Terminal Chat

High-performance terminal-style YouTube live chat interface with custom themes, message pruning, and power-user controls.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Terminal Chat
// @namespace    https://castor-tm.neocities.org/
// @version      v0.9.86
// @description  High-performance terminal-style YouTube live chat interface with custom themes, message pruning, and power-user controls.
// @author       CastorWD
// @license      CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-end
// @noframes
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    let policy = { createHTML: (s) => s };
    if (window.trustedTypes?.createPolicy) {
        try { policy = window.trustedTypes.createPolicy('chatPolicy', { createHTML: (s) => s }); } catch (e) {}
    }

    let showTimestamps = false;
    let filterTerm = "";
    let lastItems = null;
    let activeObserver = null;
    let currentChannel = "";
    let activeParticipants = new Map();
    let mutedUsers = new Set(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt-terminal-muted') || "[]"));

        const defaultEmojis = ["😂", "🔥", "🚀", "💯", "🦅", "🎲", "❤️", "✅", "🫡", "👍", "😮", "🙏"];
        let emojiList = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt-terminal-emojis')) || defaultEmojis;

    let isPaused = false;
    let messageBuffer = [];
	let isLockedToBottom = true;
	let isTicking = false;
    let isAutoScrolling = false;

    let isResizing = false;
    let resizeTimer = null;

    let cmdHistory = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt-terminal-history') || "[]");
    let cmdIndex = cmdHistory.length;

    let savedGeom = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt-terminal-geom')) || { top: '100px', left: '100px', width: '450px', height: '600px', isSnapped: true };

    let savedSizes = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('yt-terminal-sizes')) || { font: '13px', emo: '15px', bgLight: 0, nameColor: '#55A34D', msgColor: '#eeeeee', highlights: '', msgLimit: 500 };

    if (savedSizes.txtColor) {
        savedSizes.nameColor = savedSizes.txtColor;
        savedSizes.msgColor = '#eeeeee';
        delete savedSizes.txtColor;
        localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes));
    }

    const saveMuted = () => localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-muted', JSON.stringify([...mutedUsers]));

    let scrollRafId = null;
	let expectedScrollTop = -1;
    const scrollToBottom = () => {
        const stream = document.getElementById('term-stream');
        if (!stream) return;

        // Calculate exactly where the bottom is
        const targetTop = stream.scrollHeight - stream.clientHeight;
        expectedScrollTop = targetTop; // Log our intended destination
        stream.scrollTop = targetTop;
    };
    const purgeMuted = (user) => {
        const stream = document.getElementById('term-stream');
        if (!stream) return;
        const msgs = stream.querySelectorAll('.term-msg');
        msgs.forEach(m => {
            const auth = m.querySelector('.t-auth');
            if (auth && auth.textContent.replace(':', '').trim() === user) {
                m.remove();
            }
        });
    };

    const sendToNative = (text) => {
        const chatFrame = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame iframe');
        const chatDoc = chatFrame?.contentDocument || chatFrame?.contentWindow?.document;
        const inputField = chatDoc?.querySelector('#input.yt-live-chat-text-input-field-renderer');
        const sendBtn = chatDoc?.querySelector('#send-button button');

        if (inputField && sendBtn) {
            inputField.focus();
            inputField.textContent = text; // Direct injection
            inputField.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent('input', { bubbles: true, data: text }));

            setTimeout(() => {
                if (sendBtn.hasAttribute('disabled')) sendBtn.removeAttribute('disabled');
                sendBtn.click();
                inputField.textContent = "";
            }, 250);
        }
    };

    const syncStyle = (el) => {
        if (!el) return;
        el.style.fontSize = savedSizes.font;
        const hideEmo = savedSizes.emo === '0px' || savedSizes.emo === 'dot';
        const showDot = savedSizes.emo === 'dot';

        el.querySelectorAll('img, .emoji, .yt-emoji-icon').forEach(img => {
            if (hideEmo) {
                img.style.display = 'none';
            } else {
                img.style.display = 'inline-block';
                img.style.width = savedSizes.emo;
                img.style.height = savedSizes.emo;
                img.style.verticalAlign = 'middle';
                img.style.position = 'relative';
                img.style.top = '-1px';
            }
        });

        el.querySelectorAll('.e-dot').forEach(dot => {
            dot.style.display = showDot ? 'inline' : 'none';
        });

        const t = el.querySelector('.t-time');
        if (t) t.style.display = showTimestamps ? 'inline' : 'none';
        if (filterTerm && !el.classList.contains('session-break')) {
            el.classList.toggle('t-hide', !el.textContent.toLowerCase().includes(filterTerm));
        }
    };

    const applyStyles = () => {
        if (document.getElementById('term-core-css')) return;
        const style = document.createElement('style');
        style.id = 'term-core-css';
        style.textContent = `
            /* 1. Host Wrapper Anchoring & Stacking Context Fix */

            #chat {
                position: relative !important;
                z-index: 2147483647 !important; /* Elevate the entire chat parent */
                transform: translateZ(0); /* Force hardware stacking context */
            }
            #panels {
                position: relative !important;
                z-index: 1 !important; /* Demote all side panels */
            }
            /* Annihilate the sponsored ad panels */
            ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-renderer[target-id="engagement-panel-ads"] {
                display: none !important;
            }
            /* Ensure the host frame doesn't try to use flex-gap on hidden items */
            ytd-live-chat-frame { overflow: hidden !important;
            height: auto ;
    min-height: 100% !important;
    max-height: none !important;}
			/* Hide ALL native YouTube chat elements when we are snapped in */
            ytd-live-chat-frame #show-hide-button,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #header,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #items,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #input-panel,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #action-panel,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #ticker {
                display: none !important;
                visibility: hidden !important;
                height: 0 !important;
            }


