&ssl=1' +
		'&theme=dark' +
		'&enablejsapi=1' +
		'" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" width="' + div.clientWidth + '" height="' + div.clientHeight + '"></iframe>';
	div.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', iframeHTML);
	div.lastElementChild.onload = function() {
		pauseOtherVideos(this);
		this.style.opacity = 1;
		this.ontransitionend = function() {
			this.closest('.instant-youtube-container').querySelector('img').style.display = 'none';
		};
	};
	if (e && e.target) {
		var video = e.target.parentNode;
		while (video.lastElementChild)
			video.lastElementChild.remove();
	}
}

function pauseOtherVideos(activePlayer) {
	[].forEach.call(activePlayer.ownerDocument.getElementsByClassName('instant-youtube-embed'), function(v) {
		if (v == activePlayer)
			return;
		switch (v.localName) {
			case 'video':
				if (!v.paused)
					v.pause();
				break;
			case 'iframe':
				(function() { try { v.contentWindow.postMessage('{"event":"command", "func":"pauseVideo", "args":""}', '*') } catch(e) {} })();
				break;
		}
	});
}

function options(e) {
	if (e.target.id.indexOf('instant-youtube-options-resize') == 0) {
		resizeToFit = e.target.checked;
		GM_setValue('resize', resizeToFit);
		[].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('div.instant-youtube-container'), function(n) {
			var w = n.originalWidth, h = n.originalHeight, img = n.querySelector('img');
			if (resizeToFit) {
				for (var np=n.parentNode, npw; np && !(npw=np.clientWidth); np=np.parentNode) {}
				w = npw;
				h = npw / 16 * 9;
			}
			n.style.maxWidth = w + 'px!important';
			n.style.height = h + 'px!important';
			img.style.width = (h / 9 * 16) + 'px!important';
			img.style.marginLeft = Math.round((w - h / 9 * 16) / 2) + 'px!important';
			img.style.marginTop = ((h - img.clientHeight) / 2).toFixed(1) + 'px!important';
			n.querySelector('input').checked = resizeToFit;
			var video = n.querySelector('video');
			if (video) {
				video.width = w;
				video.height = h;
			}
		});
	} else if (e.target.id.indexOf('instant-youtube-options-html5') == 0) {
		playHTML5 = e.target.checked;
		GM_setValue('playHTML5', playHTML5);
		[].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('div.instant-youtube-container'), function(div) {
			div.querySelector('span.instant-youtube-link').textContent = playHTML5 ? 'Play with Youtube player' : 'Play directly (up to 720p)';
			div.querySelector('[id^="instant-youtube-options-html5"]').checked = playHTML5;
		});
	}
}