Fanfiction.net - Customize Default Result Filter

Override Fanfiction.net's default choices for result filters

As of 2015-11-29. See the latest version.

// ==UserScript==
// @name        Fanfiction.net - Customize Default Result Filter
// @namespace   ssokolow.com
// @description Override Fanfiction.net's default choices for result filters
// @version     2
// @license     MIT
//
// @grant       GM_getValue
// @grant       GM_setValue
// @grant       GM_registerMenuCommand
//
// @compatible  firefox Tested regularly under Greasemonkey.
// @compatible  chrome  Tested occasionally under Tampermonkey.
//
// @noframes
// @match       *://www.fanfiction.net/*
// ==/UserScript==

// TODO: Try to find a way to safely URL-match so I can minimize the number
//       of cases where I need to redirect and use @run-at document-start
//       for the rest.
var has_filters = (document.getElementById('filters') !== null);

// Skip everything if this isn't a relevant page since we can't URL match them.
if (has_filters) {
  // Let short-circuit eval. only call GM_getValue once on empty query string
  var preferred_filter;

  if (window.location.search === "" &&
      (preferred_filter = GM_getValue('preferred_filter'))) {
    window.location.search = preferred_filter;
  } else {
    GM_registerMenuCommand("Save Current Filters as Default", function() {
      GM_setValue('preferred_filter', window.location.search);
    }, 'S');
  }
}