            /* 2. Ghost the native iframe to prevent visibility crashes but keep it in layout */
            ytd-live-chat-frame iframe {
                opacity: 0.001 !important;
                pointer-events: none !important;
            }
			/* Hide native chat messages when Terminal is snapped in */
            ytd-live-chat-frame #items {
                display: none !important;
            }
            /* Hide the native input area and footer to reclaim space */
            ytd-live-chat-frame #input-panel,
            ytd-live-chat-frame #action-panel {
                display: none !important;
            }

            #my-term-container, #user-menu {
                --bg-l: 0%;
                --name-c: #00ff00;
                --msg-c: #9A95A7;
                --bg-base: hsl(0, 0%, var(--bg-l));
                --bg-up: hsl(0, 0%, calc(var(--bg-l) + 10%));
                --border-c: hsl(0, 0%, calc(var(--bg-l) + 20%));
            }

            #my-term-container {

    background: var(--bg-base) !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-c) !important;
    border-radius: 4px;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column;
    font-family: 'Consolas', monospace;
    z-index: 2147483647 !important;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    min-width: 280px; min-height: 200px;

    overflow: hidden !important;
    flex: none !important;
    resize: vertical;

    color-scheme: dark !important;
    color: #00ff00 !important;
    flex: 1 1 auto !important;
            }
            #term-header { padding: 4px 6px; background: var(--bg-up); color: var(--name-c); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-c); font-size: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; cursor: default; user-select: none; flex-shrink: 0; }
            #term-stream {
                flex-grow: 1; overflow-y: auto; padding: 10px; color: var(--msg-c); line-height: 1.4;
                scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: var(--border-c) var(--bg-base);
                overscroll-behavior: contain !important;
                /* Crucial Fix: prevents flex children from expanding parent */
                min-height: 0;
            }
            .term-msg {
                display: block;
                color: var(--msg-c);
                margin-bottom: 3px;
                padding-left: 3px;
                border-left: 2px solid transparent;
                contain: layout;           /* Prevents layout leaking */
                overflow-anchor: none;     /* Stops Firefox from fighting our scroll logic */
                will-change: transform;    /* Moves rendering to the GPU sparingly */
            }
            #term-emoji-drawer {
        position: absolute; bottom: 100%; right: 5px;
        background: var(--bg-up); border: 1px solid var(--border-c);
        display: none; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 5px;
        padding: 8px; border-radius: 4px; z-index: 2147483647;
        box-shadow: 0 -4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
// display: none !important;
    }
    .e-pick { display: flex;
                align-items: center;
                justify-content: center;
                font-size: 20px;
                width: 30px;
                cursor: pointer;
                border: 1px solid transparent;
                overflow: hidden;
                white-space: nowrap;
                text-overflow: ellipsis;
                transition: transform 0.1s; }
    .e-pick:hover { transform: scale(1.2); }
    #g-emoji-btn {
                cursor: pointer;
                font-size: 20px !important; /* Force size */
                margin: 0 8px 6px 8px;
                filter: grayscale(1) opacity(0.5);
                user-select: none;
                flex: 0 0 auto !important; /* DO NOT SHRINK */
                line-height: 1;
            }

            #term-anchor {
                overflow-anchor: auto;
                height: 1px;
                width: 100%;
            }
            .t-auth { color: var(--name-c); cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 4px; filter: brightness(1.2); }
            .t-auth:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
            .t-time { color: gray; margin-right: 6px; font-size: 0.9em; display: none; }
            .t-hide { display: none !important; }
            .t-highlight { background: rgba(255, 50, 50, 0.2); border-left: 2px solid #ff4444; }

            .t-super { color: #ffd700 !important; font-weight: bold; }
            .t-super-tag { background: #b8860b; color: #fff; padding: 0 4px; margin-right: 5px; border-radius: 2px; }

            #term-overlay { position: absolute; top: 28px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; background: var(--bg-base); color: var(--name-c); z-index: 2147483645; display: none; overflow-y: auto; padding: 15px; font-size: 16px; overscroll-behavior: contain; }
            .overlay-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-c); padding-bottom: 5px; }
            .overlay-item { padding: 6px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-c); display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
            .h-btn { background: var(--bg-up); color: var(--name-c); border: 1px solid var(--border-c); font-size: 10px; cursor: pointer; padding: 1px 4px; }
            #user-menu { position: fixed; background: var(--bg-base); border: 1px solid var(--name-c); color: var(--name-c); z-index: 2147483647; display: none; font-size: 11px; min-width: 110px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
            .menu-opt { padding: 8px 12px; cursor: pointer; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-c); }
            .menu-opt:hover { background: var(--name-c); color: var(--bg-base); }
            #term-input-area { background: var(--bg-up); padding: 5px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-c); display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; }
            #term-input {
                background: var(--bg-base); color: var(--msg-c); border: 1px solid var(--border-c);
                width: 100%; font-family: 'Consolas', monospace; resize: none; outline: none;
                padding: 6px; font-size: 13px; box-sizing: border-box;
                min-height: 28px; max-height: 150px; overflow-y: auto; line-height: 1.3;
            }
            .e-dot { color: var(--msg-c); opacity: 0.6; }
        `;
        document.head.appendChild(style);
    };
    const renderEmojiDrawer = (cont) => {

