IMDb - stop scripts

Prevent unnecessary scripts from loading

As of 2021-09-15. See the latest version.

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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!)

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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.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         IMDb - stop scripts
// @namespace    https://github.com/Procyon-b
// @version      0.6.5
// @description  Prevent unnecessary scripts from loading
// @author       Achernar
// @match        https://www.imdb.com/*
// @run-at       document-start
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
"use strict";

// which scripts to block
function match(s) {
  return /^https?:\/\/(m\.media-amazon\.com\/images\/I\/|d1zcggttmijv1z\.cloudfront\.net\/_next\/static\/).*[^?]$/.test(s);
  }

// catch scripts before they are loaded
var obs=new MutationObserver(function(muts){
  for (let mut of muts) {
    for (let n of mut.addedNodes) {
      if ((n.nodeType == 1) && (n.tagName == 'SCRIPT')) {
        let src=n.src;
        if (!src) continue;
        if (match(src)) {
          n.type='not/javascript';
          n.addEventListener('beforescriptexecute', function(e){e.preventDefault();}, true);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  });

var c=0;
function startObs() {
  c++;
  if (!document) {
    setTimeout(startObs,0);
    return;
    }
  obs.observe(document, {childList:true, subtree:true});
  injSt();
}
startObs();

function injSt() {
  var r=document.head || document.documentElement;
  if (!r) {
    setTimeout(injSt,0);
    return;
    }
  var st=document.createElement('style');
  r.appendChild(st);
  st.innerText='.ipc-loader__circle, .ipc-loader__dot {animation: unset !important;} section.ipc-page-section[class*="Hero__HeroParent-"] .ipc-chip-list {display: block;} [data-testid="plot"]:not(:last-child) {display: inline-block; margin-right: -2em;} [data-testid="plot"] ~ .ipc-button__text {display: inline;}[data-testid="delayed-loader-test-id"]{display:none;}';
}

// load rest of the script after DOM is ready
if (document.readyState != 'loading') init();
else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);

function init() {

var search=document.getElementById('suggestion-search');
if (!search && !/^https:\/\/www\.imdb\.com\/.*\/mediaviewer\//.test(location.href) ) return;

if (search) search.oninput=fix;

function addJS(u, ol) {
  if (!u) return;
  var el=document.createElement('script');
  el.src=u;
  if (ol) el.onload=ol;
  try {
    let r=document.head || document.documentElement;
    r.insertBefore(el,r.firstChild);
  }catch(e){}
  if (el.parentNode) el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
}

var a, all=[], uniq={};

// load blocked scripts
function fix() {
  if (search) search.oninput=null;
  a=document.querySelectorAll('script[src*="m.media-amazon.com/images/I/"], script[src*="d1zcggttmijv1z.cloudfront.net/_next/static/"]');
  a.forEach(function(e,i,a){
    if (!uniq[e.src]) all.push(e.src);
    uniq[e.src]=1;
    });
  loadJS();
}

function fixPage() {
  if (location.href.startsWith('https://www.imdb.com/title/')) {
    var a=document.querySelectorAll('a[href="/"]');
    a.forEach(function(e){e.href='javascript:;'});
    }
}

fixPage();

function loadJS() {
  if (all.length==0) return;
  addJS(all.shift()+'?', loadJS);
}

if (location.pathname=='/') fix();
if (/^https:\/\/www\.imdb\.com\/.*\/mediaviewer\//.test(location.href)) fix();
}

})();