        const drawer = cont.querySelector('#term-emoji-drawer');
        const chatInput = cont.querySelector('#term-input');
        if (!drawer || !chatInput) return;
        const emojiBtn = cont.querySelector('#g-emoji-btn');
        const stream = cont.querySelector('#term-stream');
drawer.replaceChildren();
emojiList.forEach((emoji, index) => {
            const span = document.createElement('span');
            span.className = 'e-pick';

            const isEmpty = !emoji || emoji === "·" || emoji === " ";
            span.textContent = isEmpty ? "·" : emoji;
            if (isEmpty) span.style.opacity = "0.3";

            span.onclick = (e) => {
                e.stopPropagation();
                if (!isEmpty) {
                    chatInput.value += span.textContent;
                    chatInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
                }
                chatInput.focus();
            };

            span.oncontextmenu = (e) => {
                e.preventDefault();
                e.stopPropagation();

                const val = chatInput.value.trim();
                const newEmoji = Array.from(val).pop(); // Get last char

                if (newEmoji) {
                    emojiList[index] = newEmoji;
                    chatInput.value = ""; // Clear box
                } else {
                    emojiList[index] = "·"; // Reset to dot
                }

                localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-emojis', JSON.stringify(emojiList));
                renderEmojiDrawer(cont); // Destructive Refresh
            };

            drawer.appendChild(span);
        });

    };
    const setupEvents = (cont) => {
        if (cont.dataset.init === "true") return;
		// --- DEFINE LOCAL VARIABLES ---
        const drawer = cont.querySelector('#term-emoji-drawer');
        const emojiBtn = cont.querySelector('#g-emoji-btn');
        const chatInput = cont.querySelector('#term-input');
        const stream = cont.querySelector('#term-stream');
        const overlay = cont.querySelector('#term-overlay');
        const filterInput = cont.querySelector('#term-filter');
        let currentView = "users";
renderEmojiDrawer(cont);

        emojiBtn.onclick = (e) => {
            e.stopPropagation();
            const isVisible = drawer.style.display === 'grid';
            drawer.style.display = isVisible ? 'none' : 'grid';
        };
        stream.onclick = (e) => {
            if (e.ctrlKey && (e.target.classList.contains('e-dot') || e.target.tagName === 'IMG')) {
                e.preventDefault();
                const captured = e.target.getAttribute('data-emoji') || e.target.getAttribute('alt');
                if (!captured) return;
                const slot = emojiList.findIndex(icon => icon === "·" || icon === " " || !icon);

                if (slot !== -1 && captured) {
                    emojiList[slot] = captured;
                    localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-emojis', JSON.stringify(emojiList));
                    renderEmojiDrawer(cont); // Redraw

                    e.target.style.color = 'var(--name-c)';
                    setTimeout(() => { e.target.style.color = ''; }, 500);
                }
            }
        };
  const snapBtn = cont.querySelector('#g-snap');
if (snapBtn) {
    snapBtn.onclick = () => {
        const target = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame');
        if (target) {
            isResizing = true;
            savedGeom.isSnapped = true;
            localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-geom', JSON.stringify(savedGeom));

            // Reset styles to fill the sidebar
Object.assign(cont.style, {
                position: 'absolute',
                top: '0', left: '0', right: '0', bottom: 'auto',
                width: '100%', height: savedGeom.snappedHeight || '100%',
                margin: '0', resize: 'vertical',overflow: 'hidden'
            });

            // Physically move the element back to the YouTube sidebar
            target.appendChild(cont);

            setTimeout(() => {
                if (isLockedToBottom) scrollToBottom();
                isResizing = false;
            }, 150);
        }
    };
}
        cont.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
            if (!drawer.contains(e.target) && e.target !== emojiBtn) {
                drawer.style.display = 'none';
            }
        });
    // Close drawer if clicking anywhere else in the terminal
    cont.addEventListener('click', () => { drawer.style.display = 'none'; });
        const applyTheme = () => {
            const menu = document.getElementById('user-menu');
            const bgStr = (savedSizes.bgLight || 0) + '%';

            cont.style.setProperty('--bg-l', bgStr);
            cont.style.setProperty('--name-c', savedSizes.nameColor || '#00ff00');
            cont.style.setProperty('--msg-c', savedSizes.msgColor || '#eeeeee');

            if (menu) {
                menu.style.setProperty('--bg-l', bgStr);
                menu.style.setProperty('--name-c', savedSizes.nameColor || '#00ff00');
                menu.style.setProperty('--msg-c', savedSizes.msgColor || '#eeeeee');
            }
        };

        applyTheme();

        cont.querySelector('#f-size').value = savedSizes.font;

        const streamContainer = cont.querySelector('#term-stream');
        streamContainer.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
            // If the scroll destination matches our exact programmatic target (allowing 2px for browser zoom rounding), it was us. Ignore it.
            if (expectedScrollTop !== -1 && Math.abs(streamContainer.scrollTop - expectedScrollTop) <= 2) {
                expectedScrollTop = -1;
                return;
            }

            // Otherwise, it was a user-initiated scroll.
            if (!isTicking) {
                isTicking = true;
                window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
                    if (isResizing) {
                        isTicking = false;
                        return;
                    }

                    if (streamContainer.clientHeight > 0) {
                        const distanceToBottom = streamContainer.scrollHeight - streamContainer.scrollTop - streamContainer.clientHeight;
                        isLockedToBottom = distanceToBottom <= 15; // Tightened threshold for snapping

                        if (!isLockedToBottom && !isPaused) {
                            isPaused = true;
                            const pauseBtn = document.getElementById('g-pause');
                            if (pauseBtn) {
                                pauseBtn.textContent = '▶';
                                pauseBtn.style.color = '#f44';
                                pauseBtn.style.borderColor = '#f44';
                            }
                        }
                        else if (isLockedToBottom && isPaused) {
                            isPaused = false;
                            const pauseBtn = document.getElementById('g-pause');
                            if (pauseBtn) {
                                pauseBtn.textContent = '⏸';
                                pauseBtn.style.color = 'var(--name-c)';
                                pauseBtn.style.borderColor = 'var(--border-c)';
                            }

                            if (messageBuffer.length > 0) {
                                const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
                                messageBuffer.forEach(msgDiv => fragment.appendChild(msgDiv));
                                const anchor = document.getElementById('term-anchor');
                                streamContainer.insertBefore(fragment, anchor);
                                messageBuffer = [];

                                const limit = parseInt(savedSizes.msgLimit) || 500;
                                while (streamContainer.childElementCount > limit) {
                                    streamContainer.firstElementChild.remove();
                                }
                                scrollToBottom();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    isTicking = false;
                });
            }
        }, { passive: true });

        cont.querySelector('#e-size').value = savedSizes.emo;

        chatInput.addEventListener('input', function() {
            this.style.height = 'auto';
            this.style.height = (this.scrollHeight) + 'px';
        });

        chatInput.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
            if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
                e.preventDefault();
                const text = this.value.trim();

                // Intercept the /clear command
                if (text === '/clear') {
                    const stream = document.getElementById('term-stream');
                    const anchor = document.getElementById('term-anchor');
                    if (stream && anchor) {
                        stream.textContent = ''; // Safely empties the node without triggering TrustedHTML CSP
                        stream.appendChild(anchor);
                    }
                    messageBuffer = [];
                    this.value = "";
                    this.style.height = 'auto';
                    return;
                }

                if (text) {
                    sendToNative(text);
                    cmdHistory.push(text);
                    if (cmdHistory.length > 50) cmdHistory.shift();
                    localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-history', JSON.stringify(cmdHistory));
                    cmdIndex = cmdHistory.length;
                    this.value = "";
                    this.style.height = 'auto';
                }
            }
            else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
                if (cmdIndex > 0) {
                    cmdIndex--;
                    this.value = cmdHistory[cmdIndex];
                    setTimeout(() => { this.selectionStart = this.selectionEnd = this.value.length; }, 0);
                    this.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
                }
                e.preventDefault();
            }
            else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
                if (cmdIndex < cmdHistory.length - 1) {
                    cmdIndex++;
                    this.value = cmdHistory[cmdIndex];
                    this.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
                } else if (cmdIndex === cmdHistory.length - 1) {
                    cmdIndex++;
                    this.value = "";
                    this.style.height = 'auto';
                }
                e.preventDefault();
            }
        });

        cont.querySelector('#g-pause').onclick = (e) => {
            isPaused = !isPaused;
            e.target.textContent = isPaused ? '▶' : '⏸';
            e.target.style.color = isPaused ? '#f44' : 'var(--name-c)';
            e.target.style.borderColor = isPaused ? '#f44' : 'var(--border-c)';

            if (!isPaused) {
                isLockedToBottom = true; // 1. Re-engage the lock mathematically

                if (messageBuffer.length > 0) {
                    const streamContainer = document.getElementById('term-stream');
                    const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
                    messageBuffer.forEach(msgDiv => fragment.appendChild(msgDiv));
                    const anchor = document.getElementById('term-anchor');
                    streamContainer.insertBefore(fragment, anchor);
                    messageBuffer = [];

                    const limit = parseInt(savedSizes.msgLimit) || 500;
                    while (streamContainer.childElementCount > limit) {
                        streamContainer.firstChild.remove();
                    }
                }
                scrollToBottom(); // 2. Force scroll unconditionally
            }
        };

        new ResizeObserver(entries => {
    for (let entry of entries) {
        if (isResizing) continue;

        if (savedGeom.isSnapped) {
            const target = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame');
            if (target) {
                // We must set both height AND minHeight to override YouTube's internal CSS
                const h = entry.contentRect.height + 'px';
                target.style.setProperty('height', h, 'important');
                target.style.setProperty('min-height', h, 'important');

                savedGeom.snappedHeight = h;
            }
        }

        // Save to memory
        localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-geom', JSON.stringify(savedGeom));
    }
}).observe(cont);
        window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
            if (e.key === 'Escape' || e.keyCode === 27) {
                let intercepted = false;
                if (filterInput.value || chatInput.value) {
                    filterInput.value = ""; filterTerm = ""; chatInput.value = "";
                    chatInput.style.height = 'auto';
                    cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg').forEach(m => m.classList.remove('t-hide'));
                    intercepted = true;
                    scrollToBottom();
                }
                if (overlay.style.display === 'block') {
                    overlay.style.display = 'none';
                    intercepted = true;
                }
                const menu = document.getElementById('user-menu');
                if (menu && menu.style.display === 'block') {
                    menu.style.display = 'none';
                    intercepted = true;
                }
                if (document.activeElement === filterInput || document.activeElement === chatInput) {
                    filterInput.blur();
                    chatInput.blur();
                    intercepted = true;
                }
                if (intercepted) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                    e.stopImmediatePropagation();
                }
            }
        }, true);

        const sanitizeGeom = () => {
            let t = parseInt(savedGeom.top) || 100;
            let l = parseInt(savedGeom.left) || 100;
            if (t < 0 || t > window.innerHeight - 50) t = 100;
            if (l < 0 || l > window.innerWidth - 100) l = 100;
            savedGeom.top = t + 'px';
            savedGeom.left = l + 'px';
        };

        cont.querySelector('#g-unsnap').onclick = () => {
            isResizing = true; // Shield against rogue layout-shift scroll events
            sanitizeGeom();
            savedGeom.isSnapped = false;
            localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-geom', JSON.stringify(savedGeom));
            const floatW = (savedGeom.width && savedGeom.width !== '100%') ? savedGeom.width : '450px';
            const floatH = (savedGeom.height && savedGeom.height !== '100%') ? savedGeom.height : '600px';
            cont.style.display = 'none' ;

Object.assign(cont.style, {
        position: 'fixed',
        top: savedGeom.top || '100px',
        left: savedGeom.left || '100px',
        width: floatW, // Explicit pixels
        height: floatH, // Explicit pixels
        right: 'auto',
        bottom: 'auto',
        margin: '0',
        resize: 'both',
        zIndex: '2147483647' // Keep it on top
    });
            document.body.appendChild(cont);

            setTimeout(() => {
        isResizing = false;
    }, 200);
};

        let isDragging = false, offset = [0,0];
        cont.addEventListener('mousedown', (e) => {
            if (e.altKey && !savedGeom.isSnapped) {
                e.preventDefault();
                isDragging = true;
                offset = [cont.offsetLeft - e.clientX, cont.offsetTop - e.clientY];
                cont.style.cursor = 'grabbing';
            }
        });
        document.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
            if (isDragging) {
                let newLeft = (e.clientX + offset[0]) + 'px';
                let newTop = (e.clientY + offset[1]) + 'px';
                cont.style.left = newLeft;
                cont.style.top = newTop;
                savedGeom.left = newLeft;
                savedGeom.top = newTop;
            }
        });
        document.addEventListener('mouseup', () => {
            if (isDragging) {
                isDragging = false;
                cont.style.cursor = 'auto';
                sanitizeGeom();
                localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-geom', JSON.stringify(savedGeom));
            }
        });

        cont.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
            const menu = document.getElementById('user-menu');
            if (e.target.classList.contains('t-auth')) {
                const user = e.target.textContent.replace(':', '').trim();
                const cleanUser = user.replace(/^@+/, '');
                const userData = activeParticipants.get(user) || {};

                menu.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`
                    <div class="menu-opt" id="m-mention">@MENTION</div>
                    <div class="menu-opt" id="m-mute">MUTE</div>
                    <div class="menu-opt" id="m-visit">VISIT</div>
                    <div class="menu-opt" id="m-cancel" style="color:var(--msg-c); opacity:0.6;">CANCEL</div>
                `);

                applyTheme();

                menu.style.display = 'block';
                menu.style.left = e.clientX + 'px'; menu.style.top = e.clientY + 'px';

                document.getElementById('m-mention').onclick = () => { chatInput.value += `@${cleanUser} `; chatInput.focus(); chatInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input')); menu.style.display = 'none'; };
                document.getElementById('m-mute').onclick = () => { mutedUsers.add(user); saveMuted(); purgeMuted(user); menu.style.display = 'none'; };
                document.getElementById('m-visit').onclick = () => {
                    let finalUrl = "";
                    if (userData.cid && userData.cid.startsWith('UC')) { finalUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${userData.cid}`; }
                    else if (userData.url) { finalUrl = userData.url; }
                    else { const handle = user.startsWith('@') ? user : `@${user}`; finalUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/${handle.replace(':', '').trim()}`; }
                    if (finalUrl) window.open(finalUrl, '_blank');
                    menu.style.display = 'none';
                };
                document.getElementById('m-cancel').onclick = () => { menu.style.display = 'none'; };
            } else { if (menu) menu.style.display = 'none'; }
        });

        const renderOverlay = () => {
            if (currentView === "users") {
                const active = Array.from(activeParticipants.keys()).filter(p => !mutedUsers.has(p)).sort();
                overlay.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`
                    <div class="overlay-header"><strong>ACTIVE (${active.length})</strong> <button id="o-toggle-muted" class="h-btn" style="color:#f44; border-color:#f44;">MUTED LIST</button></div>
                    ${active.map(p => `<div class="overlay-item"><span>${p}</span> <button class="h-btn o-mute" data-user="${p}">MUTE</button></div>`).join('')}
                `);
            } else if (currentView === "muted") {
                const muted = Array.from(mutedUsers).sort();
                overlay.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`
                    <div class="overlay-header">
                        <strong>MUTED (${muted.length})</strong>
                        <div>
                            <button id="o-unmute-all" class="h-btn" style="color:#f44; margin-right:6px; border-color:#f44;">UNMUTE ALL</button>
                            <button id="o-toggle-users" class="h-btn">ACTIVE USERS</button>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    ${muted.map(p => `<div class="overlay-item"><span>${p}</span> <button class="h-btn o-unmute" data-user="${p}">UNMUTE</button></div>`).join('')}
                `);
            } else if (currentView === "help") {
                overlay.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`
                    <div class="overlay-header">
                        <strong>TERMINAL COMMANDS</strong>
                        <div>
                            <button id="o-dump" class="h-btn" style="color:#0f0; border-color:#0f0; margin-right:6px;">DUMP LOG</button>
                            <button id="o-close" class="h-btn" style="color:#f44; border-color:#f44;">CLOSE</button>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <div style="line-height:1.6;">
                    <strong>ENTER:</strong> Send comment<br>
                    <strong>SHIFT+ENTER:</strong> Newline<br>
                    <strong>DISPLAY:</strong> Text Size (10,13,15) | Icon Size (15,20,●,0)<br>
                    <strong>FILTER:</strong> Search comments<br>
                    <strong>▲▼:</strong> Unsnap/Snap<br>
                    <strong>👤:</strong> User list<br>
                    <strong>ALT+DRAG:</strong> Move window | <strong>RESIZE:</strong> Drag corner<br>
                    <strong>ESC:</strong> Clear text & menus | <strong>CLOCK:</strong> Toggle time<br>
                    <strong>CHAT:</strong> Up/Down Arrow for History<br>
                    <hr style="border:0; border-top:1px solid var(--border-c); margin:8px 0;">

                    <strong>MSG LIMIT:</strong> <input type="number" id="c-limit" value="${savedSizes.msgLimit || 500}" style="background:var(--bg-base); color:var(--msg-c); border:1px solid var(--border-c); width:50px; font-size:11px; padding:2px; margin-bottom:5px;"><br>

                    <strong>HIGHLIGHT WORDS:</strong> <input type="text" id="c-high" value="${savedSizes.highlights || ''}" placeholder="myname, topic..." style="background:var(--bg-base); color:var(--msg-c); border:1px solid var(--border-c); width:130px; font-size:11px; padding:2px;">
                    <div style="font-size:9px; color:gray; line-height:1; margin-bottom:5px; margin-top:2px;">(Separate multiple words with commas)</div>

                    <strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> <input type="range" id="c-range" min="0" max="100" value="${savedSizes.bgLight || 0}" style="vertical-align:middle; width:80px;"><br>
                    <div style="margin-top:5px;">
                        <strong>NAME:</strong> <input type="color" id="c-name" value="${savedSizes.nameColor || '#55A34D'}" style="vertical-align:middle; width:25px; height:20px; padding:0; border:1px solid var(--border-c); background:var(--bg-base); cursor:pointer; margin-right:15px;">
                        <strong>MSG:</strong> <input type="color" id="c-msg" value="${savedSizes.msgColor || '#eeeeee'}" style="vertical-align:middle; width:25px; height:20px; padding:0; border:1px solid var(--border-c); background:var(--bg-base); cursor:pointer;">
                    </div>
                    </div>
                `);

                const range = overlay.querySelector('#c-range');
                if (range) {
                    range.oninput = (v) => { savedSizes.bgLight = v.target.value; applyTheme(); };
                    range.onchange = () => { localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); };
                }
                const pickerName = overlay.querySelector('#c-name');
                if (pickerName) {
                    pickerName.oninput = (v) => { savedSizes.nameColor = v.target.value; applyTheme(); };
                    pickerName.onchange = () => { localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); };
                }
                const pickerMsg = overlay.querySelector('#c-msg');
                if (pickerMsg) {
                    pickerMsg.oninput = (v) => { savedSizes.msgColor = v.target.value; applyTheme(); };
                    pickerMsg.onchange = () => { localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); };
                }
                const inputHigh = overlay.querySelector('#c-high');
                if (inputHigh) {
                    inputHigh.oninput = (e) => { savedSizes.highlights = e.target.value; localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); };
                }
                const inputLimit = overlay.querySelector('#c-limit');
                if (inputLimit) {
                    inputLimit.onchange = (e) => { savedSizes.msgLimit = parseInt(e.target.value) || 500; localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); };
                }
            }
        };

        overlay.onclick = (e) => {
            if (e.target.id === 'o-toggle-muted') { currentView = "muted"; renderOverlay(); }
            else if (e.target.id === 'o-toggle-users') { currentView = "users"; renderOverlay(); }
            else if (e.target.id === 'o-unmute-all') { mutedUsers.clear(); saveMuted(); renderOverlay(); }
            else if (e.target.id === 'o-close') { overlay.style.display = 'none'; }
            else if (e.target.id === 'o-dump') {
                const msgs = Array.from(cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg')).map(m => {
                    const time = m.querySelector('.t-time')?.textContent || '';
                    const auth = m.querySelector('.t-auth')?.textContent || '';
                    const text = m.querySelector('span:last-child')?.textContent || '';
                    return `[${time}] ${auth} ${text}`;
                }).join('\n');

                const blob = new Blob([msgs], { type: 'text/plain' });
                const a = document.createElement('a');
                a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
                a.download = `Terminal_Chat_Log_${new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)}.txt`;
                a.click();
            }
            else if (e.target.classList.contains('o-mute')) {
                const u = e.target.dataset.user; mutedUsers.add(u); saveMuted(); purgeMuted(u); renderOverlay();
            }
            else if (e.target.classList.contains('o-unmute')) {
                const u = e.target.dataset.user; mutedUsers.delete(u); saveMuted(); renderOverlay();
            }
        };

        cont.querySelector('#g-user').onclick = () => {
            currentView = "users";
            overlay.style.display = overlay.style.display === 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
            if (overlay.style.display === 'block') renderOverlay();
        };

        cont.querySelector('#g-help').onclick = () => {
            currentView = "help";
            overlay.style.display = overlay.style.display === 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
            if (overlay.style.display === 'block') renderOverlay();
        };

        cont.querySelector('#f-size').onchange = (e) => { savedSizes.font = e.target.value; cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg').forEach(syncStyle); localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); scrollToBottom(); };
        cont.querySelector('#e-size').onchange = (e) => { savedSizes.emo = e.target.value; cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg').forEach(syncStyle); localStorage.setItem('yt-terminal-sizes', JSON.stringify(savedSizes)); scrollToBottom(); };

        cont.querySelector('#term-clock').onclick = () => {
            showTimestamps = !showTimestamps;
            cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg').forEach(syncStyle);
            if (isLockedToBottom) scrollToBottom();
        };

        filterInput.oninput = (e) => {
            filterTerm = e.target.value.toLowerCase();
            cont.querySelectorAll('.term-msg').forEach(m => {
                if (!m.classList.contains('session-break')) {
                    m.classList.toggle('t-hide', !m.textContent.toLowerCase().includes(filterTerm));
                }
            });
        };

        cont.dataset.init = "true";
    };
const enforceTop = () => {
        const cont = document.getElementById('my-term-container');
        const target = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame');

        if (!savedGeom.isSnapped) return;

        // Only force the position if the user wants it snapped
        if (cont && target && savedGeom.isSnapped) {
            if (cont.parentElement !== target) {
                target.appendChild(cont);
            }

            // --- NATIVE GEOMETRY ENFORCEMENT ---
            if (savedGeom.snappedHeight) {
                target.style.height = savedGeom.snappedHeight;
                target.style.minHeight = savedGeom.snappedHeight;
            }
        }
    };

    const injectChannelHeader = () => {
        const channelLink = document.querySelector('#upload-info #channel-name a, .ytd-video-owner-renderer #channel-name a, #owner-name a');
        const channelName = channelLink?.textContent.trim();

        if (channelName && channelName !== currentChannel) {
            currentChannel = channelName;
            const stream = document.getElementById('term-stream');
            if (stream) {
                const hr = document.createElement('div');
                hr.className = "session-break term-msg";
                hr.style.cssText = "color: var(--msg-c); border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border-c); margin: 5px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1px; border-left:none;";
                hr.textContent = `*** CONNECTED TO: ${currentChannel.toUpperCase()} ***`;
                const anchor = document.getElementById('term-anchor');
                if (anchor) {
                    stream.insertBefore(hr, anchor);
                } else {
                    stream.appendChild(hr);
                }
                if (isLockedToBottom) {
                    scrollToBottom();
                }
            }
        }
    };

    const createUI = () => {
        if (document.getElementById('my-term-container')) return;
        const cont = document.createElement('div');
        cont.id = 'my-term-container';

        // Eclipsing directly over the native wrapper
        const target = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame');
        if (!target) return;

        applyStyles();
        if (!document.getElementById('user-menu')) { const m = document.createElement('div'); m.id = 'user-menu'; document.body.appendChild(m); }

        cont.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`
            <div id="term-header">
                <div style="display:flex; gap:4px; align-items:center;">
                    <input type="text" id="term-filter" placeholder="FLTR" class="h-btn" style="width:35px;">
                    <select id="f-size" class="h-btn"><option value="10px">10</option><option value="13px">13</option><option value="15px">15</option></select>
                    <select id="e-size" class="h-btn"><option value="15px">15</option><option value="20px">20</option><option value="dot">●</option><option value="0px">00</option></select>
                    <button id="g-unsnap" class="h-btn">▲</button><button id="g-snap" class="h-btn">▼</button>
                    <span id="term-debug" style="font-size:9px; color:gray; margin-left:5px;">...</span>
                </div>
                <div style="display:flex; gap:6px; align-items:center;">
                    <button id="g-pause" class="h-btn" style="font-size:11px; padding:0 4px;">⏸</button>
                    <span id="term-clock" style="cursor:pointer; font-size:12px;">00:00:00</span>
                    <button id="g-user" class="h-btn">👤</button>
                    <button id="g-help" class="h-btn">?</button>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div id="term-overlay"></div>
            <div id="term-stream">
				<div id="term-anchor"></div>
			</div>
                <div id="term-input-area" style="position:relative; display:flex; align-items:flex-end;">
        <textarea id="term-input" rows="1" placeholder="Chat..."></textarea>
        <div id="term-emoji-drawer"></div>
		<span id="g-emoji-btn">😀</span></div>
				</div>
        `);

if (savedGeom.isSnapped) {
    Object.assign(cont.style, {
        position: 'absolute',
        top: '0',
        left: '0',
        right: '0',
        bottom: 'auto', // MUST be auto to allow the height to change
        width: '100%',
        height: savedGeom.snappedHeight || '600px', // Use a default pixel height if 100%
        margin: '0',
        resize: 'vertical',
        display: 'flex',
        flexDirection: 'column'
    });

            document.body.appendChild(cont);
        }

        setupEvents(cont);
        setInterval(() => { const c = document.getElementById('term-clock'); if(c) c.textContent = new Date().toLocaleTimeString('en-GB'); }, 1000);
    };

    const watch = () => {
        injectChannelHeader();

        const dbg = document.getElementById('term-debug');
        const frame = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame iframe');
        if (!frame || !dbg) return;

        let chatDoc;
        try {
            chatDoc = frame.contentDocument || frame.contentWindow.document;
        } catch (e) {
            dbg.textContent = "SHIELD";
            return;
        }

        const items = chatDoc?.getElementById('items');

        if (items && items !== lastItems) {
            dbg.textContent = "LINK";
            lastItems = items;
            activeObserver?.disconnect();

            let processingTimeout = null;

            const processQueue = () => {
                const stream = document.getElementById('term-stream');
                if (!stream) return;

                const highWords = (savedSizes.highlights || "").split(',').map(s => s.trim().toLowerCase()).filter(s => s);
                const limit = parseInt(savedSizes.msgLimit) || 500;

                const msgs = items.querySelectorAll('yt-live-chat-text-message-renderer:not([data-cap]), yt-live-chat-paid-message-renderer:not([data-cap])');

                if (msgs.length > 0) {
                    const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
                    let addedCount = 0;

                    msgs.forEach(msg => {
                        msg.dataset.cap = 'true';
                        const auth = msg.querySelector('#author-name')?.textContent || 'User';

                        // Repopulate user map safely. If Polymer throws a DOM error, catch it and keep the chat alive.
                        if (auth !== 'User') {
                            let cid = '';
                            try { cid = msg.getAttribute('author-external-channel-id') || ''; } catch (e) {}
                            activeParticipants.set(auth, { cid: cid, lastSeen: Date.now() });
                        }

                        if (mutedUsers.has(auth)) return;

                        const div = document.createElement('div');
                        div.className = 'term-msg';

                        const isSuper = msg.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'yt-live-chat-paid-message-renderer';
                        const msgText = msg.querySelector('#message')?.textContent || '';

                        let isHigh = false;
                        if (highWords.length > 0) {
                            const fullText = (auth + " " + msgText).toLowerCase();
                            isHigh = highWords.some(w => fullText.includes(w));
                        }

                        if (isSuper) div.classList.add('t-super');
                        if (isHigh) div.classList.add('t-highlight');

                        const rawHtml = msg.querySelector('#message')?.innerHTML || '';
                        const msgHtml = rawHtml.replace(/<img[^>]*alt="([^"]+)"[^>]*>/gi, (m, alt) => {
						// We store the emoji character in data-emoji for the Ctrl-click listener
						return `${m}<span class="e-dot" data-emoji="${alt}" style="display:none; margin:0 2px; cursor:pointer;">●</span>`;});

                        const amount = isSuper ? (msg.querySelector('#purchase-amount')?.textContent || 'SUPER') : '';
                        const prefix = isSuper ? `<span class="t-super-tag">[${amount}]</span> ` : '';
                        const time = (msg.querySelector('#timestamp')?.textContent || '').replace(/\s*[ap]m/gi, '').trim();

                        div.innerHTML = policy.createHTML(`<span class="t-time">${time}</span><strong class="t-auth">${auth}:</strong> <span>${prefix}${msgHtml}</span>`);
                        syncStyle(div);

                        if (isPaused) {
                            messageBuffer.push(div);
                            if (messageBuffer.length > limit) messageBuffer.shift();
                        } else {
                            fragment.appendChild(div);
                            addedCount++;
                        }
                    });

                    if (addedCount > 0 && !isPaused) {
                        isAutoScrolling = true;
                        const anchor = document.getElementById('term-anchor');

                        if (anchor) {
                            stream.insertBefore(fragment, anchor);
                        } else {
                            stream.appendChild(fragment);
                        }

                        let overage = stream.childElementCount - limit;
                        if (overage > 0) {
                            for (let i = 0; i < overage; i++) {
                                stream.firstElementChild.remove();
                            }
                        }

                        if (isLockedToBottom) {
                            scrollToBottom();
                        } else {
                            setTimeout(() => { isAutoScrolling = false; }, 50);
                        }
                    }
                }
            };

            let isProcessingScheduled = false;

            activeObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
                // If a flush is already scheduled, ignore new mutations until it fires
                if (!isProcessingScheduled) {
                    isProcessingScheduled = true;
                    // Batch and process the queue at a maximum speed of 20 frames per second
window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
            processQueue();
            isProcessingScheduled = false;
                    }, 50);
                }
            });

            activeObserver.observe(items, { childList: true });

            // Aggressively sweep up any messages that loaded before our observer attached
            processQueue();
        }
    };
const runLoop = () => {

        const target = document.querySelector('ytd-live-chat-frame');
        const term = document.getElementById('my-term-container');

        // 1. IF THE CHAT EXISTS
        if (target) {
            // If terminal is totally missing, build it
            if (!term) {
                createUI();
                setupEvents(document.getElementById('my-term-container'));
            }
            // If terminal exists but YouTube moved it, snap it back
            else if (term.parentElement !== target && savedGeom.isSnapped) {
            target.appendChild(term);
            term.style.display = 'flex';
        }

            // Sync the messages and check positioning
            watch();
            enforceTop();

            // Update Debug Text if it exists
            const dbg = document.getElementById('term-debug');
            if (dbg) dbg.textContent = (lastItems) ? "LINK" : "SYNCING...";
        }

        // 2. IF YOU LEFT THE VIDEO/CHAT PAGE
        else if (term) {
            term.style.display = 'none'; // Hide it until you find a new chat
        }

        // 3. SET THE GEARS
        // Fast (200ms) if we are looking for a home, Slow (1000ms) if we are linked.
        const isLinked = target && term && lastItems;
        const nextTick = isLinked ? 1000 : 200;

        setTimeout(runLoop, nextTick);
    };

    // Start the engine
    runLoop();
})();